Slips, Trips and Falls

Program Overview:

Slips, trips, and falls can occur at home, at school, during recreational activities or in the workplace - basically anywhere inside or outside. Slips and trips result from unintended or an unexpected change in the contact between the feet and the ground or walking surface.

A fall can occur during walking or climbing a ladder to change a light fixture, or as a result of a complex series of events.

This training course looks at the causes of such incidents and how they can be prevented.

 

 

Training Content:

• Incident data – the frequency of slips, trips and falls
• Workplace responsibilities – employers, workers
• What do the Regulations and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) say about slips, trips and falls?
• Types of Injuries and the cost to the worker and the employer
• Causes of slip, trips and falls
• Prevention of slips, trips and falls