Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Basic Training
Course
Available by e-Learning
Slips, trips, and falls in the workplace are a leading cause of lost time claims and have a significant impact on workers and employers. In this course, learn how to minimize incidents due to slips, trips, and falls.
Videos & Webinars
Slips, Trips and Falls Resources and Tools
A fall protection system is components to support or suspend a worker at a worker point: A fall restraint system A fall arrest system Work procedures that minimize the risk of injury to a worker from a fall These include guardrail systems, travel-restraint systems, safety net systems, and fall-arrest systems.
Fall protection is your lifeline to protect you from serious injury or death in the event of a fall. Damage to any of the equipment will reduce its effectiveness and increase the chance of failure which can lead to serious injury or death.
Toolbox Talk
Fall injuries are a major source of injury in BC both at home and at work. Most of these falls could be avoided with the application of some simple ladder safety work procedures.
Slips, trips, and falls in the workplace are a leading cause of lost time claims and can result in serious injury. In this New Basics session, learn best practices to reduce the risk of slips and fall-related injuries.
Watch on Demand
Scissor lifts are a relatively economical way to work at height safely and efficiently and as a result they are present on most medium to large workplaces, they are economical to rent so you even see them on small sites during projects. They are simple to operate, but because the operators are working at height, […]
Slips, trips, and falls are the third leading cause of recordable injuries across British Columbia and accounted for 12% of all claims from 2016 to 2020, with 32,7983 claims. Reported slips, trips, and falls may represent only
a fraction of the total incidents in the workplace if workers do not report falls when no injury occurs.