Online course
Slips, trips and falls
Why slips and trips cause so many injuries, the factors behind them, and practical ways to prevent them: spills and cleaning, floors and stairs, housekeeping, footwear, outdoor areas and low-level falls.
- 3units
- 9lessons
- 1.5 hoursto complete
- 3 yearssuggested refresher
Included with every paid plan, from £79 a year.
What the course covers
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Why slips and trips happen
The scale of the problem, the factors that combine to cause a slip, and what the law requires of floors and routes.
- The most common workplace accident
- What causes a slip
- What the law requires
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Preventing slips and trips
Stopping contamination, cleaning effectively, choosing floors and maintaining stairs, and keeping routes clear.
- Spills, contamination and cleaning
- Floors, stairs and changes of level
- Trips and housekeeping
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People, outdoors and low-level falls
Footwear, outdoor areas in bad weather, and falls from steps, vehicles and other low heights.
- Footwear
- Outdoors and in bad weather
- Falls from low heights
Assessment and certificate
- A short quiz after each unit, with the reason for every answer.
- A final assessment of 15 questions; the pass mark is 70%.
- Pass it on a paid plan for a certificate of completion with a QR code anyone can check.
This is online awareness training, not an accredited qualification. It doesn't on its own show someone is competent for a task.