Safety and Health at Work

Course details

Course Aims

• Safety and Health at Work is a mandatory module for the Level 5 Certificate in Healthcare Support.
• This module is designed to provide the learner with the skills and knowledge to promote and maintain safety and health in the care provision working environment.

Course Outline

• Recognise the factors that influence health, safety and welfare.
• Apply the principles and procedures of health and safety.
• Understand the importance of hazard identification and risk assessment
• promote safe working practices and procedures.
• explain risk factors in relation to health, to include stress, lifestyle, diet, illness & infection and outline procedures in relation to infection control
• Be familiar with core legislation of safety, health and welfare.

Course Work

• Assignments (2) (60%): Candidates will examine two aspects of safety and/or health in the care setting. They will plan, investigate and evaluate the topic. Evidence may take the form of small scale surveys, practical experiments or other investigations.
• Theory Based Examination (40%)

Entry Requirements

• FETAC Level 4, Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied
• Recognised qualifications of approved overseas institutions
• Mature students with relevant work or life experience
• English language proficiency if appropriate.