Course Description
Introduction to Health and Safety in Caregiving
Alison
This free online course explains how care workers can manage risk and comply with the UK’s health and safety policies. Caregivers and their patients may face occupational risks that include psychosocial, ergonomic, chemical and biological hazards. This health and safety course outlines the responsibilities of employers and employees in workplaces like care homes and explains how to identify, manage and control risks. We also discuss the UK’s legal approach to first aid, fire safety and stress management. Sign up to train as a professional caregiver.
Online Course
| Course Code | 5390 |
| College Name | Alison |
| Course Category | Care Assistance, Health Care |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Location | Online Course |
| Delivery mode | |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Identify the occupational health and safety responsibilities of care professionals • Outline the benefits of risk and stress management in terms of health and safety policies • Discuss fire safety management and describe the UK’s fire safety regulations • Explain the safety aspects of moving and handling equipment in health and social care settings • Identify the purpose of LOLER awareness training in health and safety management • Discuss RIDDOR regulations concerning reportable injury and first aid administration in the UK |
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