TRIPS, SLIPS & FALLS: USEFUL GUIDANCE FROM THE HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE

The Health and Safety Executive have produced an e-bulletin on slips, trips and falls (the most common place of workplace accident costing an estimated £800 million a year).

Useful guidance can also be found at

• The HSE site on guidance on slips and trips
• The HSE guide to preventing slips and trips at work
• The HSE statistics on slips, trips and falls from height in Great Britain in 2013
• The HSE index to its publications on falls from height

Tags: Code of Practice, Health and Safety Executive, HS, Occupational safety and health, Work at height