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Where slips, trips and falls come from, how to assess the risk and the simple measures that prevent most of them.

Stairs are made safe by a handrail that is used, clear treads with nothing stored on them, step edges that are easy to see, even lighting and prompt repairs. People should never carry a load that needs both hands or blocks their view, or use a phone on the stairs.

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The employer must provide and maintain safe floors, traffic routes and lighting, assess the risk and act on it. Employees must keep their own areas tidy, clean up or report spills and obstructions, wear suitable footwear and follow the cleaning and access rules.

No. A sign warns of a hazard. It does not remove it. The duty is to keep the floor dry where possible, clean at quiet times, dry it after cleaning and close off the area where it cannot be dried. A sign is added to those measures and removed as soon as the floor is dry.

Every slip, trip, fall and near miss should be reported to the employer so that the cause can be fixed. The employer must report it to the HSA where an employee is unable to do their normal work for more than three consecutive days, not counting the day of the accident.

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The slips, trips and falls course at Ireland Safety Training fits Ireland working life perfectly. From Dublin's construction cranes and Cork's pharma plants to Galway's medtech campuses, Limerick's manufacturing belt and the farms, hotels, warehouses and hospitals in every county between, Irish workplaces run on certified, compliant staff. Instead of losing a day to a classroom, learners in Ireland complete the full accredited training online, in about 1-2 hours, from home or straight from the workplace.

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This slips, trips and falls training was built for people whose calendars have no free afternoons: shift workers, store teams and small crews covering for each other. Every lesson streams on any device, every pause saves your place, and nothing needs installing. Clean visuals, real workplace scenarios and short interactive checks turn the slip potential model and the trip potential triangle into habits you carry onto every floor.

The syllabus follows exactly what the HSA expects wherever people walk and work: spillages dealt with on the spot, walkways kept clear and lit, flooring and footwear that grip, housekeeping that holds up under pressure and the human factors, rushing, carrying and distraction, brought under control. The examples come straight from Irish workplaces, from supermarkets and kitchens to warehouses, offices and building sites.

One certificate for yourself or a rollout across an entire team, the flow from registration to certificate stays effortless either way.

A classroom slips, trips and falls course costs far more than the ticket price: a lost work day per person, travel, and cover for whoever stays behind. The online slips, trips and falls course deletes all of that. Staff certify from home or between shifts, starting the moment you enrol them.

Managers watch each completion appear in real time and can hand an inspector the full training record in seconds. Add the automatic volume discounts and this becomes the most economical accredited slips, trips and falls training in Ireland.

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No fixed dates, no waiting lists, no rushing. The self paced slips, trips and falls course moves at whatever speed suits you, pausing on any device and resuming exactly where you left off, before a shift, after work or on the bus home.

A clear progress tracker shows how much of the training remains and how close the certificate is. Plenty of learners finish in a single sitting; others spread it over a few evenings. Both routes end at the same certificate.

Assign it to a team and it slots around the rota without touching productivity, one of the main reasons Irish businesses come back to Ireland Safety Training year after year.

No waiting around, no posted certificates weeks later. Pass the assessment and the digital slips, trips and falls certificate is generated on the spot, aligned with Irish legislation and recognised across Ireland, the UK and Europe.

It stays permanently in your account for re-download during HSA inspections, job applications, tenders and insurance renewals, and its unique verification code lets any inspector confirm it instantly.

On a CV, a slips, trips and falls certificate signals the everyday hazard awareness that employers in retail, hospitality, warehousing, healthcare, construction and facilities specifically look for.

Every module comes from licensed, Chartered (CMIOSH) consultants who know exactly what Irish inspectors check on inspection day.

It shows in the details: the slip potential model walked through on real floors, housekeeping routines that catch the hazards behind most claims, walkway and flooring standards explained in plain words and reporting procedures that hold up in any audit. Every lesson stays practical rather than academic.

Content is re-reviewed against current Irish legislation and the HSA guidance on slips, trips and falls, so the course never drifts out of date.

The platform never closes, which matters when your working week barely does either. Start the slips, trips and falls training after work, continue before a shift and finish on a day off, whatever rhythm your week allows.

Progress syncs across every device automatically, so switching from phone to laptop mid module is seamless. Shift workers, store teams, kitchen staff and warehouse crews get exactly the same premium experience.

Teams can also reopen the housekeeping module before an audit or the falls module before an unusual job, turning the slips, trips and falls course into a living reference rather than a one time event.

Ireland Safety Training has certified more than 749,500 learners across Ireland, the UK and Europe, with a 98% pass rate and a 4.9 star average from verified Google reviews we cannot edit or hide.

From Dublin to Cork, Galway to Limerick and Waterford to Belfast, our slip, trip and fall prevention training keeps Irish workplaces compliant and people safe.

Businesses come back because it simply works: clean records, instant certificates and a support team that answers.

Every business with a floor, honestly. Slips, trips and falls top the HSA statistics for non fatal workplace injuries year after year, around one in three reports, and they strike in offices and shops just as readily as on building sites. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires employers to train people against exactly these risks.

In practice, our learners are shop and hospitality staff, office workers, warehouse crews, kitchen teams, healthcare workers, cleaners, builders and facilities teams, plus the owners and managers responsible for their safety.

If people walk through your premises, this training applies to you, and our Irish support team can help roll it out across every location.

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Stairs Safety

Where slips, trips and falls come from, how to assess the risk and the simple measures that prevent most of them.

Stairs

Falls on stairs cause more serious injuries than falls on the level, because the person falls further and onto edges.

  • Fit a handrail, on both sides of a wide stair, and use it.
  • Keep stairs clear. Nothing is stored on them, even for a minute.
  • Make the edge of each step easy to see, with a contrasting, slip resistant nosing.
  • Light the stairs evenly and avoid glare.
  • Repair worn or damaged treads and loose coverings.
  • Do not carry a load that needs both hands or blocks the view. Use a lift or make two trips.
  • Do not read a phone on the stairs, and take them one step at a time.

A slips and trips checklist

  • Are floors clean, dry and free of damage?
  • Are spills cleaned up at once, and is there equipment to do it?
  • Are entrances fitted with matting and kept dry in wet weather?
  • Are walkways, stairs and exits clear of cables, boxes and waste?
  • Are mats and rugs flat and fixed?
  • Are changes of level marked and steps fitted with handrails?
  • Is the lighting good enough to see the floor, inside and out?
  • Is cleaning done at quiet times, with wet areas closed off?
  • Is suitable footwear worn where it is needed?
  • Are outside paths, car parks and yards even, drained and gritted in frost?
  • Are slips, trips and near misses reported and acted on?

Slip and trip hazards

  • Slip hazards: water, oil, grease, food and cleaning products on the floor, dust and powders, wet leaves, ice and snow, smooth or polished surfaces, loose mats, unsuitable footwear.
  • Trip hazards: trailing cables and hoses, boxes and bags in walkways, uneven or damaged flooring, curled mat edges, changes of level that are hard to see, open drawers, low obstacles.
  • Things that make both worse: poor lighting, glare, carrying a load that blocks the view, rushing, distraction by a phone, tiredness.

Preventing slips and trips

  1. Stop the floor getting wet or dirty: fix leaks, fit canopies and entrance matting, put lids on containers, drip trays under machines.
  2. Clean the right way: clean spills at once, clean floors at quiet times, dry them, close off wet areas.
  3. Keep walkways clear: storage for everything, cables managed, deliveries moved promptly.
  4. Look after the floor: repair damage, fix mats, mark or remove changes of level, choose slip resistant surfaces.
  5. Light it: even lighting on floors, stairs and outside routes.
  6. Footwear: slip resistant shoes where floors cannot be kept dry.
  7. People: training, time to do the job without rushing, a simple way to report hazards.

A quarter of injuries

Slipping and falling triggers about a quarter of the workplace injuries reported to the HSA.

Floor, shoe, person

Every slip comes from the surface, what is on it, the footwear or the way the person is moving.

Mostly housekeeping

Clean, dry, even, well lit and clear floors prevent the great majority.

The accredited Slips, Trips and Falls Course covers the causes, the risk assessment and the practical prevention of slips, trips and falls in about an hour online, with a CPD certified certificate the moment you pass.

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