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Slips, Trips and Falls Prevention in the Workplace

Same level slips and trips remain one of the most common causes of lost time injuries in African offices, retail floors, hospitals and food premises, yet they are often dismissed as clumsiness rather than a system failure. This course treats them as a controllable hazard, working through floor surface selection, contamination control, housekeeping standards and lighting. Participants leave able to survey a site and close the gaps that put people on the floor.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify the contamination, obstruction and surface factors that cause same level falls.
  • Conduct a slip and trip survey across walkways, entrances, ramps and wet areas.
  • Assess floor materials and cleaning regimes against the friction they actually deliver.
  • Specify housekeeping, spillage response and cable management standards for the site.
  • Evaluate lighting, footwear and signage as part of an integrated control plan.
  • Prioritise remedial actions using a simple cost and risk ranking.

Course outline

  1. 01Why same level falls happen and what they cost
  2. 02The science of floor friction and contamination
  3. 03Conducting a slip and trip site survey
  4. 04Cleaning regimes and spillage response standards
  5. 05Housekeeping, obstructions and cable management
  6. 06Lighting, footwear and warning signage
  7. 07Prioritising and tracking remedial actions

Who should attend

Safety officers, facilities and cleaning managers, retail and hospitality supervisors, and hospital or office managers responsible for public and staff areas.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Durban2R10,000Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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