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

Based on the first part of the CIEH Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace - an introduction to health and safety adapted for health and social care - and the CIEH Level 2 Award in Hygiene, this one day course provides candidates with a good understanding and knowledge of health and safety in the health and social care sector.

Who needs this qualification?

This qualification is specifically targeted at employees in hospitals, nursing and care homes in the public and private sectors.

Benefits

• Employees gain an understanding of
  • their health and safety responsibilities and those of their employers
  • the main risks and hazards for patients/clients and carers
  • the importance of following safe systems, procedures and rules
  • hazards and controls in respect of safety and occupational health
  • how their own actions can reduce health and safety risks
• The qualification has the flexibility to suit differing client needs
• A tailor-made sector focus on content

Subjects covered

Learning Outcomes

On completing this qualification candidates will be able to:

• appreciate the nature of health and safety in a health and social care context
• understand the scope of legislative requirements
• understand the importance of preventing work-related ill health
• understand the principlesbb of accident prevention
• understand the risks associated with poor welfare

Assessment

Multiple-choice examination

In-house courses are available throughout the UK for groups of up to 20 candidates.

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