Course curriculum

What you will study

  • 1

    Course Introduction

    • Unit Standards
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    1. Relevant current legislative framework and organisational health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices

    • Legislative framework for health, safety and risk management in the work setting

    • How policies, procedures and practices in own setting meet health, safety and risk management requirements
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    2. Implement and monitor compliance with health, safety and risk management requirements in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

    • 2.1 Demonstrate compliance with health, safety and risk management procedures

    • 2.2 Support others to comply with legislative and organisational health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices relevant to their work

    • 2.3 Explain the actions to take when health, safety and risk management, procedures and practices are not being complied with.

    • 2.4 Complete records and reports on health, safety and risk management issues according to legislative and organisational requirements

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    3. Be able to lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage risk to individuals and others in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

    • 3.1 Contribute to development of policies, procedures and practices to identify, assess and manage risk to individuals and others

    • 3.2 Work with individuals and others to assess potential risks and hazards

    • 3.2 Work with individuals and others to assess potential risks and hazards

    • 3.3 Work with individuals and others to manage potential risks and hazards
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    4. Be able to promote a culture where needs and risks are balanced with health and safety practice in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

    • 4.1 Work with individuals to balance the management of risk with individual rights and the views of others

    • 4.2 Work with individuals and others to develop a balanced approach to risk management that takes into account the benefits for individuals of risk taking

    • 4.3 Evaluate own practice in promoting a balanced approach to risk management

    • 4.4 Analyse how helping others to understand the balance between risk and rights improves practice

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    5. Be able to improve health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

    • 5.1 Obtain feedback on health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices from individuals and others

    • 5.2 Evaluate the health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices within the work setting.

    • 5.3 Identify areas of policies, procedures and practices that need improvement to ensure safety and protection in the work setting.

    • 5.4 Recommend changes to policies, procedures and practices that ensure safety and protection in the work setting
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    Completing Assessments

    • Answering questions

    • Collecting work based evidence