Prevent Winter Slips and Falls

Employer tips

Use the Employer's Guide to help you identify problem areas and for tips on things you can do to your workplace to prevent winter slips and falls. Use the sample slip and falls audit form when surveying your workplace.

Consider implementing a "Snow and ice program" that includes keeping an ice log for snow management purposes. This log is a sample; customize it to work for your organization.

Training tools

Use the Wintertime slips and falls 5-minute solution as a mini-training talk you can give to employees in less than five minutes.

It explains the hazards to watch for and gives helpful tips on what you can do to prevent slips and falls in your organization, including the "Do the 'penguin shuffle'" concept of walking on snow and ice.

Try SFM's new Supervisor Initiated Training (SIT) series which can be used to address specific hazards such as getting out of a vehicle or stepping off a curb in icy conditions.

SITs help supervisors think through the common risks and make follow-up training easier. Check out the entire series.

NEW Winter slips and falls
NEW Winter slips and falls for custodians
NEW Step down. Not out—Off the curb
NEW Step down. Not out—Out of cars

Awareness tools

Use posters, table tents, envelope stuffers and email attachments to generate awareness among employees. There are six in the series. Use one each week to keep the topics fresh.

Additional resources

• Slips and falls CompTalk
• Cold weather safety 5-minute solution
• Driving in winter weather 5-minute solution
• Home health care: Slips and falls 5-minute solution