Health and Safety (inc COSHH & RIDDOR)

Welcome to the Care Learning Health and Safety course.
This comprehensive module delves into the essential concepts of health, safety, and welfare in the workplace. It focuses on crucial elements of safe working habits and strategies to prevent health and safety incidents at work. A significant part of the module highlights the need for awareness about hazardous materials and emphasizes the importance of sharing information about safe working practices, especially when dealing with potentially harmful substances. It also includes an in-depth look at current health and safety regulations and laws, such as the Health and Safety Act of 1974, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), and Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). This module is recognized for Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

• Handling Hazardous Substances: Grasp key concepts about safely managing hazardous materials in the workplace.
• Workplace Health and Safety Principles: Learn the foundational principles and responsibilities related to health and safety in a work environment.
• Health and Safety Legislation: Identify and understand laws related to health and safety.
• Health and Safety Responsibilities: Define the health and safety obligations of yourself, your clients, and others in the workplace.
• Specialized Health and Safety Tasks: Recognize tasks that require specific health and safety training before execution.
• Accidents and Illnesses in the Workplace: Identify various types of workplace accidents and sudden illnesses.
• Risk Assessment Understanding: Comprehend the importance of assessing health and safety risks in different work situations and activities.
• Conducting a Risk Assessment: Learn the fundamental principles of performing risk assessments in the workplace.
• Reporting Health and Safety Risks: Understand how and when to report identified health and safety risks.
• Accident and Illness Response Procedures: Acquire knowledge about procedures for responding to workplace accidents and sudden illnesses.
• Types of Workplace Accidents and Illnesses: List the different types of accidents and illnesses that could happen during work.
• Accident and Illness Procedures: Understand the steps to take in case of an accident or illness at work.
• Identifying Hazardous Substances: Recognize potential hazardous materials present in your workplace.
• Safe Handling of Hazardous Substances: Learn best practices for the safe storage, usage, and disposal of hazardous substances.