CSTF – Health & Safety
Course Description
Welcome! Upon completing this module, you will receive a certificate of completion. The course duration is approximately 1 hour, earning you 1 CPD point. You will have 6 months from the date of purchase to complete this online training module.
This module focuses on essential health and safety principles in healthcare settings, ensuring compliance with legal responsibilities, organizational policies, and best practices for workplace safety.
This module focuses on essential health and safety principles in healthcare settings, ensuring compliance with legal responsibilities, organizational policies, and best practices for workplace safety.
Course Summary
This online training module provides a comprehensive understanding of health and safety in healthcare settings. It covers key topics such as workplace hazards, risk assessment, patient safety, and reporting health and safety concerns.
The course ensures learners gain the necessary knowledge to comply with health and safety regulations and implement safe working practices in their roles.
The course ensures learners gain the necessary knowledge to comply with health and safety regulations and implement safe working practices in their roles.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is designed for healthcare professionals, including nurses, midwives, and other healthcare staff, who need to enhance their knowledge of health and safety protocols in their workplace.
It is also suitable for individuals seeking Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for professional registration renewal.
It is also suitable for individuals seeking Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for professional registration renewal.
Course Content
This training module includes the following topics:
Introduction to Health and Safety:
- Importance of health and safety in healthcare settings
- Legal responsibilities and obligations
- Organizational Commitment to Safety
Understanding the organization's commitment to delivering services safely:
- Policies and procedures for maintaining health and safety
- Legislation, Policies, and Procedures
Importance of acting in accordance with relevant legislation and policies:
- Consequences of non-compliance
- Consultation and Communication
Arrangements for consulting employees on health and safety matters:
- Importance of effective communication for a safe workplace
- Health and Safety Policy
Locating and understanding the organization's health and safety policy:
- Hazard, Risk, and Risk Assessment
Definitions and significance of hazard, risk, and risk assessment:
- Identifying and managing workplace hazards
- Workplace Hazards
Common workplace hazards (e.g., slips, trips, falls, chemicals, stress, abuse, workstation setup):
- Risk Management
Preventive and protective measures for managing risks:
- Safe Working Practices
Application of safe working practices specific to healthcare roles:
- Patient Safety
Ensuring patient safety and following proper protocols:
- Reporting Health and Safety Concerns
- Organizational procedures for reporting concerns
- Incident Reporting
- Responsibilities in reporting incidents, ill health, and near misses
- Raising Health and Safety Concerns
- Proper channels and procedures for reporting safety issues
- Information Management
- How organizations use reported information to manage risks effectively
Introduction to Health and Safety:
- Importance of health and safety in healthcare settings
- Legal responsibilities and obligations
- Organizational Commitment to Safety
Understanding the organization's commitment to delivering services safely:
- Policies and procedures for maintaining health and safety
- Legislation, Policies, and Procedures
Importance of acting in accordance with relevant legislation and policies:
- Consequences of non-compliance
- Consultation and Communication
Arrangements for consulting employees on health and safety matters:
- Importance of effective communication for a safe workplace
- Health and Safety Policy
Locating and understanding the organization's health and safety policy:
- Hazard, Risk, and Risk Assessment
Definitions and significance of hazard, risk, and risk assessment:
- Identifying and managing workplace hazards
- Workplace Hazards
Common workplace hazards (e.g., slips, trips, falls, chemicals, stress, abuse, workstation setup):
- Risk Management
Preventive and protective measures for managing risks:
- Safe Working Practices
Application of safe working practices specific to healthcare roles:
- Patient Safety
Ensuring patient safety and following proper protocols:
- Reporting Health and Safety Concerns
- Organizational procedures for reporting concerns
- Incident Reporting
- Responsibilities in reporting incidents, ill health, and near misses
- Raising Health and Safety Concerns
- Proper channels and procedures for reporting safety issues
- Information Management
- How organizations use reported information to manage risks effectively
Course Outcomes
Upon completing this module, learners will:
1. Understand the organization's commitment to delivering services safely.
2. Recognize the importance of compliance with legislation, policies, and procedures.
3. Know how health and safety matters are communicated within the organization.
4. Be able to locate and understand the health and safety policy.
5. Define hazard, risk, and risk assessment.
6. Identify common workplace hazards.
7. Understand how to implement preventive and protective risk management measures.
8. Apply and promote safe working practices in their role.
9. Take appropriate actions to ensure patient safety.
10. Report health and safety concerns using organizational procedures.
11. Understand the incident reporting process and how reported information is used.
12. Know how to raise health and safety concerns.
13. Fulfill their responsibilities in reporting incidents, ill health, and near misses.
1. Understand the organization's commitment to delivering services safely.
2. Recognize the importance of compliance with legislation, policies, and procedures.
3. Know how health and safety matters are communicated within the organization.
4. Be able to locate and understand the health and safety policy.
5. Define hazard, risk, and risk assessment.
6. Identify common workplace hazards.
7. Understand how to implement preventive and protective risk management measures.
8. Apply and promote safe working practices in their role.
9. Take appropriate actions to ensure patient safety.
10. Report health and safety concerns using organizational procedures.
11. Understand the incident reporting process and how reported information is used.
12. Know how to raise health and safety concerns.
13. Fulfill their responsibilities in reporting incidents, ill health, and near misses.
Frameworks & Standards
This course aligns with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (CPD Points) requirements:
- Healthcare professionals must complete 35 hours of relevant CPD within three years of registration renewal.
- At least 20 hours must involve participatory learning, ensuring engagement with other professionals.
- Healthcare professionals must complete 35 hours of relevant CPD within three years of registration renewal.
- At least 20 hours must involve participatory learning, ensuring engagement with other professionals.