Keeping floors clean and clear is a job for everyone, so this talk is written for the whole team. The guidance sets out what the company does and what each person can do.
This training talk is supplied in fully editable MS Word format, prepared using the F-Q7 Training Talk Attendance Record form template. All text is in Calibri font for improved readability.
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Preventing Slips and Trips Training Talk
A training talk on preventing slips and trips for all staff - good housekeeping, keeping floors clean and clear, safe cleaning, suitable footwear and reporting hazards. The download gives you a one-page attendance record with the talk description already filled in, plus the full guidance document to run the talk from.
Two Files in One Download
- TT-7-12 Preventing Slips and Trips - the attendance record, with the topic and talk description ready to use and a signature line for each attendee
- GG-7-12 Preventing Slips and Trips - the guidance document the talk is based on, to prepare from and to issue to staff afterwards
Talk Description
- Why slips and trips matter - the most common cause of injury at work
- The company's role - risk assessments, training and good housekeeping
- Keeping floors clean, dry and free from obstructions
- Cleaning safely without creating new slip risks
- Slip-resistant footwear where the risk assessment calls for it
- Your role - reporting spills, damaged floors, accidents and near misses
Running the Talk
Read through the guidance beforehand, talk the points through with the team, then have everyone sign the record. Keep the signed record as evidence that the briefing took place and who received it.
Why Cleaning Is Covered Too
A freshly mopped floor or a trailing cable from a cleaning machine can create the very slip or trip the cleaning was meant to prevent. The talk includes cleaning safely so that the people who clean, and those who walk through while it is happening, know how to avoid new slip risks.
Adapting the Talk
Both files are fully editable, so add your own problem areas, such as entrances in wet weather or busy walkways, the footwear rules for your site and who to report spills and damaged floors to. Update the talk description if you cover extra points.
Keeping the Training Record
File the signed record with your training records, or log the talk against each attendee in a training matrix, so you can show who has been briefed and when.
Who Is It For?
All staff, including cleaners, warehouse and kitchen staff and anyone who works in busy or wet areas. It works at induction, as a refresher and after a slip or trip incident.
Included in the ISO 45001 Toolkit
This training talk is part of the ISO 45001 Toolkit, and is included in the integrated toolkits that include it.
Delivering Talks Regularly
Short, regular talks keep health and safety in front of people. Run this one alongside the other health and safety training talks to build awareness one topic at a time.
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