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Learners will explore strategies to reduce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meritontario.com\/training\/courses\/health-and-safety-at-work\/\">accidents<\/a>, understand the importance of proper housekeeping, and recognize the role of personal responsibility in maintaining a safe work environment.<\/p>\n<h4>Who should take this course?<\/h4>\n<p>This training is ideal for employees at all levels to help create safer workplaces and reduce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meritontario.com\/training\/courses\/work-ergonomics-musculoskeletal-disorders\/\">injury<\/a> risks associated with slips, trips, and falls.<\/p>\n<h4>Course Objectives<\/h4>\n<p>By the end of this course, learners will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify and describe common types and causes of slips, trips, and falls.<\/li>\n<li>Perform a hazard assessment to pinpoint potential slip, trip, and fall risks in the workplace.<\/li>\n<li>Explain and apply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meritontario.com\/training\/courses\/working-alone-safety\/\">safe workplace<\/a> best practices to prevent slips, trips, and falls.<\/li>\n<li>Implement preventive measures to effectively reduce risks of slips, trips, and falls in the workplace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Delivery Mode<\/h4>\n<p>Self-directed online study via 24\/7 access to an individual learner account on a user-friendly LMS.<\/p>\n<h4>Platforms<\/h4>\n<p>Accessible on laptop, desktop, and mobile devices using all browsers and the Brightspace Pulse App (available in the App Store and Google Play).<\/p>\n<h4>Assessment<\/h4>\n<p>There is no final assessment. A Certificate of Completion is achieved upon completion of learning content.<\/p>\n<h4>Certification<\/h4>\n<p>A digital Certificate of Completion is generated and stored within the LMS platform. A PDF version is available to download and print.<\/p>\n<h4>Duration<\/h4>\n<p>Approximately 30 minutes<\/p>\n<h4>Prerequisites<\/h4>\n<p>There are no specific prerequisites for this course.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meritontario.com\/training\/participant-enrollment\/\">Enroll Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This course covers identifying, preventing, and mitigating slips, trips, and falls, focusing on safety practices and personal responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":342,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-341","courses","type-courses","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-construction-101","category-public-courses"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Slips, Trips and Falls - Merit Ontario for Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Free slips, trips, and falls course covers common risk factors, safe practices, and workplace safety standards. 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