Walking and Working Surfaces in Healthcare Environments: for Office and Facilities Personnel

Whether we’re standing, walking or climbing, we depend on the surfaces we walk upon to provide the support we need to position ourselves properly, use our muscles efficiently, keep our balance… and do our work safely. Yet slips, trips and falls continue to make up 20% of disabling occupational injuries, and thousands of fatalities in healthcare environments every year. Fortunately, most of these accidents can be prevented.

This course on “Walking and Working Surfaces in Healthcare Environments: for Office and Facilities Personnel” discusses the hazards that are associated with different walking surfaces that employees can encounter on the job and provides practical information that they need to protect themselves from harm.

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The “Walking and Working Surfaces in Healthcare Environments: for Office and Maintenance Personnel” Micro Learning curriculum includes the following 3 – 5-minute courses: