Slips, Trips and Falls Awareness

Slips, trips, and falls remain one of the biggest cause of workplace injury, resulting in thousands of preventable incidents, lost working days and serious injuries every year. Despite their frequency, the vast majority can be prevented through effective risk management, good housekeeping and safe working practices. 

This course provides learners with the knowledge needed to recognise common slip, trip and fall hazards, understand the legal responsibilities of employers and employees, and apply practical measures to reduce risk. Covering everything from workplace housekeeping and cleaning activities to outdoor hazards and working from height, the course uses realistic examples and interactive learning to help build safer behaviours and prevent avoidable incidents. 

This training is suitable for:

• Staff working in physically active or safety-critical roles
• Supervisors or team leads overseeing site safety
• Office and remote workers who share responsibility for a safe working environment

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

LO1: Outline the key legislation for prevention of slips, trips and falls in the workplace

LO2: Explain why it’s important to prevent slips, trips and falls

LO3: List the common causes of slips, trips and falls

LO4: Explain how employers help prevent slips, trips, and falls

LO5: Describe the steps employees can take to prevent slips, trips, and falls

LO6: Explain how to prevent slips and trips while undergoing cleaning and maintenance

LO7: Explain the importance of good housekeeping

LO8: Explain how to manage trip hazards in the workplace

LO9: Describe the precautions for working at height

LO10: Explain how you can prevent slips, trips and falls

This course combines high-impact visuals, clear narration, and interactive activities to guide learners through: 

• Why slips, trips, and falls matter—statistics and real-world impacts
• UK legislation and employer responsibilities
• Common hazards in indoor, outdoor, and high-risk environments
• Housekeeping, personal accountability, and employee duties
• Working at height: ladders, fall protection, and risk reduction
• Safe cleaning practices and hazard control
• Interactive image assessments to test hazard-spotting 

This Slips, Trips and Falls Awareness training course ends with a 10-question multiple choice test with a downloadable certificate. 

User certificates, training programmes and results are all stored centrally in your LMS and can be accessed at any time to reprint certificates, check pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

Your Slips, Trips and Falls Awareness training certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities. 

Note: If using SCORM delivery via a third-party LMS, certification will need to be generated within your host LMS.