Tools to help prevent winter slips and falls in your school
Slips and falls are one of the leading causes of injury in schools. As temperatures drop and snow falls, slip-and-fall hazards trip us up left and right. We know the safety of your staff and students is always top of mind—it is for us too. That’s why we want to make it easy for you to help prevent slips, trips, and falls in your school this winter.
We’ve created a toolkit full of safety resources to help keep you on your feet this winter. You can download posters, postcards, and more from this page! Start by checking out these helpful articles on slip and fall prevention in schools.
Smart Steps poster
Don’t give safety the cold shoulder. Print and display this poster around your building in common areas, offices, lounges, and school entrances to increase awareness of slip, trip, and fall prevention.
Smart Steps email template
Break the ice on winter safety awareness with this email template designed to keep your school staff informed of winter slip and fall hazards. Plus, encourage them to pay attention to their surroundings, avoid unsafe walkways, and report all hazards to the school so they can fix them.
Smart Steps postcard
For smaller hands, print this two-sided postcard and place it in your offices, classrooms, and lounges or hand it out to your teachers and students for a quick reminder of how to spot, avoid and report slips, trips, and falls.
Slip/fall prevention checklist
Here's a list. Check it twice. We want to make sure no one slips on the ice!