{"id":223,"date":"2023-03-02T16:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T00:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safecarebc.ca\/?post_type=elearning&#038;p=223"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:07:36","slug":"slips-trips-and-falls","status":"publish","type":"elearning","link":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/?elearning=slips-trips-and-falls","title":{"rendered":"Slips, Trips, and Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1648593583926_1298\">Slips, trips, and falls might sound minor\u2014but they\u2019re one of the most common causes of workplace injuries. In healthcare settings and beyond, they can lead to serious consequences for workers and residents and clients alike.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This short course will help you understand the most frequent causes of slips, trips, and falls, and give you practical strategies to prevent them. Whether it\u2019s a wet floor, loose cords, poor lighting, or rushing between tasks, knowing how to spot and minimize or fix hazards can help keep everyone safer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What <\/strong>you'll learn:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The most common causes of slips, trips, and falls in the workplace\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simple, effective ways to prevent incidents before they happen\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why <\/strong>take this course?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prevent common injuries and learn how to avoid one of the top causes of workplace injury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be proactive, Not reactive \u2013 Learn how small changes make a big impact\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quick, practical training \u2013 Straightforward tips you can use right away\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This course is for:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Care aides, home and community care workers, support services workers, nurses, managers, family caregivers, or anyone who wants to improve their knowledge.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Length<\/strong>: 15 minutes\u00a0<br><strong>Cost<\/strong>: Member $12, Associate member $15, Non-member $29.99\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This course may be taken individually or as part of the six-course <a href=\"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/training\/elearning\/safety-basics\/\" data-type=\"elearning\" data-id=\"222\">Safety Basics curriculum<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0<em>Safety Basics is a series of six self-paced courses that introduce the top health and safety concerns for healthcare workers. The Safety Basics course bundle includes General Workplace Health and Safety, Violence in the Workplace, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Slips, Trips, and Falls, Infection Prevention, and Personal Protective Equipment.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t let a simple slip turn into a serious injury\u2014take our course today is the first step toward a safer workplace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":379,"template":"","tags":[],"audience":[118,365],"topic":[101,54],"class_list":["post-223","elearning","type-elearning","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","audience-audience","audience-assisted-independent-living","topic-injury-prevention","topic-slips-trips-falls"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/elearning\/223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/elearning"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/elearning"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=223"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Faudience&post=223"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftopic&post=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}