8 April Country Hotel, Basingstoke. Due to demand, there is now an extra ‘Slips: a recipe for action’ IOSH/HSE training
Category: Slips and trips
Shattered Lives
HSE will be running a new slips, trips and falls campaign in February and March 2008. The campaign is aimed primarily at
Slips and trips diary events
‘Slips: a recipe for action’ - IOSH/HSE training event on 7 February 2008 for the food and drink manufacturing sector
Slips and dermatitis in kitchens
Details of seminars ‘Stop slips, protect hands in kitchens’ an initiative aimed at people working in and managing
Warehousing and storage: Keep it safe
New edition of this short guide contains simple advice to help those involved in warehousing and storage to reduce
Slips event cancelled
The Slips & Trips seminar planned for 4 December 2007 in London has been cancelled.
Slips and trips site updates
The following updates have been added to the Slips and trips site:
Kitchens campaign coming soon
Stop slips in kitchens - aimed at people working in and managing kitchens. Events will take place between
Road haulage and distribution site
The following areas of the haulage website have been updated:
Workplace transport seminar, 5 December, Coventry
Presentations by representatives from HSE, HSL and Warburtons covering: Safe sites, safe delivery & safe unloading,
Survey findings on slips and trips issues
This report presents baseline findings from an Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)/HSE
Slips and trips - Relevant laws and standards
A summary of a Court of Appeal case, Ellis v Bristol City Council with important implications for employers
Fit3 survey results
Combined results from the first wave of HSE’s surveys of employers and workers’ views on aspects of the FIT3 (Fit for
Falls and trips in construction 2007 - campaign results
The results of the Construction Falls and Trips initiative carried out in June/July this year are now available
Managing slips and trips event, Glasgow
This is a free one day event being run by HSE for Scottish Local Authorities on 6 December 2007.
Kitchen related accidents
A new section has been added to the slips and trips case studies giving information on kitchen related accidents.
Slips and trips floor cleaning seminars
Two additional seminars, at St. Alban’s and Basingstoke have been included.
Talking leaflets
A selection of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publications are now available in audio format, covering
Falls and trips in construction - no laughing matter
The latest injury statistics show that 40% of all worker deaths in construction are caused by a fall from height.
Assessment of slip resistance of cement floors
Cement floors are present in many work places, particularly in the construction sector and in warehouses.

