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Health and Safety Awareness
Health & SafetyLevel 1

Health and Safety Awareness

A wet kitchen floor. A trailing oxygen line. A bath run too hot, a frayed kettle lead. Most harm in care starts small, and the person best placed to catch it is the worker in the room. This course shows you what the law expects of your employer and of you, how to spot the everyday hazards of a care visit, how risk assessment works and where your part in it begins, and why reporting an accident or a near miss is one of the most useful things you can do on shift. Built for care and support workers in England and mapped to Care Certificate Standard 13, it draws on real cases where reporting, or the silence that replaced it, decided what happened next.

1 hour 16 minutes
Created by Sophie Barber Updated 10/2026 English
Part of Mandatory Training · Course 15 of 15
  • 100% online, any time
  • On any device
  • Accredited certificate on completion
  • Learn by doing
  • Storytelling built around your routine
  • Audio and alt text throughout
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What you'll learn

State the basic legal responsibilities of employers and employees for health and safety.
Identify common hazards in a care setting.
Describe how to carry out a simple risk assessment.
Recognise the importance of accident and near-miss reporting.

Course content

5 modules

The law that protects you at work: what your employer must do, what you must do, and who enforces it. You will be able to state both sides of the legal duty.
Learn to spot the hazards a care visit really holds: wet floors, trailing leads, hot water and drinks, sharps, and the risks recorded in the care plan.
How a risk assessment works, step by step, and your part in it: spot the hazard, report it, follow the plan. Covers the five steps and hazard versus risk.
Why every accident and near miss must be reported, how to do it well, and what happens next: the accident book, RIDDOR, CQC and a no-blame culture.
The graded assessment: ten questions drawn from a 30-question bank covering the whole course. Pass it to complete your certificate.

Specialist

Sophie Barber

A qualified teacher, examiner and content creator, Sophie has over 10 years experience developing resources for examination boards to ensure that they are using effective learning tools. An ex-medic, Sophie has a huge passion for the healthcare profession and the importance of delivering quality care.

Training you can trust

How this course works. You will work through self-paced modules, check your understanding with knowledge checks, and finish with a short assessment. On passing, your CPD-certified certificate is available to download immediately, ready for your CQC evidence file or employer records.

Recommended renewal: every year. Your certificate is valid for 12 months. Skills for Care's minimum for most topics is every 3 years. Refresher periods by topic

Accredited by CPD

All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Frequently asked questions

There is no deadline: a one-off purchase gives you lifetime access to the course, including updates, so you can complete it at your own pace across shifts.
Yes. Every course is accredited by the CPD Certification Service, and the certificate states the course, the level and the date you passed.
Yes. It works on phone, tablet and computer, and your progress syncs between them.
Your certificate is generated the moment you pass the final assessment, ready to download or print.