Slips, Trips, and Falls Awareness (OSHA)
Learn how to identify slip, trip, and fall hazards, understand related legislation and guidance, and apply practical controls to reduce incidents at work, offshore, in offices, and at home.
Overview
This awareness course provides an overview of the legislation, guidance, and practical controls associated with slips, trips, and falls. Learners will consider how these hazards affect workplace safety, particularly in offshore operations, and how good housekeeping, ladder safety, fall prevention, and simple behavioural controls can reduce risk.
Who is it For
This course is suitable for employees, contractors, supervisors, and others who need OSHA-aligned awareness of slip, trip, and fall hazards and controls.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:
- Outline the legislation and guidance that refers to slips, trips and falls
- Outline the impact of slips, trips and falls on accidents statistics
- Give an overview of slips, trips and fall hazards
- Give an overview of slips, trips and fall hazards offshore
- Give an overview of slips, trips and fall hazards in the office and at home
- Give an overview of the importance of good housekeeping
- Outline the typical hazards involved in work at height
- Describe the prevention of falls from height
- Give an overview of ladder safety
- Explain the trailing hand technique
Course Content
The course includes topics such as:
- Legislation and guidance
- Slip, trip and fall accident trends
- Hazards offshore, in offices and at home
- Good housekeeping
- Working at height hazards
- Fall prevention
- Ladder safety
- Trailing hand technique
Assessment
Learners are assessed through knowledge checks and assessment questions during the course. The course includes 10 questions.
Certificate
Successful completion of the course will result in a certificate of completion issued by RelyOn.
OSHA-Aligned eLearning
This course is developed by RelyOn and aligned with relevant OSHA requirements and guidance. OSHA does not approve, accredit, certify, or endorse individual training providers or courses. This training is intended to support awareness and understanding of workplace safety requirements related to OSHA.