What you will learn: 

1. Legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting
2. Main points of health and safety policies and procedures
3. Main health and safety responsibilities of the social care worker, the employer or manager, and individuals
4. Tasks relating to health and safety that should only be carried out with special training
5. How to access additional support and information relating to health and safety 
6. Definition of “hazard” and “risk”
7. How to use a health and safety risk assessment
8. How and when to report potential health and safety risks that have been identified
9. How risk assessment can help address dilemmas between an individual’s rights and 
10. health and safety concerns
11. Different types of accidents and sudden illness that may occur in a social care setting 
12. Procedures to be followed if an accident or sudden illness should occur
13. Why it is important for emergency first aid tasks only to be carried out by qualified first aiders
14. Routes by which an infection can get into the body
15. Ways in which own health or hygiene might pose a risk to an individual or to others at work
16. The most thorough method for hand washing
17. When to use different types of personal protective equipment
18. Legislation that relates to moving and handling
19. Principles for safe moving and handling
20. Why it is important for moving and handling tasks to be carried out following specialist training
21. Why it is important to have specialist training before assisting and moving an individual
22. Importance of following an individual’s care plan and fully engaging with
    them when assisting and moving
23. Hazardous substances that may be found in the social care setting 
24. Safe practices for storing hazardous substances; using hazardous substances; disposing of hazardous substances 
25. Procedures to be followed in the social care setting to prevent fire, gas leak, floods, intruders, security breaches 
26. Procedures to be followed in the social care setting in the event of fire, gas leak, floods, intruders, security breaches 
27. Common signs and indicators of stress 
28. Circumstances that tend to trigger own stress 
29. Ways to manage stress 
30. Main points of agreed procedures about handling medication 
31. Identify who is responsible for medication in a social care setting 
32. Why medication must only be handled following specialist training 
33. Food safety standards relevant to a social care setting 
34. How to store food; maximise hygiene when handling food; dispose of food 
35. Common hazards when handling and storing food