Overview
This awareness-level course is designed to help front-line workers, supervisors, and management understand the risks associated with slips, trips, and falls and how to effectively manage them. Through interactive modules and real-world examples drawn from community social service settings, learners will gain practical strategies to identify common hazards, maintain safe work practices, and respond appropriately to incidents. The course equips participants with the knowledge needed to create safer, more resilient environments for all workers, volunteers and the people we support.
Why Take the Slips, Trips and Falls Course
- Reduce the risk of slips, trips, and falls in workplaces and community settings
- Learn to identify common hazards in offices, supported homes, and during outreach
- Gain practical, easy-to-use prevention strategies
- Improve confidence in recognizing and reporting safety concerns
- Help create a safer environment for workers, volunteers, and person served
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain why preventing slips, trips, and falls is important for the safety of workers, volunteers and the people they support
- Identify common slip, trip, and fall hazards in workplaces and supported home settings
- Apply practical prevention strategies to reduce slip, trip, and fall risks
- Demonstrate safe behaviours when moving through workspaces and assisting person served
- Describe how and when to report hazards, near-misses, and fall incidents
Target Audience
Front-line, Supervisors, Managers, Senior Leadership, H&S Professionals