Welcome to the Halo Staffing eLearning on safety culture in the workplace.
We will begin this course with the importance to develop a safety culture within the workplace.
We will then inform you about the basic terminology relevant to this subject.
At this point, we will list all the relevant legislations in the UK.
The next section will be about identifying legal and regulatory requirements related to the reporting of accident and incidents.
We will also inform you the consequences of a failure to report an accident or incident.
We will then explain the complete process of reporting the accidents and incidents within the workplace.
Having done that, we will explain how to a conduct thorough investigation and identifying the root cause(s).
We will also inform you about the importance of maintaining accurate records of accidents and incidents.
And finally, we will inform you how to engage in continuous improvement by reviewing and updating accident and incident management procedures regularly.
You can view the introduction video of this course below.
Is this for me?Â
This course has been carefully designed for carers, support workers, nurses and managers who want to learn creating a proactive safety culture within the workplace through prompt reporting and thorough investigation of all the accidents and incidents. 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?Â
You should take this course if it’s necessary for you or your team to learn creating a proactive safety culture within the workplace through prompt reporting and thorough investigation of all the accidents and incidents, protect people and keep them safe from harm and abuse in a health care setting. Keeping in line with Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, Food Safety Act 1990, The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998, The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Health and Social Care Act 2008, Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002, The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 2002, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Mental Capacity Act 2005, The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR), The Care Act 2014 and The Data Protection Act 2018.
What are the benefits of taking this course?
This course helps the staff to understand the importance of developing a safety culture within the care setting. Having completed this course, they will be able to gain a thorough and practical knowledge of investigation process, root cause analysis and the steps involved in reporting accidents and incidents to the HSE via RIDDOR.
What will I learn?Â
This course will provide you and/or your team with a clear understanding of the importance of developing a safety culture within the workplace, the terminology to be used, the relevant legislations and regulatory requirements, the importance of an accident and incident management system in adult social care, the benefits of compliance verses the risks associated with a failure to do, the process involved in reporting accidents and incidents accurately and promptly, the investigation process including root cause analysis, the importance of maintaining accurate documentation and records and finally, the process involved in continuous improvement.
