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Care Certificate (Part 13) - Health and Safety
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The Care Certificate (Part 13) - Health and Safety course introduces essential health and safety principles for health and social care workers in Ireland. It covers key Irish legislation, workplace responsibilities, policies and procedures, risk assessment, safe equipment use, manual handling, accidents, emergencies and first aid. Learners will develop an understanding of how to identify hazards, reduce risks and contribute to a safe environment for themselves, colleagues and people receiving care.
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What you'll learn
- Understand the key principles of health and safety in Irish health and social care settings.
- Identify key Irish health and safety legislation, regulations and workplace responsibilities.
- Recognise common workplace hazards and explain how risk assessments can help reduce risks.
- Describe safe practices for manual handling, work equipment, hazardous substances and emergency situations.
- Explain the importance of reporting accidents, following workplace procedures and working within appropriate training and competence.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Understand the key principles of health and safety in Irish health and social care settings.
- Identify key Irish health and safety legislation, regulations and workplace responsibilities.
- Recognise common workplace hazards and explain how risk assessments can help reduce risks.
- Describe safe practices for manual handling, work equipment, hazardous substances and emergency situations.
- Explain the importance of reporting accidents, following workplace procedures and working within appropriate training and competence.
Modules
Module 1
Health and Safety
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Frequently Asked Questions
Health and safety helps protect care workers, residents, service users and others from harm by promoting safe working practices, effective risk management and appropriate workplace procedures.
Key Irish legislation includes the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007.
The five steps are identifying hazards, identifying who may be harmed, evaluating risks, recording findings and reviewing the assessment when necessary.
Care workers should follow workplace policies, use equipment safely, attend required training, report hazards and incidents, and take reasonable care of themselves and others.
Depending on the workplace and role, relevant training may include First Aid Response, Cardiac First Response and Occupational First Aid. Staff should work within their level of training.