Health, Safety & Risk
Health & Safety
Online course
CareCPD accredited
Included with Nest Learn
The core health and safety knowledge every member of a children's home team needs, mapped to the hazards that actually occur in a residential setting. It covers slips, trips and fire hazards, safe manual handling and lifting technique, and the two frameworks staff most often get wrong — RIDDOR reporting and COSHH for hazardous substances.
Risk assessment is treated as a working tool rather than a paperwork exercise.
At a glance
FormatOnline, self-paced
AccreditationCareCPD
CertificateIssued on completion
CategoryHealth & risk
Assigned viaLearning Paths
What this course covers
- Identify and control common workplace hazards, including slips, trips and fire risks.
- Apply safe manual handling and lifting techniques to protect against back injury.
- Carry out and record a risk assessment, and explain what must be reported under RIDDOR.
- Handle, store and label hazardous substances in line with COSHH, and administer first aid for chemical exposure.
Who it is for
Residential support workers, senior support workers, team leaders and Registered Managers working in children's homes.
How it works in Nest Learn
01
Assign it
Add it to a Learning Path for induction or mandatory training, or assign it to individuals with a deadline.
02
Staff complete it
It appears in My Training with a clear next action: start, continue or renew.
03
Track it in the Matrix
Status shows as Complete, In progress, Overdue, Expired or Not assigned, per staff member and per Home.
04
Keep the evidence
A certificate is issued automatically and stays attached to the record with the audit history.
Certificates for this course can be verified with CareCPD directly.
This course is included with Nest Learn
Along with over 30 others, plus the tools to assign, track, evidence and report staff training across every Home.