Description
Welcome to the Halo Staffing Care Workforce Pathway eLearning course on the importance of health, safety and wellbeing of everyone,
We will begin this course by establishing your own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others with regards to health and safety.
We will then inform you about the importance of promoting fire safety.
At this point we will list all the relevant legislation in the UK.
The next section will be about complying with risk assessments provided by your individual employer.
This will be followed by a section informing about the procedure for responding to accidents and sudden illness and providing basic life support to the person you support.
We will also inform safely supporting the individual with any medication and healthcare tasks.
The next section will be about safe handling of any domestic hazardous substances.
Finally, we will inform you about the need to work safely and securely, putting neither yourself nor the person you support at undue risk.
Is this for me?
This course has been carefully designed for organisations who want to learn about the Care Workforce Pathway – Introduction to health, safety and wellbeing. As specialists in providing staffing solutions Halo Staffing’s courses are relevant for many industries including health and social care for carers, support workers, nurses and managers. Completing this course will ensure that you are fully up to date with relevant content to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in your field. On successful completion of this course, you will be issued with a certificate and digital badge valid for 1 year.
Why should I take this course?
You should take this course if it’s necessary for you or your team develop and clear understanding of your obligations with regards to the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone. Keeping in line with the Care Workforce Pathway guidelines, the Skills for Care guidelines, The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, The Manual Handling Operations Regulation 1992, The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002, The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 2002, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 2013.
What are the benefits of taking this course?
This course helps care staff understand the key principles of health, safety and wellbeing, addressing common challenges around recognising risks and following safe working practices. By learning how to identify hazards, report concerns and follow organisational procedures, staff can reduce the likelihood of accidents and incidents. It also supports a stronger awareness of personal and workplace responsibilities, helping teams maintain safer environments for both staff and service users. Overall, the course promotes a proactive safety culture and improves compliance with health and safety standards.
What will I learn?
This course will provide you and/or your team with a clear understanding of your and/or your team’s responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others with regards to health and safety; importance of promoting fire safety, list all the relevant legislation in the UK, how to comply with the risk assessments provided by your individual employer, the procedure for responding to accidents and sudden illness and providing basic life support to the person you support, providing support to the individual with any medication, safe handling of any domestic hazardous substances and finally, we will inform you about the need to work safely and securely, putting neither yourself nor the person you support at undue risk.
Course Duration: 1 hour.
