Care Certificate – Standard 13: Health and Safety (2025)

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

* Understand your own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in your work setting
* Understand why risk assessment is important and how to report any health and safety concerns you identify
* Move and assist people and objects safely, in line with agreed ways of working and while maintaining dignity
* Follow procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness, including knowing what emergency first aid actions you can and cannot carry out
* Understand your responsibilities around medication and delegated healthcare tasks, and only carry these out when you are trained and competent
* Handle hazardous substances safely, following COSHH and your organisation’s policies
* Promote fire safety and know what to do if a fire starts
* Work securely, including following lone working and security procedures to protect yourself and the people you support
* Manage your own and others’ mental health and personal wellbeing, recognising common stressors and knowing how to access support and resources