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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care

Health and safety legislation and workplace policies

HSC304 · Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 1 of 16

CourseHSC304
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Health and safety legislation and workplace policies

  1. Health and Safety at Work Act
  2. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
  3. Agreed ways of working
  4. Standard operating procedures in care
  5. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  6. Health and Safety in the Workplace
  7. Health and Safety

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care work setting.
  • 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures and other agreed ways of working underpin practice.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care work setting.

Study materials

Videos

  • The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 · YouTube · 5 Star Courses · 22 min · for registered students
  • Health and Safety in the Workplace · YouTube · Galton College · 22 min · for registered students
  • Health and Safety · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students

Further resources

  • Health and safety in care homes (HSE, HSG220) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • HSE: Managing risks and risk assessment at work · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • CQC: Regulations for service providers and managers · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Health and safety legislation and workplace policies
  • Week 2: Workplace responsibilities and mandatory training requireme…
  • Week 3: Principles of safe moving and handling
  • Week 4: Safe handling of hazardous substances
  • Week 5: The chain of infection and transmission pathways
  • Week 6: Infection control practices and personal hygiene
  • Week 7: Safeguarding definitions and primary abuse types
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Further categories of abuse and vulnerability factors
  • Week 10: Responding to concerns, suspicions, and disclosures
  • Week 11: Multi-agency safeguarding frameworks
  • Week 12: Applying Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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