Health and Safety in Care Setting

10 Lessons

2 hours 26 mins

Complexity : Easy

Health and Safety Laws: Understanding and complying with essential health and safety laws and regulations to create a safe environment for all individuals in care settings.

Risk Assessment: Recognizing and managing risks in care settings to ensure the safety of buildings and prevent mishaps and injuries.

Emergency Preparedness: Being prepared to respond to emergencies through knowledge of first aid protocols, fire safety measures, and evacuation routes, emphasizing the importance of effective communication and collaboration in ensuring everyone's safety.

Infection Control: Acquiring skills to prevent the spread of infections by following hygiene regulations, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), and maintaining a clean environment.

By implementing health and safety protocols, conducting risk assessments, preparing for emergencies, and controlling infections, participants can significantly contribute to enhancing the well-being of individuals in care environments.

Lessons

Brief Description of Health and Safety in Care Setting
Easy
3 mins

The course titled "Health and Safety in a Care Setting" is a comprehensive training program that prioritizes the safety and well-being of persons in a care setting.
Module 1: Introduction
Easy
15 mins

Module one covers laws, rules, and procedures, as well as the many tasks of key care workers. However, fundamental notions must be addressed first. Throughout this course, "resident" has been used to refer to care recipients.
Module 2: Employee Responsibilities
Easy
14 mins

Care workers have several tasks and responsibilities, which this subject will cover. Let's examine employer duties first. The employer has legal duties. These duties should fall to employers, managers, or line managers. The size of an organization matters.
Module 3: Systems
Easy
12 mins

This webinar will discuss the mechanisms needed to provide best care for all stakeholders. Our conversation will begin with care planning. A care plan is a comprehensive plan created with the resident to meet their health and social needs.
Module 4: Accidents and Illness Part 1
Easy
16 mins

We classified the various mishaps and events that might pose a threat in care settings in modules four and five. This topic suggests establishing rigorous risk assessments to reduce hazards. These evaluations should identify all potential dangers and apply strategies to reduce accident risk.
Module 5: Accidents and Illness Part 2
Easy
22 mins

There are three main fall classifications: accidental, when someone is on a window ledge, leaning outside, if the ledge or railing is too short, it acts as a fulcrum to help them descend. Falls are rising owing to cognitive impairment.
Module 6: Moving and Handling
Easy
19 mins

The realities of applying care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment to moving and handling can be challenging. The manual handling, work equipment, and lifting operations and equipment required.
Module 7: General Hazards: Fires, Gas and Electricity
Easy
16 mins

This lesson will cover fire, gas, and electrical risks and safety procedures, starting with fire safety. English, Welsh, and Scottish fire and rescue organizations enforce general fire precautions, including providing enough escape routes.
Module 8: Aggression, Violence, Security and Stress
Easy
16 mins

Risks include animosity, aggression, security, and stress in this module. It illustrates these risks and proposes appropriate solutions. Staff and residents have a right to expect a safe, peaceful environment. Violent and aggressive situations cause many social care injuries.
Module 9: Work Environment and Welfare
Easy
13 mins

This topic covers care home welfare requirements and workplace dangers. Care home staff aim to make residents feel at home. However, educational institutions are workplaces and must follow labor laws. Many issues must be addressed.