Slips, Trips, Falls and Housekeeping
Preventing slips, trips and falls with safe floors, contamination control, footwear, stairs, ladders, winter maintenance and housekeeping under provincial and federal OHS law, the National Building Code and CSA standards.
HSE-106 12 lessons · 5 h 10 min
Offered by HSM University · Safety Training
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Distinguish slips, trips, missteps and falls and explain them using gait, balance and the balance of friction demand and available friction
- Interpret slip, trip and fall statistics, calculate injury rates and estimate the direct and indirect costs of falls
- Describe the general duty, housekeeping, walking surface, stair, ladder and fall protection rules that apply in your jurisdiction, and duties to visitors
- Explain how floor surfaces provide slip resistance, how it is measured and how to select and maintain floors and correct changes in level
- Prevent contamination at the source, design entrance matting, respond to spills and clean floors without creating new hazards
- Select, maintain and replace slip-resistant footwear and traction devices, and account for personal factors in fall risk
- Check stairs against rise, run and comfort rules and identify safe handrails, ramps and guards at an awareness level
- Select, inspect, set up and use ladders and step stools safely, including the 4 to 1 rule and three points of contact
- Plan winter maintenance, choose de-icing and traction materials, and control outdoor, vehicle and entrance hazards
- Provide lighting, contrast and marking for safe walking and control cords, clutter and obstructions in walkways
- Run a housekeeping program using 5S, carry out walking surface inspections and encourage hazard and near-miss reporting
- Investigate slips, trips and falls to find root causes, choose effective corrective actions and build a site prevention program
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h 10 min total · final exam
- 1 Why slips, trips and falls happen 26 min · quiz
- 2 The scale and cost of slips, trips and falls 27 min · quiz
- 3 Legal duties for walking surfaces in Canada 27 min · quiz
- 4 Floors, walking surfaces and slip resistance 27 min · quiz
- 5 Contamination, spills and floor cleaning 25 min · quiz
- 6 Footwear, slip-resistant soles and personal factors 25 min · quiz
- 7 Stairs, ramps, handrails and guards 25 min · quiz
- 8 Ladders and step stools 25 min · quiz
- 9 Weather, ice, snow and outdoor surfaces 25 min · quiz
- 10 Lighting, cords, clutter and obstructions 25 min · quiz
- 11 Housekeeping programs, 5S and inspections 26 min · quiz
- 12 Investigating falls and building a prevention program 27 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Description
Preventing slips, trips and falls with safe floors, contamination control, footwear, stairs, ladders, winter maintenance and housekeeping under provincial and federal OHS law, the National Building Code and CSA standards.