Slips, Trips & Falls Online Course

Slips, trips and falls account for around 29% of workplace injuries every year. Protect yourself and your colleagues from the most common hazards by understanding the risks and setting a high standard of health and safety.

This IOSH Approved Slips, Trips & Falls Online Course has been created to give you a better understanding of how accidents can happen, and what you can do to avoid serious mishaps.

By the end of this 25-minute training course, you will:

• Understand how slips, trips and falls can occur in the workplace
• Know the legal responsibilities of employers and employees
• Identify various slip, trip and fall hazards
• Understand how safety measures can help prevent slips, trips and falls

This online course covers the following topic areas:

• Slips, trips and falls – the statistics and the risks
• Managing the risks
• How health and safety measures reduce risk
• How to identify hazards in the workplace
• What causes a slip, trip or fall?
• Preventing slips and trips - floor contamination, good housekeeping and careful cleaning
• Design and maintenance, walkways, flooring and appropriate footwear
• Preventing falls - ladder safety and Work at Height Regulations
• The causes of falls at work and how to reduce risk

At the end of this Slips, Trips & Falls training course, you will take an online exam containing 20 multiple-choice questions. The exam is marked automatically and you’ll find out your results straight away. If you are unsuccessful, don't worry, you can re-take the exam as many times as you need to at no extra charge.