Health, Safety and Fire Awareness Level 1
The Health, Safety and Fire Awareness Level 1 course aims to provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with an overview and basic understanding of key health and safety issues in the workplace. This course covers the basics of fire safety, first aid, manual handling, and other common health and safety hazards. The course is designed to be completed in 1.5 hours and successful candidates will be awarded a certificate valid for 3 years upon completion of the course. The course is suitable for those who are new to the healthcare industry or for those who require a refresher on basic health and safety awareness. This course costs £170 for up to 12 learners. Prices may vary based on your requirements. This course costs £170 for up to 12 learners. Prices may vary based on your requirements.
Learning Objectives
- Understand your role and responsibilities in regards to health and safety
- Understand the principles of fire safety and prevention
- Awareness of the key ways of working in order to protect all from risk
Care Certificate Courses
Role of the Care Worker and Personal Development
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to understand their role, ways of working and their responsibility for their own personal development.
Duty of Care
Aim: To ensure that healthcare support workers and adult social care workers understand their duty of care and how to fulfil it, with consideration for legislation, workplace policies and possible conflicts.
Safeguarding Adults
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with an awareness of safeguarding issues and how they can effectively safeguard adults at risk of harm.
Person Centred Care and Support
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with an awareness of the concept of person centred care and support.
Moving and Assisting Awareness
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to understand their role, ways of working and their responsibility for their own personal development.
Health, Safety and Fire Awareness
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with an awareness and understanding of key health and safety issues.
Food Safety, Nutrition and Hydration Awareness
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to understand how to prepare and handle food safely and hygienically and understand the importance of good nutrition and hydration.
Medication and Healthcare Tasks Awareness
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with basic knowledge of medications, their effects and safety issues and how to assist with healthcare tasks.
Infection Control and Prevention Awareness
Aim: To introduce healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to the principles of infection control and prevention.
Effective Communication
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to communicate effectively to improve outcomes for individuals they support.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Awareness
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers understand the principles of equality and diversity, how to promote inclusion and reduce discrimination.
Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability Awareness
Aim: To raise learners’ awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities and how to promote positive wellbeing.