Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in Health and Social Care

Cost: £99 + VAT

Dates: Available on request

Duration: 1 day

Introduction:

This course is aimed specifically at health and social care settings and provides focused application of health and safety and hygiene in those workplaces.

Course objectives/key benefits:

On completion, delegates will be able to understand:

• The role of health and safety in health and social care settings
• The principles of risk assessment
• The role of hygiene in food safety and infection control Who the course is aimed at: Any employee working within the care sector.

Course content:

• Introduction to Health and Safety
• Health and Safety law
• Preventing ill health
• Safety – accident prevention
• Welfare
• Risk assessment
• Hygiene hazards
• Personal hygiene
• Cleaning & disinfection

Course tutor:

Lesley Bojko

Course outcome/qualification:

Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in Health and Social Care from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

Pre-requisite knowledge/qualification:

None.

Recommended follow-up courses:

IOSH Managing Safely.