Health and Safety accredited online courses

Award in Health and Safety in Care Environments (accredited) Level 2

Online course title, accreditation, level

Health and Safety in Care Environments (accredited) Level 2

Guided Learning Hours (GLH)

10 hours

How to register

If you are an individual - book an online course
If you are an organisation - contact us

Fee per Course (includes all modules)

£99.00 + VAT (individual candidates may purchase this course in two instalments. Please contact us for information).
Inclusive: online training, trial assessments, 1 (one) final assessment for each module, certification by the awarding organisation (NCFE), online and phone student support.

Course Modules

1. Health and Safety in Care
2. Fire Safety
3. The Control of Infection
4. Moving and Handling

Training method

e-Learning, Online (over the Internet)

Assessment method

e-Learning, Online (over the Internet), Multiple choice questions (instant results)

Evidence of achievement

NCFE Accredited Award, Certificate of achievement

This accredited BYTSYZ online course is suitable for

All individuals who work in residential, domiciliary or day care health and social care environments.

Course Description

This BYTSYZ online course will enable students to understand the general and specific health and safety requirements of working in a health or social care environment. This course can help businesses by:

• Minimising risk of litigation by reducing work-related accidents
• Keeping staff safe and healthy, which will increase there levels of job satisfaction
• Increasing productivity by reducing staff downtime
• Reducing staff sickness and absence caused by accident-related conditions.

The course focuses specifically on a number of key areas as highlighted below.

Health & Safety:

• Legislation relating to health and safety in the workplace
• Personal and employer responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of service users
• Organisational policies and procedures
• Application of organisational policies and procedures
• Risk assessment

Fire Safety:

• How fire starts
• Causes of fire
• Prevention of fire
• Promotion of fire safety
• Evacuation

Infection Prevention and Control:

• Main routes of infection
• Prevention of the spread of infection
• Protective equipment
• Effective hand washing

Moving and Handling:

• Key legislation
• Risk assessment relating to moving and handling
• Safe moving and handling techniques
• Limitations of practice

The course addresses all the theoretical elements of these health and safety issues, but does not attempt, for obvious reasons to cover the detailed practical aspects, particularly in relation to manual handling. While practical tips are provided throughout the programme they are there to help raise awareness and to promote greater understanding thus promoting safer practice amongst workers.

Course Objectives

1. Explain the legal and operational aspects of the health and Safety at Work Act 1974 with reference to its application in the workplace
2. Identify the practical issues that need to be addressed if health and safety in the workplace is to be maintained
3. Explain how fire starts and spreads
4. Identify effective ways of controlling fire and ensuring safe evacuation
5. Identify the main risks relating to the spread of infection
6. Explain effective measures to minimise and control the spread of infection
7. Explain the requirements for manual handling as defined in the 1992 Regulations
8. Identify practical ways to reduce the risk of injury from manual handling operations

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