According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) there was over 11,000 reported cases of people that suffered from some kind of serious slip, trip or fall in the work place. Many of these people ended up in hospital and as many as 95% of them sustaining some kind of broken bone. As well as the inconvenience of people being off work with their injuries it is also reported that the cost in lost production could be as much as £512 million.

The law states that employers have a duty to protect everyone that is entering their premises, this means slip and trips risks must be controlled to ensure people do not slip, trip and fall. It's worth remembering that it's not only the works compound that will be effected by leaves and water. As people enter your premises they might have water on their shoes which when brought in can make your entrance way become very slippery. At this time of year it is very important that Health and Safety Managers do a risk assessment to assess the dangers associated with the Autumn weather.