ICTQual Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in Health and Social Care
This qualification develops essential health and safety knowledge for care settings, covering hazards, risk control, infection prevention, emergency procedures, compliance, and safer practice.
Course Features
This ICTQual AB Level 2 Award provides focused health and safety knowledge for learners working in or preparing for health and social care environments.
- ICTQual AB awarded Level 2 qualification
- Designed for health and social care environments
- Focus on care-setting hazards and risk control
- Covers infection prevention and safe working practice
- Includes emergency preparedness and incident reporting
- Assessment through approved training centres
About This Course
The ICTQual Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in Health and Social Care is designed for individuals working within healthcare and social care settings who need essential knowledge of safe practice, risk awareness, and compliance.
Builds essential health and safety awareness for care settings
Supports safer practice for service users, staff, and visitors
Promotes compliance with workplace and care-sector safety procedures
Develops practical understanding of hazards and controls
Strengthens awareness of infection prevention and emergency response
Provides a pathway to higher-level health, safety, or care qualifications
What You'll Learn
Learners will develop essential knowledge of health and safety duties, risk control, emergency preparedness, welfare standards, and safety culture in care-related working environments.
Understand the importance of health and safety in care environments
Identify legal duties and responsibilities of employers and employees
Recognise hazards and risks affecting service users, staff, and visitors
Apply basic risk assessment and risk control techniques
Understand fire safety, manual handling, infection prevention, and emergency procedures
Recognise the importance of incident reporting and a positive safety culture
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for learners working in or preparing to work in health and social care environments where safe practice and risk awareness are essential.
Care assistants and support workers
Healthcare assistants and clinical support staff
Residential care and nursing home workers
Domiciliary care and community care workers
New entrants to health and social care roles
Staff requiring formal health and safety awareness training in care settings
Course Content
Explore the comprehensive ICTQual Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in Health and Social Care course content designed to help you master the material through structured modules and lessons.
Principles of Health & Safety and Legal Duties of Employers and Employees
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Techniques
Fire Safety, Manual Handling, and Emergency Preparedness
Workplace Welfare, Environmental Conditions, and Safety Signage
Promoting a Positive Health & Safety Culture and Incident Reporting Procedures
Course Requirements
Learners should have the basic literacy, numeracy, and English communication skills needed to understand course materials, complete assessments, and apply safety procedures in care environments.
Learners should normally be at least 16 years old at registration
No prior health and safety qualification is required
Assessments
Assessment is conducted through an approved training centre and is designed to confirm learners’ understanding of course content and their ability to apply health and safety principles in practical care-related situations.
Multiple-choice knowledge assessment
Practical or scenario-based assessment activities
Tutor observation or centre-based assessment where required
Minimum pass requirements set by the approved training centre and awarding body guidance
Progression
Successful learners can progress to higher-level health and safety, health and social care, and specialist care-related qualifications, or use the award to support safer practice in current employment.
ICTQual AB Level 3 Award in Health and Safety
Level 3 qualifications in Health and Social Care
Specialist training in fire safety, manual handling, first aid, COSHH, or risk assessment
Entry or development roles in care, healthcare support, and workplace safety
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