Good Evening, In a workplace with snow & ice on the ground an employer has a duty of care to ensure safe access & egress from buildings and around their property (car parks etc) so they clear snow & put down grit etc to reduce the risk of injury from falls. Fairly straightforward; crack on. My wife works for a care agency, sending care workers out into the community to assist service users in their own homes. Carers either park their cars on the road or on private driveways and inevitably (with the weather we have at the minute) have to walk on ground which may be snow or ice covered. The risk of falls increases. There are two issues 1. As the service users tend to be the elderly and the infirm, they cannot be asked to clear snow & ice from their property to ensure care workers have safe access. 2. One of the carers has also announced that she is pregnant but wishes to continue caring for service users. My wife is looking for comments / advice from anyone who provides advice & assistance to companies working in the community. What measures have been taken to address this issue? Regards

Sensible footwear is essential in these icy conditions. I have just been outside in my slippers and the inevitable happened! Physician heal thyself!