Health and Safety in Health and Social Care

Health and Safety: Risk Assessments, COSHH and RIDDOR
Unit 2: Working in Health and Social Care, of Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Health and Social Care.

Interactive lesson teaches students the importane of Health and Safety in Health and Social Care.

Lesson Overview

• Introduction to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• How to write a risk assessment: this aspect of the lesson will get students to identify hazards within your building by walking around, and then come back and complete a risk assessment as a group, with the presentation taking you step by step through each stage.
• An introduction to COSHH with an activity where students get to identify the meanings of different symbols
• Introduction to RIDDOR