Description
👩🏻⚕️ Health and Safety in a Care Setting – Online Course
📜 CPD & IIRSM Approved | 🏥 Essential safety training for care teams | 🧠 Supports Care Certificate achievement | ⏱ Duration: 80 minutes
Course Overview:
Care homes are unique environments that must be safe for both residents and staff. This CPD and IIRSM approved online course provides essential training in the health and safety requirements specific to care settings, ensuring that all workers are equipped to support a safe and respectful environment.
The course covers a wide range of topics, from legislation and personal responsibilities to hazard awareness, emergency response, and staff wellbeing. It highlights the dual role of care homes as both a workplace and a home, and the additional responsibilities that come with caring for vulnerable individuals.
Key Skills Gained:
- Understanding of health and safety laws and regulations specific to care settings
- Awareness of both employer and employee responsibilities
- Ability to recognise and respond to common hazards, illnesses, and emergency situations
- Understanding of safe moving and handling techniques
- Familiarity with policies and procedures that support a safe, caring environment
- Skills to manage stress, aggression, and violence in care settings
- Promoting a culture of safety, welfare, and dignity for all
Course Modules:
| Module | Name | Pass Mark |
| 1 | Introduction | 70% |
| 2 | Responsibilities | 70% |
| 3 | Systems | 70% |
| 4 | Accidents and Illness – Part 1 | 70% |
| 5 | Accidents and Illness – Part 2 | 70% |
| 6 | Moving and Handling | 70% |
| 7 | General Hazards: Fires, Gas and Electricity | 70% |
| 8 | Aggression, Violence, Security and Stress | 70% |
| 9 | Work Environment and Welfare | 70% |
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
✅ Explain the responsibilities of care home staff in relation to health and safety
✅ Identify common health risks and emergency procedures
✅ Apply safe working practices to protect residents and colleagues
✅ Understand the purpose of risk assessments and care policies
✅ Contribute to a safe and dignified environment for vulnerable individuals
Target Audience:
- Care workers, support staff, and healthcare assistants
- Team leaders, supervisors, and managers in care settings
- Staff in residential, domiciliary, or nursing care homes
- Volunteers and temporary workers in regulated care services
System Requirements:
- Browser: Latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari
- Video: Up-to-date video drivers
- Memory: 1GB+ RAM
- Internet: Broadband connection (3Mb+ recommended)
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Whether you’re new to the care sector or refreshing your knowledge, this course helps build a solid foundation in health and safety compliance and day-to-day best practice.
