Health & Safety Training Level 2 | Health & Social Care

Online Health and Safety Training – Level 2 – Course 

Welcome to our online health and safety – level 2 training course. Our online training courses are developed in line with the latest UK legislation and meet the requirements set out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Health and Safety Executive and other professional and regulatory bodies

Health & Safety Training Course Description

Course aims and objectives

• To provide the learner with an understanding of the key legislation regarding Health and Safety
• Provide an understanding of hazard spotting and risk assessments
• Enable learners to apply health and safety concepts to their work practice
• To provide an awareness of accident, incident and near miss reporting
• To provide essential health, safety and welfare at work training resources in an engaging and meaningful way
• To provide a FREE blended learning environment that is available to all individuals and businesses

What is covered in this online course?

• What is health and safety?
• Awareness of health and safety related accidents and ill-health
• Health and Safety in the workplace
• Legal responsibilities and requirements
• Awareness of health and safety policies and procedures
• Define and be aware of workplace hazards
• Define risk, accident and harm
• Relate health and safety concepts to your workplace environment
• Awareness of individual responsibilities to cooperate with employers
• Awareness of the consequences of incorrect use of equipment
• Risks associated with display screen equipment and other work aids
• Awareness of risk assessment procedures
• First aid requirements in the workplace
• Manual handling risks including slips, trips and falls
• Basic fire safety awareness and individual responsibilities
• Basic infection and prevention awareness, including personal protective equipment (PPE)
• The importance of self-awareness and awareness of work related stress
• Awareness of occupational health hazards in the workplace
• Basic lone working awareness
• RIDDOR (including April 2012 update)
• Accident Reporting and Record Keeping
• Waste management guidance including:
• The management of general waste
• The management and disposal of sharps
• Sharps Safety – sharps control measures and precautions
• Sharps Safety –  sharps practices
• Sharps Safety –  dealing with contaminated sharps
• What to do following a sharps injury
• Where to get further information on health, safety and welfare at work (additional online learning resources)

Who is this health & safety training course for?

• Doctors
• Nurses
• Allied Healthcare Workers
• Healthcare Assistants
• Social Care Support Workers
• Voluntary Staff working in the NHS

Requirements

For classroom training courses:

• Bring photo ID (e.g., passport, licence, EU card)
• Wear comfortable clothing

For online courses:

• Access to a computer device, e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone device

Career path

Our online and classroom training courses are suitable for:

• Those who are looking to improve their knowledge of the subject area
• Those whose jobs require periodic continuing professional development (CPD)
• Those who need to show evidence as part of their professional registration requirements, e.g., doctors, nurses and allied health professionals