Know environmental safety procedures in the social care setting
Use the internet to find and read some example procedures for preventing and dealing with:
• Fire
• Gas leak
• Floods
• Intruding
• Security breach
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Use the internet to find and read some example procedures for preventing and dealing with:
- ‘Fire safety in the workplace’ webpage on the Gov UK website
- ‘Are you in control of your gas safety?’ from Quality Compliance Systems
- ‘Flooding – minimising the risk: Flood plan guidance for communities and groups’ from the Environmental Agency
- ‘Health and safety’ from Skills for Care.
- ‘Health and safety in care homes’ from the HSE
- Presentation
- Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on ‘Basic fire safety'.
- Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on ‘We're OK'.
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘Fire safety risk assessment: Residential care premises’ by the HM Government about fire risk assessment and precautions in residential care settings. Read the sections relevant to your role and setting.
- Access this guide ‘Improving safety for lone workers: a guide for lone workers’ published by the NHS Staff Council. Remember lone working does not only apply to people working in a client’s home. It may also apply to you if you are left alone in any situation.
- ‘Violence in health and social care’ webpage on the Health and Safety Executive website. Click to read advice on reducing the risks of work-related violence and how to respond if faced with violence and aggression at work. Be sure to read the guides mentioned in the Resources section on ‘Violence at work: A guide for employers’ and ‘Working alone: Health and safety guidance on the risks of lone working’.
- This article from the Health Business website looks at ‘Healthy security for hospitals and care homes’.
- Think And Challenge
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