Our Health and Safety Awareness Training course equips care workers with essential knowledge to maintain a safe and compliant workplace. Designed to protect both workers and those affected by work activities, this course ensures your team understands their responsibilities, manages risks effectively, and adopts safe working practices.
This course is ideal for care staff across residential care, supported living, day services, or other care settings who require a strong foundation in health and safety principles to deliver safe and effective care.
Course Description
Our Health and Safety Awareness Training course helps care staff develop the knowledge and skills required to create and maintain a safe work environment. By completing this course, your team will be able to:
- Understand Roles and Responsibilities
Gain clarity on your own responsibilities and those of your colleagues regarding health and safety, ensuring everyone contributes to a safe and compliant workplace. - Conduct and Implement Risk Assessments
Learn how to identify hazards, conduct risk assessments, and implement appropriate controls to mitigate risks and maintain a safe work setting. - Complete Person-Centred Risk Assessments
Learn how to conduct individualised, person-centred risk assessments that support the safety, independence, and well-being of individuals in your care. - Handle Hazardous Substances Safely
Understand safe handling, storage, and disposal practices for hazardous substances to prevent harm to individuals, staff, and the environment. - Check and Use Equipment Safely
Understand the importance of checking aids, equipment, and tools for safety, and learn how to use them appropriately to reduce the risk of injury. - Follow Public Health England PPE Guidance
Gain practical knowledge of how to correctly don and doff personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimise infection risks and maintain safety. - Work to Prevent Fires from Starting and Spreading
Understand fire prevention strategies, including identifying fire hazards, maintaining safe working practices, and adhering to fire safety protocols. - Implement Security Measures
Learn how to maintain security in the work setting to ensure the safety of individuals, staff, and property. - Understand Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)
Learn the purpose and importance of Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans, including where to locate them and how to use them effectively. - Promote Positive Risk-Taking
Explore what positive risk-taking means, and learn how to balance safety with empowering individuals to take appropriate, managed risks. - Manage Stress in the Workplace
Identify sources of stress and adopt strategies to manage and reduce stress, promoting well-being for both staff and individuals in care settings.
Compliance and Quality Assurance
Our Health and Safety Awareness Training course is designed to ensure compliance with key regulatory and professional standards and legislation, supporting you in delivering high-quality, safe care. For this course, we align with the following frameworks:
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) Single Assessment Framework
This framework ensures that our training supports safe, effective, and person-centred care while promoting best practices and regulatory compliance. It reflects our commitment to helping your organisation meet CQC standards and maintain credibility in care delivery. Learn more (opens in a new tab). - Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
The course reflects the key principles of UK health and safety law, ensuring your team understands their legal responsibilities to maintain a safe environment. Learn more (opens in a new tab). - Skills for Care Statutory and Mandatory Training Guidelines
Our training integrates the key learning outcomes outlined in Skills for Care’s statutory and mandatory training guidelines. This ensures your staff are equipped with the essential knowledge and competencies required to deliver safe, effective, and compliant care. Learn more (opens in a new tab).
Why Compliance and Quality matter:
- Compliance with Regulatory Standards: Training content is developed in line with CQC and other relevant frameworks, helping your organisation maintain compliance and demonstrate excellence.
- Promoting Best Practices: Framework-aligned training ensures your team applies evidence-based methods, fostering a culture of professionalism and respect.
- Continuous Improvement: We embrace the principles of continuous improvement encouraged by these frameworks, incorporating them into our training to promote reflective practice and ongoing development.
Delivery of the Training
This course will be delivered by an expert trainer in this field at a date and time of your choosing. Training can be hosted at our own premises, which can comfortably accommodate up to 12 individuals, or at your own premises if feasible and required. We are flexible on start times to help accommodate all shift patterns, including evenings and weekends.
Customisation and Relevance: We can adapt the content of this training to include your organisation’s core values, mission, policies, and procedures. By incorporating examples of documents used within your organisation, we ensure that the training is relevant and clear to your staff.
Expertise and Support: Delivered by expert trainers with extensive experience in the field, our courses provide comprehensive knowledge and skills to your team. To help your team stay updated and compliant, we can provide additional refresher courses designed to ensure that staff remain proficient in best practices. These refresher courses can be scheduled as needed to maintain high standards of care.
Please use our enquiry form or contact us by telephone if you have any queries about this training course or would like to express an interest to schedule your training. A member of our team will be happy to answer any questions.
Course Materials and Certification
All course materials will be provided, and refreshments are included. Certificates will be issued upon completion of the course, and you will receive copies of completed evaluation forms for your records.
Our Facilities
- Disability access building
- Ground flood training facilities (at request)
- Comfortable classroom lecture/study environment
- Toilet & Washrooms inc. disabled access
- Refreshments provided
- Location: Our training centre is based in Middleton, Manchester, UK. For precise directions, click here to view us on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Pricing and Duration
- Time required: Half a day
- Accommodates: Up to 12 people
- Price: £275
Suggested Refresher Frequency
To ensure ongoing competence and performance:
- Monitor staff performance regularly.
- Assess knowledge and competence at least annually.
- Provide refresher training every 3 years or when changes occur in health and safety regulations, workplace equipment, or protocols.
Benefits of Our Training
Why Choose Us?
- Expert Trainers: Learn from experienced professionals who are passionate about care.
- Comprehensive Content: Our training covers all essential aspects of each topic, ensuring your staff are well-prepared to provide high-quality care and support in their specific area of practice.
- Quality Assurance: Our courses meet the highest standards, ensuring compliance with all relevant frameworks, guidelines, and legislation specific to each course, including Skills for Care recommendations and CQC standards.
- Flexible Delivery: Choose from face-to-face sessions at our training centre or your premises, with training available at times to suit all shift patterns.
- Customisable Training: Tailor the course to reflect your organisation’s unique values and requirements.
- Refresher Courses: We offer refresher courses to keep your team proficient in up-to-date and best practices.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What is Health and Safety Awareness Training, and why is it important?
Health and Safety Awareness Training equips care workers with the essential knowledge and skills to maintain a safe and compliant workplace. It ensures your team understands their responsibilities, manages risks effectively, and adopts safe working practices to protect both staff and individuals in care settings.
- Who should take the Health and Safety Awareness Training course?
This course is ideal for care staff working in residential care, supported living, day services, or any other care settings. It provides a strong foundation in health and safety principles, ensuring staff can deliver safe and effective care.
- What will I learn in the Health and Safety Awareness Training course?
Participants will gain knowledge in areas such as risk assessment, handling hazardous substances, fire prevention, PPE usage, personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs), and how to manage stress in the workplace. The course also covers practical skills for implementing safety measures and promoting positive risk-taking.
- How long is the Health and Safety Awareness Training course?
The course lasts for half a day, providing a comprehensive overview of health and safety principles relevant to care settings.
- Can the Health and Safety Awareness Training be customised for our organisation?
Yes, we can adapt the course content to include your organisation’s specific policies, values, and requirements, ensuring the training is directly relevant to your team.
- Do you offer any follow-up or refresher training?
Yes, we recommend refreshing Health and Safety Awareness Training every 3 years or when there are significant changes in health and safety regulations, workplace equipment, or protocols. Refresher training ensures continued competence and compliance.
- Where can the Health and Safety Awareness Training be delivered?
We offer face-to-face training at our Middleton, Manchester training centre or at your premises. Training is available at times to suit various shift patterns, including evenings and weekends.
- What is the maximum number of participants in a training session?
Our training sessions can accommodate up to 12 participants, allowing for an interactive and focused learning experience.
- Will I receive a certificate after completing the Health and Safety Awareness Training?
Yes, certificates will be issued upon completion of the course. These certificates demonstrate your team’s commitment to maintaining high standards of health and safety in the workplace.
- How often should my team refresh their Health and Safety Awareness training?
We recommend refreshing the training every 3 years or when there are changes to health and safety regulations or workplace practices, ensuring your team stays up-to-date and compliant.
Enquiry Form
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