Slips, Trips and Falls – Community
Duration: 30 minutes
If you’re a care practioner working in the community, the risk of incident or injury to yourself and your client becomes intertwined as work-space and home become one and the same thing. Responsibility for your personal health and safety is extended to assess the risks to your client, especially when considering factors of age, eyesight, limited mobility, muscle weakness and other health conditions.
This course, educates learners about the most common slip, trip and fall hazards whilst working in a community setting and provides practical instruction on how to carry out a risk assessment. It explores how to prevent hazards from posing a threat to clients and care workers through the implementation of control measures such as good housekeeping, changes to design, thorough maintenance, suitable flooring, footwear and proper cleaning.
Duration: 30 minutes
If you’re a care practioner working in the community, the risk of incident or injury to yourself and your client becomes intertwined as work-space and home become one and the same thing. Responsibility for your personal health and safety is extended to assess the risks to your client, especially when considering factors of age, eyesight, limited mobility, muscle weakness and other health conditions.
This course, educates learners about the most common slip, trip and fall hazards whilst working in a community setting and provides practical instruction on how to carry out a risk assessment. It explores how to prevent hazards from posing a threat to clients and care workers through the implementation of control measures such as good housekeeping, changes to design, thorough maintenance, suitable flooring, footwear and proper cleaning.
Duration: 30 minutes
If you’re a care practioner working in the community, the risk of incident or injury to yourself and your client becomes intertwined as work-space and home become one and the same thing. Responsibility for your personal health and safety is extended to assess the risks to your client, especially when considering factors of age, eyesight, limited mobility, muscle weakness and other health conditions.
This course, educates learners about the most common slip, trip and fall hazards whilst working in a community setting and provides practical instruction on how to carry out a risk assessment. It explores how to prevent hazards from posing a threat to clients and care workers through the implementation of control measures such as good housekeeping, changes to design, thorough maintenance, suitable flooring, footwear and proper cleaning.
Objectives
After completing the course, learners will be able to:
Identify who is at risk of slips, trips and falls
Understand your role in the prevention of slips, trips and falls
Assess the main slips, trips and falls hazards specific to you and your clients
Reduce the risks of slips, trips and falls in your setting
Know how to accurately record and report incidents in line with the law
Topics
Latest statistics
Reasons for slips and trips
Physical risks
Cognitive risks
Eyesight and hearing
Bedrails
Specialist seating
Factors affecting the risk of falling
Age UK ‘Stop Falling’
Self-assessment
The law
RIDDOR
Reporting and recording
Training
Policies and procedures