Every working day, around 1,000 people in Germany are involved in accidents due to trips, slips and falls (STF) in their place of work. Many of these accidents are so serious that those affected are unfit for work for more than three days – almost 5,000 are injured so severely each year that they are permanently unable to work. A by no means insignificant proportion of STF accidents are accidents caused as a result of twisted ankles. It happens in a matter of mere seconds – an employee loses his footing, twists his ankle and suffers serious injury to the ankles, ligaments or joints. The consequences for all those involved are severe. In this whitepaper, we provide information concerning the dangers of SFT accidents, and in particular twisted ankles, as well as the potential financial consequences. We also demonstrate how these potential accidents can be effectively prevented.