{"id":325777,"date":"2022-12-02T16:37:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T21:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/?p=325777"},"modified":"2025-04-02T12:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:23:44","slug":"keele-campus-avoid-slips-trips-and-falls-during-snowy-weather-and-while-working-remotely-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2022\/12\/02\/keele-campus-avoid-slips-trips-and-falls-during-snowy-weather-and-while-working-remotely-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Keele Campus: Avoid slips, trips and falls during snowy weather and while working remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Slips, trips and falls are among the most common types of workplace injuries. As temperatures drop and snow flies, the number of injuries due to these accidents tends to increase. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Anyone can slip, trip or fall on level ground and winter\u2019s wet and icy conditions make the likelihood greater. It is important to be continually aware of the dangers and to walk safely on ice and slippery surfaces. See the tips from Health, Safety and Employee Well-Being in these PDF posters that are available to download, on how to prevent injury from slips, trips and falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keele Campus English poster<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keele Campus French poster<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ\u2019s Facilities Services partners are taking a number of steps for snow removal on campus. To learn more about how they are keeping the campus safe by keeping snow off the grounds, visit the Facilities Services website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, once again many community members are continuing to work remotely or are working in a hybrid model where they are working from the campus part of the time. It is important to remember that slips, trips and falls don\u2019t just happen at the workplace \u2013 they can happen at home too. When staff and faculty are working from home, their environment doesn\u2019t have the same safety standards that are in place at work. They\u2019re at risk of tripping over household objects like toys, slipping on water spilled from the dog\u2019s bowl, or even falling down the stairs. Below are some safety tips to prevent slips, trips and falls at home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n