Description

Overview – Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings

This module has been developed for individuals working in a wide variety of health and social care settings, it provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to promote and implement health and safety.

On completion, learners will have an increased understanding of their own responsibilities and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting. The module provides learners with the required knowledge to prevent the spread of infection, promote fire safety and know how to handle hazardous substances and materials.

On completion of this course learners will be able to:

• Understand your own responsibilities and the responsibilities of others, relating to health & safety
• Be able to carry out your own responsibilities for health and safety
• Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
• Be able to prevent the spread of infection
• Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely
• Be able to handle hazardous substances and materials
• Be able to promote fire safety in the work setting
• Be able to implement security measures in the work setting
• Know how to manage stress

Lesson Plan

• Welcome and Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Understand own responsibilities and the responsibility of others, relating to health & safety
• Be able to carry out own responsibilities for health and safety
• Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
• Be able to reduce the spread of infection
• Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely
• Be able to handle hazardous substances and materials
• Be able to promote fire safety in the work setting
• Be able to implement security measures in the work setting
• Know how to manage stress

Accreditation

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines

Certification

On completion of this course you will be able to download a certificate.

Duration

Approximately 3 and a half hours. With approximately 180 interactive screens, it is estimated that this module will take approximately 3 and half hours to complete (depending on learning speed). As an e-learning module you can complete this training in convenient stages and revisit whenever you wish. The system will record your progress throughout.

Target Audience

This module is aimed at those working within health and social care settings including professional care and support workers and practitioners.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Discounts

10 to 49 users – 10% discount

50 to 99 users – 20% discount

100 to 249 users – 33% discount

250 to 499 users – 50% discount

500 to 999 users – 60% discount

1000 to 1999 users – 75% discount

2000+ users – 80% discount

To find out about discounts on mixed course purchases please phone a customer advisor on 0844 854 9218.

Discounts are calculated during the checkout process.

Payment Options

The most straight forward method of payment is to select the number of users you require and add the product to your shopping cart by selecting Add to Cart. You will then be able to make payment using most credit and debit cards or a Paypal account. If you would like to pay by BACs transfer or by invoice please contact a customer advisor on 0844 854 9218 or email [email protected]