OS Generic Slips, Trips and Falls

About the Course

Course goal: This course aims to increase learners’ awareness of the risks, and consequences, of slips, trips and falls in the workplace and the control measures and steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of slips, trips and falls, based on industry best practice.

Target Audience: All onshore and offshore personnel

Learning Objectives

LO1 Outline the extent of the problem of slips, trips and falls at work
LO2 Identify the causes of slips, trips and falls
LO3 Identify the key pieces of legislation that are in place to reduce the risk of slips, trips and falls occurring
LO4 Explain the duties of employers in preventing slips, trips and falls in the workplace
LO5 Explain the hierarchy of controls in preventing, and reducing, the risk of slips
LO6 Explain the actions that can be taken to prevent and reduce the risk of trips
LO7 Explain the responsibilities of employees in preventing slips, trips and falls