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Unit 12: Promoting Health, Safety and Principles of Basic Life Support
Health & SafetyLevel 2

Unit 12: Promoting Health, Safety and Principles of Basic Life Support

This unit provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to maintain health, safety, and wellbeing in adult social care settings. It covers key legislation, responsibilities, and safe working practices, including risk assessment, moving and assisting, medication, and handling hazardous substances. Learners will understand how to respond to accidents, sudden illness, and emergencies, including the principles of basic life support. The unit also explores fire safety, workplace security, and the importance of maintaining personal mental health and wellbeing. By the end of the unit, learners will be able to work safely, respond effectively to risks and emergencies, and support a safe environment for themselves and others.

6 hours 30 minutes
Created by Sophie Barber Updated 11/2026 English
Part of Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate · Course 12 of 15

Available only in Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate

This course isn't sold on its own. You get it, with every other course in the pathway, when you enrol on the pathway.

£1400.00, was £1500.0015 courses
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What you'll learn

Outline legislation relating to general health and safety in an adult social care working setting.
List the main points of the health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer.
List the main health and safety responsibilities of self, the employer or manager and others in the work setting.
Describe tasks relating to health and safety that should not be carried out without special training.

Course content

35 modules

The Health and Safety at Work Act and other key laws that protect staff, visitors and the people you support in care settings.
The main points of your employer's health and safety policies and procedures, from risk assessment to reporting accidents.
How health and safety responsibilities are shared between you, your employer or manager and others in the work setting.
Tasks such as moving people, medication, first aid and using equipment that you must not do without specific training.
Where to get extra health and safety information and support, from your manager and policies to the HSE.
Sustainable approaches you can use in your role, such as reducing waste, saving energy and using resources responsibly.
Written assessment on health and safety legislation, workplace policies and the responsibilities of everyone in the care setting.
Why assessing risks in work settings, situations and activities protects people from harm and supports safe, confident care.
How and when to report hazards and health and safety risks so they are dealt with quickly and recorded properly.
Written assessment on risk assessment, acting to reduce harm and reporting hazards in the workplace.
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations, LOLER and other laws that apply to moving and assisting people and objects.
Moving and assisting tasks, such as using hoists or slide sheets, that you must not carry out until you are trained and competent.
How to move and assist people and objects safely, following the care plan and risk assessment while protecting dignity.
Written assessment on safe moving and assisting: legislation, following care plans, using equipment and maintaining dignity.
Accidents and sudden illnesses you may meet at work, such as falls, choking, seizures, strokes and cardiac arrest.
The workplace procedures to follow when an accident or sudden illness happens or basic life support is needed.
The basic life support and first aid actions you may and may not carry out, and when to call for help.
Written assessment on responding to accidents, sudden illness and emergencies safely and within the limits of your role.
Agreed ways of working for medication and healthcare tasks in your setting, including records and the limits of your role.
Medication and healthcare procedures you must not carry out until you have been trained and assessed as competent.
Written assessment on medication procedures, working within your training and responding when asked to do unfamiliar tasks.
Common hazardous substances in care, from cleaning products and medicines to bodily fluids, and how COSHH applies.
How to store, use and dispose of hazardous substances safely, reading labels and using the right PPE.
Written assessment on handling hazardous substances: storage, use, disposal, labels and PPE.
How to prevent fires starting or spreading, including safe use of electrical equipment, smoking rules and fire doors.
What to do if a fire breaks out: raising the alarm, evacuation procedures and supporting people to safety.
Written assessment on fire safety: prevention, evacuation procedures and keeping the environment safe.
Measures that protect your safety and security and that of the people you support, including lone working arrangements.
Agreed ways of checking the identity of anyone asking to enter the premises or access information.
Written assessment on personal safety and security, checking identity, protecting information and lone working.
Common factors that can affect your own mental health and wellbeing at work and at home, such as workload and stress.
Situations that tend to trigger stress or low wellbeing for you, and how to recognise them early.
Resources available to support your mental health and wellbeing, from supervision and employee assistance to NHS services.
How to access and make good use of wellbeing support, and when to ask for help.
Written assessment on your own mental health and wellbeing at work, personal triggers and the support available.

Specialist

Sophie Barber

A qualified teacher, examiner and content creator, Sophie has over 10 years experience developing resources for examination boards to ensure that they are using effective learning tools. An ex-medic, Sophie has a huge passion for the healthcare profession and the importance of delivering quality care.

Training you can trust

How this course works. You will work through self-paced modules, check your understanding with knowledge checks, and finish with a short assessment. On passing, your CPD-certified certificate is available to download immediately, ready for your CQC evidence file or employer records.

This certificate does not expire.

Accredited by CPD

All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Frequently asked questions

There is no deadline: a one-off purchase gives you lifetime access to the course, including updates, so you can complete it at your own pace across shifts.
Yes. Every course is accredited by the CPD Certification Service, and the certificate states the course, the level and the date you passed.
Yes. It works on phone, tablet and computer, and your progress syncs between them.
Your certificate is generated the moment you pass the final assessment, ready to download or print.