Comprehensive Healthcare Hazard Control & Safety Management
Achieving Safety Excellence in Healthcare
Introduction
Balancing health and safety with the delivery of top-quality care is a common challenge in the healthcare sector. However, achieving high standards in patient care should not come at the expense of the health and safety of your employees and others. A well-implemented safety management system can ensure the delivery of superior healthcare services while safeguarding the health and safety of your workforce.
This training course delves into the critical relationship between quality healthcare delivery and robust health and safety management. It identifies common pitfalls in healthcare management and offers practical, proven solutions. Participants will gain a blend of effective management techniques and practical implementation strategies to meet the high-performance standards expected in the healthcare industry.
Course Highlights
- Key legal responsibilities in healthcare management
- Identifying and controlling significant healthcare hazards
- Conducting comprehensive risk assessments and maintaining risk registers
- Applying principles of prevention and control
- Managing both clinical and non-clinical risks
- Delivering quality healthcare without compromising on health and safety
Objectives
- Understand and comply with key legal responsibilities in healthcare provision
- Identify and assess significant hazards and risks in healthcare
- Develop skills to integrate health and safety management with core healthcare activities
- Enhance risk perception and implement effective hazard control measures
- Recognize the importance of continuous improvement through performance monitoring
Training Methodology
Participants will benefit from a highly interactive learning experience led by an expert tutor. The training employs various proven adult learning techniques, including exercises, case studies, and open discussions. Videos and real-life scenarios will be used to stimulate deeper discussions, with participants encouraged to share their own experiences and challenges.
Organizational Impact
- Compliance with internationally recognized health and safety management standards
- Professional development of staff
- Improved safety systems, control measures, and behavioral practices
- Reduced incidents and optimized resource use
- Leadership equipped to prevent and manage adverse events
- Increased profitability through enhanced safety management
Personal Impact
- Deepened understanding of hazards and risks in healthcare
- Knowledge of the legal foundations of health and safety management in healthcare
- Ability to implement a comprehensive health and safety management system
- Enhanced skills in evaluating health and safety performance
- Recognition of the benefits associated with a successful health and safety management system
Who Should Attend?
- Healthcare line managers, supervisors, and team leaders
- Healthcare engineers and maintenance personnel
- HSE professionals
- Employee representatives
- Human resources professionals
- Any staff involved in planning and implementing the healthcare organization's HSE management system
Course Outline
Healthcare Management
- 01Legal requirements for health and safety in healthcare
- 02Developing and maintaining an effective safety management system
- 03Bridging clinical and non-clinical risk management
- 04Risk assessments and risk registers
- 05Principles of prevention
- 06Control, cooperation, communication, and competence
Healthcare Hazards, Risks, and Controls – Part 1
- 01Occupational health hazards: chemical, physical, biological, psychosocial, ergonomic
- 02Hospital-acquired infection (HAI): hazards and controls
- 03Sharps and needlestick management
- 04Cleaning, sterilization, and decontamination
- 05Control of exposure to hazardous substances (including biological agents)
- 06Laboratory safety
Healthcare Hazards, Risks, and Controls – Part 2
- 01Ionizing radiation: exposure, measurement, and control
- 02Waste management: clinical and non-clinical
- 03Musculoskeletal injuries and prevention
- 04Stress management: HSE Stress Management Standards
- 05Health assessment and surveillance
- 06Fire safety and emergency evacuation procedures
Maintaining a Safe Healthcare Environment
- 01Role and importance of facilities management
- 02Medical gases management
- 03Legionella control
- 04Working at heights and confined spaces
- 05Electrical safety and power supply management
- 06Slips, trips, and falls: hazards and controls
- 07Contractor management: work permit systems and isolations
Sustaining Safety Excellence
- 01Measuring safety performance
- 02Active and reactive monitoring systems
- 03Incident reporting and investigation, including near-miss reporting
- 04Root cause analysis
- 05Audits and reviews
- 06Course summary and wrap-up
Certificate
A SHIFT Institute Certificate will be awarded to delegates upon successful completion of this training course.
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