Health and Safety Training for Health and Social Care - Level 2

Welcome to our online health and safety course. Our online training courses are developed in line with the latest UK legislation and meet the requirements set out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Health and Safety Executive and other professional and regulatory bodies

What is covered in this online course?

What is health and safety?
Awareness of health and safety related accidents and ill-health
Health and Safety in the workplace
Legal responsibilities and requirements
Awareness of health and safety policies and procedures
Define and be aware of workplace hazards
Define risk, accident and harm
Relate health and safety concepts to your workplace environment
Awareness of individual responsibilities to cooperate with employers
Awareness of the consequences of incorrect use of equipment
Risks associated with display screen equipment and other work aids
Awareness of risk assessment procedures
First aid requirements in the workplace
Manual handling risks including slips, trips and falls
Basic fire safety awareness and individual responsibilities
Basic infection and prevention awareness, including personal protective equipment (PPE)
The importance of self-awareness and awareness of work related stress
Awareness of occupational health hazards in the workplace
Basic lone working awareness
RIDDOR (including April 2012 update)
Accident Reporting and Record Keeping
Waste management guidance including:
The management of general waste
The management and disposal of sharps
Sharps Safety – sharps control measures and precautions
Sharps Safety – sharps practices
Sharps Safety – dealing with contaminated sharps
What to do following a sharps injury
Where to get further information on health, safety and welfare at work (additional online learning resources)