- Understand your own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others with regards to health and safety
- Understand and know how to promote fire safety
- List all the relevant legislation in the UK
- Be able to comply with risk assessments provided by your IE
- Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness and providing basic life support to the person you support
- Understand any medication and healthcare tasks that the person you support requires
- Understand how to safely handle any domestic hazardous substances
- Understand the need to work safely and securely, putting neither yourself nor the person you support at undue risk
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Aim: To develop a clear understanding of your obligations with regards to the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone Objectives: By successfully completing this course you will be able to: -
Aim: To provide the knowledge and skills required to create a safe and compliant workplace Objectives: By successfully completing this course you will be able to:- Describe what is risk assessment
- Describe the compliance and responsibilities associated with this process
- List all the relevant legislations in the UK
- Explain the process of risk assessment
- Understand what robust risk management is
- Explain how to store the relevant documents and ensure effective dissemination of information within the workplace
- Understand the reasons for conducting regular reviews and keeping the risk assessment process up to date
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Aim: To be able to work with hazardous substances safely and effectively. Objectives: By successfully completing this course you will be able to:- Describe what COSHH stands for
- Identify 5 substances classed as hazardous substances
- Identify 3 different categories of hazardous substances commonly found in a health and social care setting
- List at least 6 likely risks associated with hazardous substances
- Describe the precautions to be taken to ensure your safety and the safety of others around you
- Identify 5 steps in COSHH regulations
- List 5 responsibilities you will have when handling hazardous substances
