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On completion, learners will have an increased understanding of Legionnaires’ disease, including the potential consequences of an outbreak and the symptoms associated with the disease. The module also provides information on the relevant legislation and requirements for compliance.
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognise the implications of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
- Summarise how Legionnaires outbreaks can occur in water handling systems
- Identify relevant legislation and the requirements for compliance
- Recognise the role of water handling system owners
- Recognise the role of water handling systems safety providers
- Identify higher risk water handling system
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Moving and Handling is so much more than lifting and carrying. Whether we lift, carry, support, push, pull and hold any load then we need to be aware of the correct way to do it. We are only born with one back and we need to look after it. This course will inform you of the legislation surrounding any moving and handling operation, the correct techniques to employ, the process of ergonomics and risk assessing. You should always be safe when moving and handling any load so this course is essential for your health.
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain the theory behind moving and handling
- Be aware of safe practice using a range of techniques when moving a variety of inanimate loads
- Manual handling defines “any transporting or supporting of a load by hand or by bodily force
- This includes: Lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving Use of mechanical aids, e.g. trolleys
- Aims and Objectives
- By the end of this module you will be able to: Explain the term manual handling and provide examples
- Know who to contact Techniques for lifting
- Techniques for pushing and pulling
- Carry out manual handling safely
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This Paediatric First Aid (Level 3) course has been developed for those who are working/wish to work with children and infants. This accredited course provides theoretical training in first aid techniques that are specific to infants aged under 1, and children aged from 1 year old to the onset of puberty.
It will especially be of interest to parents, teachers, childminders, crèche assistants, playgroup personnel and anyone else who has a responsibility for their welfare whilst in your care. It is ideal for individuals who are responsible for children and infants, who wish to gain awareness or refresh in this field.
This course is split into two units:
Unit 1 Emergency Paediatric First Aid Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider
- Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
- Understanding of first aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
- Understanding of first aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
- Understanding of first aid for an infant and a child who has a foreign body airway obstruction
- Understanding of first aid to an infant and a child with external bleeding
- Awareness of how to provide first aid to an infant and a child who is suffering from shock
- Awareness of how to provide first aid to an infant and a child with anaphylaxis
Unit 2 Managing Paediatric Illness, Injuries and Emergencies:
- Understanding of first aid to an infant and a child with injuries to bones, joints and muscles
- Understanding of first aid to an infant and a child with head and spinal injuries
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
- Understand how to administer emergency first aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat or cold
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has sustained an electric shock
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with burns or scalds
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has been poisoned
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has been bitten or stung
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with minor injuries
- Understand how to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies
(Please note this course does not provide practical training.)
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The aim of this module is to provide you with a good basic knowledge of pressure ulcer management, including:
- The causes of pressure ulcers: how and why they occur, and which types of patients are most vulnerable to them
- Current best practice in preventing the development of pressure ulcers
- How to treat a pressure ulcer when it first appears.
Course Content:
- Introduction
- What is a ‘pressure ulcer?
- What causes pressure ulcers?
- Assessing pressure ulcers
- Repositioning techniques
- Managing a Category 1 ulcer
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- State when and why pressure ulcers can occur
- Describe the category scheme for pressure ulcers and the implications of that scheme
- Describe the types of people most vulnerable to pressure ulcers
- List the possible consequences of failing to treat a pressure ulcer effectively at the earliest opportunity
- Describe various means of preventing the development of pressure ulcers
- Describe the most effective means of treating a pressure ulcer as soon as it is identified.
This module is intended for all those working in a clinical/hospital setting, and particularly for nurses/doctors who are in day-to-day contact with their services users.
It is not intended to deal with the wounds caused by pressure ulcers at categories II, III and IV.
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RIDDOR places a legal duty on employers, self-employed people and people in charge of premises. Under RIDDOR individuals are required to report: work-related deaths, major injuries or over seven-day injuries, work related diseases and dangerous occurrences. The course will help the learner understand the necessary requirements of RIDDOR.
Learning Outcomes:
- Know what RIDDOR stands for
- Be aware of what is reportable under RIDDOR
- Be aware of the various methods of reporting
- Be familiar with the roles and responsibilities with regards to RIDDOR
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Safety in the Workplace Community complete with certificate
Workplace accidents and injuries cost corporations millions of dollars and thousands of hours lost every year. They also have a profound, often lifelong impact on workers. Introducing a safety culture into your organisation, where safety is valued as an integral part of the business’s operation, not only saves the business time and money, it also builds a committed, loyal, healthy workforce. This course will give participants the foundation to start building your safety culture.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the difference between a safety program and a safety culture
- Use resources to help you understand the regulations in your area
- Launch a safety committee
- Identify hazards and reduce them
- Apply hiring measures that can improve safety
- Explain what a safety training program will involve
- Identify groups particularly at risk for injury and know how to protect them
- Help your organisation write, implement, and review a safety plan
- Respond to incidents and near misses
- Understand the basics of accident investigation and documentation
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Seizures
Epilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures.
Seizures are bursts of electrical activity in the brain that temporarily affect how it works. They can cause a wide range of symptoms.
This course will look at what a seizure is, different types of seizures among many other things and could be useful for anyone who wants to know more about seizures.
Learning Objectives:
- What is a Seizure?
- Types of Seizure
- Types of NES
- Epileptic seizures
- Epilepsy
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Slips and trips are the biggest cause of serious injuries to people who work in catering and hospitality. Many result in broken bones or worse. Slips and trips can happen anywhere but most accidents happen in and around the kitchen. If you are a catering assistant, chef, cook, waiter or bar worker, you are most at risk. You have a legal duty to look after yourself and your colleagues at work.
Learning Outcomes:
- What will you learn on this course?
- Why slips and trips are a problem.
- Why they happen.
- How you can help to stop them
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Slips and trips are the biggest cause of serious injuries to people who work in catering and hospitality. Many result in broken bones or worse. Slips and trips can happen anywhere but most accidents happen in and around the kitchen. If you are a catering assistant, chef, cook, waiter or bar worker, you are most at risk. You have a legal duty to look after yourself and your colleagues at work.
Learning Outcomes:
- Why slips and trips are a problem
- Why they happen
- How you can help to stop them
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The Wound Assessment Training course is staff currently working within the healthcare sector. Candidates will benefit from having knowledge of wound assessment and an understanding of causes, stages, treatment and risk factors associated with a service user with a wound.
Learning Outcomes:
- Introduction to wound assessment
- Definition of a wound
- Wound Management
- Composition of the skin and its functions
- Wounds Assessments
- Stages of ulcers
- Treatment of wounds
- Deep tissue injuries
- Risk factors
- Healing
- Document and record keeping
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This module on Wound Care has been designed to help you understand some of the treatments for pressure ulcers, the types of support surfaces, how to assess pressure ulcers, venous and arterial ulcers and the role of nutrition in wound healing.
This has been developed using the latest guidance from the medical and nursing Royal Colleges, the Department of Health and the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Learner Outcomes:
- Pressure ulcer treatment
- Assessment of pressure ulcers
- Venous and arterial ulcers
- Nutrition
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This module on Wound Care has been designed to help you understand the role of support surfaces and mattresses, how to assess pressure ulcers, how to mobilise and reposition patients, the role of surgical interventions and the various types of dressings and medications for treating wounds.
This has been developed using the latest guidance from the medical and nursing Royal Colleges, the Department of Health and the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Learner Outcomes:
- Support surfaces and mattresses
- NICE clinical guidelines
- Dressings
- Medications
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This module on Wound Care has been designed to help you understand how to prepare the wound bed, how to assess wounds, the specific issues about fungating wounds and the key elements of the NICE Clinical Guidance.
This has been developed using the latest guidance from the medical and nursing Royal Colleges, the Department of Health and the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Learner Outcomes:
- Wound bed preparation
- Assessing wounds
- Fungating wounds
- Clinical Guidance
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This module on Wound Care has been designed to help you understand the factors that affect wound healing, the types of wounds, wound classifications, specific surgical wounds and pressure ulcers.
This has been developed using the latest guidance from the medical and nursing Royal Colleges, the Department of Health and the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Learning Outcomes:
- Factors affecting wound healing
- Types of wounds
- Surgical wounds
- Other Wound types
- Pressure ulcers
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This general working at height course is designed for anyone whose job requires them to work at height. The course focuses on what you need to know to use the right working at height safety equipment in order to create the safest working environment possible.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the Relevant Health & Safety, Working at Height Regulations and Legislation
- Knowing and Avoiding the Hazards of Working at Height
- Understanding the Importance of Carrying Out Risk Assessments
- Identify and Select the Correct Type of Safety Equipment and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for each task
- Inspection, Maintenance and Record Keeping
- Employers and Employees Responsibilities
