C798 Slips, Trips and Falls

This course educates you about the most common slip, trip, and fall hazards and why they might develop in your workplace, as well as how to carry out a risk assessment.

It teaches you how to prevent hazards from posing a risk to employees through the implementation of control measures, such as good housekeeping, changes to design, thorough maintenance, suitable flooring and footwear, proper cleaning, and safe practices for working at height. By taking this course, you’ll be fully prepared to prevent people from slipping, tripping, or falling in the workplace.

Duration: 1 Hour

About this Course

According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), around 10,000 people suffer a major slip or trip injury whilst at work annually, and falls are reportedly the most common cause of fatalities. Eliminating slip, trip, and fall hazards in your workplace is absolutely essential so to prevent accidents and injuries that impact on people’s wellbeing, that lead to them taking prolonged time off work and – worst case scenario – that result in a loss of a life.

Aims

To introduce the common reasons for slips, trips and falls in the workplace
How to identify potential slip, trip or fall scenarios by completing a risk assessment
To review control measures that can be implemented to reduce the risk

Objectives

On completion of this module you will understand the common causes of slips, trips and falls in the workplace, and be able to complete a risk assessment to implement the prevention measures required to remove those risks.