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Be able to carry out own responsibilities for health and safety
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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
Find and read your organisation’s policies, procedures and agreed ways of working for health and safety, and risk assessment.
‘Sensible risk assessment in care settings’ from the Health and Safety Executive
‘Controlling the risks’ from the Health and Safety Executive
‘Checks and monitoring for health and safety’ from the BCF Group website
‘Risk assessment in health and social care’ on the Access website
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Click to read some of the documents from the National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services.
The CHAS website contains an article on ‘Why are risk assessments important?’.
Research health and safety reports relating to incidents at care homes and hospitals. What can you learn from the reports about managing risk and how failure to manage risk occurs?
Explore the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website section for Health and Social Care Services.
This article from Leeds Council looks at ‘Managing risk in care homes’.
Think And Challenge
