Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings

Course Description

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of management responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of the health and social care workplace and the people within it.

Course Objectives

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of management responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of the health and social care workplace and the people within it.

Key Topics

1. LO1: Understand how health and safety legislation is implemented in health and social care settings.
2. LO2: Understand the role of risk assessment in health and social care service provision.
3. LO3: Understand the monitoring and review of health and safety in health and social care settings.

Course Outline

Learning Outcomes

1. LO1 Understand how health and safety legislation is implemented in health and social care settings.
2. 1.1 Summarise legislation, policies and procedures underpinning health and safety in the health and social care workplace.
3. 1.2 Examine the responsibilities of management in relation to health and safety.
4. 1.3 Analyse health and safety priorities for a specific health and social care setting.
5. LO2 Understand the role of risk assessment in health and social care service provision.
6. 2.1 Explain the principles of risk assessment for health and social care.
7. 2.2 Analyse how information from risk assessments informs care planning.
8. 2.3 Analyse the impact of one aspect of health and safety policy on health and social care practice.
9. LO3 Understand the monitoring and review of health and safety in health and social care settings.
10. 3.1 Explain how health and safety policies and practices are monitored and reviewed.
11. 3.2 Analyse the effectiveness of health and safety policies and practices in the workplace in promoting a positive, healthy and safe culture.
12. 3.3 Examine the responsibilities of individuals in relation to health and safety.