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Infection poses a threat to everyone and can lead to severe illnesses, worsening of underlying conditions, or even fatalities. As part of your role, you need to understand the routes by which an infection can get into the body and how poor health or hygiene might pose a risk to yourself and others. This module looks at the importance of preventing and controlling the spread of infection, and best practice in the healthcare setting. -
This engaging online Manual Handling training gives you practical knowledge to prevent workplace injuries when handling loads. As one of our essential health and safety courses, it delivers critical skills in just 30-45 minutes. Manual handling injuries affect half a million UK workers annually, with back injuries being the leading cause of workplace absences. By law, employers must protect their workforce—and this training helps you meet those legal obligations while reducing costly downtime. -
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Employers have a legal requirement to take reasonable steps to safeguard the health and safety of all employees, including increasing awareness about potential hazards, and outlining what can be done to minimise risk. The Manual Handling course will help learners understand the correct manual handling procedures to apply to be able to reduce their chance of incurring an injury while handling loads. The First Aid Primary Survey course will help learners to react appropriately when they are first on the scene of an incident involving a casualty and know what necessary steps to take. -
This course has been designed to help raise awareness of Legionnaires' disease by explaining how outbreaks might occur, and highlighting water systems that have a potentially high risk of developing the Legionella bacterium. You may have heard about Legionnaires' disease or the Legionella bacterium, and it’s not something anyone wants to experience first-hand. On average there are approximately 200 to 250 reported cases of Legionnaires' disease each year in the UK, although many believe this total is generally underestimated. Contracting 'Legionella pneumophilia' bacteria can cause high fever and may become fatal in approximately 12% of cases. To prevent people from developing this disease, we need to know what it is and how to prevent it coming into contact with us. This legionella training module explains how outbreaks might occur, including how to identify which water systems have a potentially high risk of developing the Legionnella bacterium. -
This interactive e-learning course leads to a globally recognised IOSH certificate in 'Working Safely' and will provide individuals with thorough knowledge about the essentials of health and safety. The structured online course includes five interactive modules, 3D hazard spotting quiz forming part of the final assessment. The online course is easy to follow, you can study wherever and whenever suits you. This is the most cost-effective way to study for this globally recognised IOSH certificate. -
In any workplace, there are health and safety hazards that need to be controlled to reduce the risk of accidents and injuries. It’s down to you and your organisation to make this happen. This module outlines common health and safety hazards in the healthcare sector, how to perform a risk assessment and what to do in the event of an incident. It also explores what a ‘culture of health and safety’ means, and what is expected of you and your organisation in order to achieve this. -
Human history is full of harrowing periods when just one single illness became deadly and spread at epidemic or pandemic levels. Think about the Great Influenza pandemic (AKA Spanish Flu), The Plague and - more recently - Covid-19. There isn’t an industry or sector that hasn’t been affected. With the risk of another pandemic always looming, it’s more important than ever to understand the most effective ways you can help prevent the spread of infection in your workplace. With the outbreak of the coronavirus it’s more important than ever to understand the most effective ways you can help prevent the spread of infection in your workplace.