Slips, Trips and Falls: The Most Common Injury at Work
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Recognise why slips and trips are the most common workplace injury and spot slip and trip hazards before someone is hurt.
- Assign to
- All staff
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Recognise why slips and trips are the most common workplace injury.
- Spot slip and trip hazards before someone is hurt.
- Deal with spills and obstructions straight away.
- Report what you can’t fix yourself.
The course
- 01Why it matters
- 02Spotting the hazards
- 03Acting on it
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Fix Dimitri’s corridor”, learners fix a realistic scene and see the effect of each choice. Short animations show “How one slip happens” and “From someone else to me”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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