COSHH, Health & Safety

Course overview

This course is designed for anyone wanting to improve their skills and reach their potential as a practitioner. The course is fully interactive and prompts you to assess your own approach to supporting young people and colleagues within U.K. Health & Safety Legislation. The course examines and explores legislation, responsibilities of owners, managers and staff teams, identifies and allows for practice of risk assessment principles, explains the purposes behind COSHH, Health & Safety and identifies current best practices for care homes, child provisions and education. The course also includes a downloadable PDF workbook that you can fill in as you complete the training, so that you can develop your skills as a leader or manager and get the most out of the course content.

Aims and objectives

• Outline legislation relating to Health and Safety in the workplace
• Identify regulators appropriate to the workplace
• Explain responsibilities of self, employer, others
• Identify the difference between risk and hazard
• Provide examples of how to risk assess
• Present correct moving and positioning methods to consider
• Discuss key areas of infection control and contamination and identity substances that are hazardous
• Show awareness of Fire Safety, including PEEP’s, First Aid and Stress Management