Health and Safety Training for Health & Social Care Workers Level 2 - Online CPD Course.
Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's online Health and Safety in Health and Care training course for healthcare and social care providers.
This online Health and Safety in Health and Care training course was developed in line with the latest UK legislation and meet the requirements set out by the National Health Service (NHS), UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Skills for Care, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and other professional and regulatory bodies.
Occupational safety and health, also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety, occupational health, or workplace health and safety, is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work.
This online Health and Safety in Health and Care training course cover the following:
Everyone in the workplace, no matter the industry, is required to take sufficient and appropriate health and safety training. This online Health and Safety in Health and Care training course is suitable for workers of all abilities and is intended as a ‘foundation’ level course, designed to maintain learners’ health and safety knowledge.
An awareness of health and safety is essential for those who provide health and social care services. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the enforcing authority for workers in England, Scotland and Wales and also for patient and service users in Scotland and Wales. In England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has responsibility for patient and service user health and safety for providers registered with them.
By UK law, a basic knowledge of health and safety is essential for all employees in all industries to ensure that workplace risks are recognised and managed effectively.
This online Health and Safety in Health and Care training course is designed to provide employees with the requisite knowledge, or refresher training needed to provide a safe working environment within your organisation. This includes an understanding of legal responsibilities, accident prevention and an overview of some of the critical areas of workplace health and safety.
The following learning outcomes reflect the minimum standard that should be incorporated into general health and safety training.
On completion of this online Health and Safety in Health and Care training course, the learner will:
NB: Additional learning outcomes and practical experience should be added, where appropriate, to take into account the capabilities, knowledge, experience and prior training of workers.
Based upon risk assessment, training needs analysis, type of role, location and service need, the learning outcomes stated should be supplemented by specific job and site training as necessary to ensure competence in safe working practices and compliance with legal requirements.
Employers should ensure that vulnerable workers such as young people at work and learners undertaking work experience receive appropriate training, to protect their health and safety.
Managers and supervisors should receive additional health and safety training as appropriate to support them in their role and health and safety responsibilities.
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