Slips, Trips and Falls
Overview
Did you know that slip, trip and fall accidents account for over half of all major workplace injuries every year? For something that sounds so harmless that's quite a statistic, and one that this falls prevention training programme can help you reduce!
This fall prevention programme is for everyone - employers, safety representatives and employees. It has been designed to help reduce the risk of slips, trips and falls and related workplace accidents.
Taking around 20 minutes to complete, Slips, Trips and Falls prevention training from iHasco focuses attention on awareness, prevention and personal responsibility, highlighting the potential slip, trip and fall hazards in the workplace. Falls prevention training is for ALL staff because anyone can have a workplace accident.
Programme Contents
1. Responsibilities
We are all responsible for ensuring our workplaces are as free from hazards as possible. In this section we look at how to prevent workplace accidents by taking responsibility, dealing with hazards, making them safe and knowing who to report dangers to.
2. Slips and Trips
Here we look at what slips and trips are and look at how to avoid such workplace accidents. We explain through video, graphics and images many of the potential dangers that may make a slip, a trip or a fall more likely to happen - including those to do with the environment, human factors and housekeeping.
3. Falls
Nearly a third of all major fall injuries involve ladders. In this section we highlight the importance of always using the correct equipment and choosing the least dangerous option if you do need to increase your height. Step-by-step guides show you how to site and use step-ladders and ladders properly in order to avoid workplace accidents.
4. Conclusion
This training will have ensured a better understanding of why slips, trips and falls happen and shown you what falls prevention involves and how you can do to reduce the likelihood of workplace accidents happening. Here we remind you of your responsibility - see it sort it, if you can’t sort it – make it safe and report it. It’s the surest way of falls prevention and reducing the rate of workplace accidents.
5. Taking the Test
After completing every section of the CD-ROM there is a 20 question multiple-choice test. A certificate can be printed out for each person who takes the test to show they have completed their slips, trips and falls training
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Fire Awareness
Slips, Trips
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Fire Warden