How to prevent slips, trips and falls outside your home

Tips on staying upright during this cold snap and slippery season

Put away a sack of rock salt in a dry shed right now to deal with icy conditions or even snowfall. Picture: iStock

It’s freezing cold and dark outside  —  perfect for a painful pratfall, backside-over-ears outside your own beloved home. 

Everything from ice and pooling water on slick tiles and paving, to the growth of algae and lichen can make for treacherous going especially in the half-light of a short winter’s day.