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Know environmental safety procedures in the social care setting
Table of Contents
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.
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
