Health And Safety In Health And Social Care

One day course

This course is designed to develop candidates’ awareness of health and safety in a health and social care environment

This course helps to ensure that learners are keeping themselves, and the people they care for safe

Employers and employees health and safety duties:Penalties for non-compliance Training and competence requirementsWelfare arrangementsCommunicating health and safety informationProcedures for responding to incidentsFirst aid arrangements

Risk assessments:Principles of risk control hierarchyFive-step process of risk assessment

How to identify and control hygiene hazards:Common hazards in health and social careContaminationCross-contaminationInfection and cross-infectionMicro-organismsControls for common microbiological hazards

Personal hygiene:Hand washingProtective clothing and equipmentRisks of exposure to infectious diseases at work and at home

Clean working environment:

Suitable premises and equipment

Cleaning, disinfection, sterilisation and decontamination

Storage of cleaning chemicals and cloths

Cleaning schedules

This regulated and nationally recognised qualification is specifically designed to develop candidates’ awareness of health and safety in a health and social care environment, to help ensure that they are keeping themselves, and the people they care for safe

We will cover a variety of topics, including the standards for health and safety welfare in a health and social care environment, risk assessments, identifying and controlling hygiene hazards, personal hygiene and more!