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Walking and Working Surfaces in Healthcare Environments
An engaging, informative course, Walking and Working Surfaces in Healthcare Environments - A Comprehensive Guide for Office and Facilities Staff, explores the potential dangers associated with varying walking surfaces that employees may come across in their work environment, offering essential insights to safeguard themselves from harm.
Our comprehensive, hands-on course, Walking and Working Surfaces in Healthcare Environments - A Comprehensive Guide for Office and Facilities Staff, delves into the possible risks associated with diverse walking surfaces that employees may encounter in their day-to-day work, offering vital knowledge to shield themselves from injury. Whether we are standing, walking or climbing, we rely on the surfaces we move on to provide the necessary support to position ourselves correctly, utilize our muscles effectively, maintain our balance...and ensure our work is carried out safely. Yet, slips, trips and falls account for 20% of disabling work-related injuries, and numerous fatalities each year.
Fortunately, the majority of these accidents are avoidable. The course includes sections on potential dangers related to different walking and working surfaces, strategies for safe navigation of floors and walkways, safety regulations for stairways and fixed ladders, proper inspection and setup of a portable ladder, among other topics.
The following topics are covered in this course:
- Introduction
- The Fundamentals of Safe Surfaces
- Walkways and Floors
- Stairs and Fixed Ladders
- Portable Ladders
- Conclusion
Estimated duration: 30 minutes
Required pass score: 80%
A certificate will be issued upon completion.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 30 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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