Learn here what to look for in a falls prevention course for optimum workplace safety.
Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of accidents in the workplace, and cost the UK £800 million last year. Over 15,000 workers suffered major injuries from slipping or tripping at work, and 40 workers lost their lives last year as a result. Slips, trips and falls are therefore not just an embarrassment or inconvenience, but a real danger in the workplace.
The easiest way to prevent slips, trips and falls is to give staff safety training. Knowledge is the key to falls prevention, and there are training courses on the market which are going to prevent accidents, injuries and sick days effectively. But accident prevention training is often considered expensive and ineffective. However, if you choose carefully, you will be able to find health and safety courses which are cost effective, time effective and greatly reduce the chances of accidents in the workplace.
Once you see the benefit of training staff in a falls prevention course it helps to understand what to look for. Firstly, consider the length of a course. You won’t want a slips, trips and falls course to be too long in that you lose too much staff time or wages, but you want it to be long enough to get the message across. The ideal length for a falls prevention course is 20minutes, but this should allow staff to learn in their own time. CD-ROMs and online courses are created with the understanding that everybody learns and reads at a different speed.
There are many advantages of choosing CD-ROM or online courses to traditional teaching or presentation methods. Employers are able to track the progress of students, and the course can be paused and finished at another time. They also tend to be cheaper than hiring the services of a health and safety teacher, and staff can work at their desk or elsewhere in the workplace, or even at home, and you do not need all employees to carry out the falls training at the same time, improving efficiency in the workplace. CD-ROMs and online courses also boast unlimited use and can therefore be used to train other staff in the future.
Ensure that your accident prevention training comes with technical support if you are choosing a CD-ROM or online-based learning programme. And of course, for effective prevention of accidents in the workplace, the content is key. Choose a training course with high quality content, a mix of media such as videos, pictures and text, and interactivity to make the information more memorable. A falls prevention programme with a test at the end will give you proof that staff have undergone training.
Following all of these tips and choosing an effective falls prevention course will reduce the chances of slips, trips and falls, and lead to a safer workplace.
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