IOSH Principles of Safety Management in Healthcare

This course has been approved by the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), which is the UKs leading professional institution in safety management.

It enables healthcare professionals who need a recognised benchmark of health and safety competence to achieve an approved certificate, without having to take significant amounts of time out of the workplace.

Within the two days, we cover the primary health and safety management principles in a practical and sector-specific way. PHSC plc and its wholly owned group of companies are the only organisations who are approved to present this course. The course content can be tailored further to reflect specific areas of healthcare (eg care home management, NHS Trusts, private clinics, dentists etc).

Who Should Attend:

Supervisors and managers who deal with health and safety issues as part of their general responsibilities within the healthcare sector.

Course Contents:

- The programme will particularly focus on:
- Health & safety law
- CQC requirements and their link with H&S law
- Hazard identification and management
- Risk assessment
- Accident minimisation, reporting and investigation
- Key Policies and procedures required for safety management
- Asbestos and legionella hazards
- Fire safety
- Safety of staff including those who are community based, and of visitors/patients
- Contractor management
- Key premises issues

Course Objectives:

By the end of the training, delegates will be able to:

- Understand the key legal requirements and standards to be achieved within a healthcare environment
- Understand how CQC and UK health and safety legislation requirements compare and relate to each other
- Understand how accidents occur, how to implement simple systems to prevent them
- Know how to conduct an accident investigation and what to record, and how to use this to reassure staff and service users
- Know how to conduct a risk assessment, and to implement a risk assessment strategy throughout your demised area of authority.
- Identify the key hazards in the healthcare environment and the management and controls of each (eg manual handling, management of aggression)
- Know how to implement simple safety systems into other business initiatives and responsibilities to enable an integrated approach to safety when planning, implementing, monitoring and reviewing your systems.

Assessment:

Half hour multi-choice examination, and a mini risk assessment project completed within the training time.

Certification:

Upon successful completion, delegates will achieve an IOSH accredited certificate

Duration:

2 Days