Health and Safety in a Care Setting
Course Overview
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.
Course Content
Care homes differ from other workplaces because they're not only places of work; they're also homes for their residents. They should be places where the dignity and freedom of residents is respected, and where everyone's health and safety is managed effectively.
Health and safety in a care setting training covers the legislation that applies to care homes specifically, since generic workplace health and safety training doesn't capture the particular duties that apply where a workplace is also someone's home.
The course covers the responsibilities of management and employees, recognising that everyone involved must understand their responsibilities for this to work in practice, rather than treating health and safety as one person's job alone.
The course covers developing systems of work that reflect the dual nature of a care home as both workplace and home, rather than applying generic systems designed for a conventional office or industrial setting.
The course covers what to do in some common hazards you might encounter, as well as some emergency situations, giving staff practical grounding rather than only theoretical awareness.
The course concludes by discussing aspects of the work environment and staff welfare, since a care setting genuinely different from a standard workplace also needs different consideration for the people working in it.
Anyone working in a care home setting, including management and care staff across local authority, NHS, private and voluntary sector homes.
Course Duration
80 mins
Course Certification
Approved by CPD & IIRSM
