Health and Safety in a Care Setting e-Learning

Health & Safety in a Care Setting e-Learning

Health and Safety in a Care Setting e-Learning

Care homes are owned and managed by a wide range of organisations, including local authorities, the NHS, and organisations 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’s health 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 and employees 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.

Who should complete this course

  • Managers
  • Supervisors
  • Non-Care Staff in a Care Setting
  • Care Staff

Course syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Responsibilities
  • Systems
  • Accidents and illness Part 1
  • Accidents and illness Part 2
  • Moving and Handling
  • General hazards: Fires, gas and electricity
  • Aggression, violence, security and stress
  • Work environment and welfare

Course duration

  • With this on-line course you can stop and restart your learning to suit your time constraints
  • 80 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)
  • Please note you will need a 3Mb+ internet enabled device (e.g. computer, laptop, tablet or smart-phone) to study this course, which is Windows7 or MAC OSX10.8+ with Flash Player 10+

Course costs

Assessment

  • The course consists of nine modules with questions at the end.
  • You are given the chance to review all your answers at the end of each module before final submission and you will be given 3 attempts at each module to achieve a pass
  • On successful completion of the course, you will be able to download your certificate to print immediately
  • This course is approved by CPD and IIRSM 
  • (Our CPD and IIRSM approved courses are owned by VideoTile Learning Ltd and are distributed under licence)
  • This course is 3 CPD units

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