Health and Safety in a Care Setting

Care homes are owned and managed by a wide range of organisations, including local authorities, the NHS, andorganisations from the private and voluntary sectors.

They differ from other workplaces because they are not only places of work; they are also homes for their residents.

They should be places where the dignity and freedom of the residents is respected, and where everyone’shealth and safety is managed effectively.

To achieve this, everyone involved must understand their responsibilities.

This course discusses the legislation that applies to care homes, the responsibilities of management andemployees and looks at developing systems of work.

It also covers what to do in some common hazards you might encounter as well as some Emergency situations.

It concludes by discussing some aspects of the work environment and staff welfare.

Advantages

As this course covers a wide range of health and safety situations the course provides a strong basis to further build on with more training.

CPD approval means that this course can be used by those that need to prove they are continually developingthemselves.

Online training is flexible, efficient, and cost effective meaning the candidate can progress through the modules at their own pace and in their own time, so they can fit the training in around their work and personal life.

Target Audience

This course is aimed at anyone working in the care sector and should act as an introduction to health and safety intheir place of work.

Course Aims

This course discusses the legislation that applies to care homes, the responsibilities of management andemployees and looks at developing systems of work.

It also covers what to do in some common hazards you might encounter as well as some Emergency situations.

It concludes by discussing some aspects of the work environment and staff welfare.

Assessments

This course is made up of 9 modules –

Course Module

Number

Module Name Pass %

Required

 

Health and Safety ina

Care Setting

1 Introduction 70
Health and Safety ina

Care Setting

2 Responsibilities 70
Health and Safety ina

Care Setting

3 Systems 70
Health and Safety ina

Care Setting

4 Accidents and Illness Part 1 70
Health and Safety ina

Care Setting

5 Accidents and Illness Part 2 70
Health and Safety ina

Care Setting

6 Moving and Handling 70
Health and Safety ina

Care Setting

7 General Hazards: Fires, Gas andElectricity 70
Health and Safety ina

Care Setting

8 Aggression, Violence, Security andStress 70
Health and Safety ina

Care Setting

9 Work Environment and Welfare 70

Certification

Upon successfully passing the online assessment a certificate approved by CPD

Course Duration

80 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account inany way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).

Course fees

£25.00 per licence. Discounts available for 5 or more licences

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