Health and Safety Training Courses
Every member of your team deserves to feel safe at work, and every person in your care deserves to be looked after by someone who knows how to keep them safe. Our CPD-accredited Health & Safety training courses make that possible.
Who needs Health & Safety training?
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Care home staff
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Domiciliary and home care workers
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Healthcare assistants and clinical staff
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Residential and supported living staff
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See Our Health and Safety Training Courses
Health & Safety is the foundation of every safe workplace. Don’t let a training gap put your team, your service users, or your CQC rating at risk.
Courses
This is our current list of Health and Safety courses.
To view our full library of courses, please go here.
Asbestos Awareness
COSHH
COSHH Train the Trainer
Display Screen Equipment
Evacuation Chair Training Course
Falls Awareness
Fire Marshal Training
Fire Safety
Fire Safety for Domiciliary Care
Fire Safety Lite
Food Hygiene
Why Health & Safety Training is so Important
Keep every person safe, every day
Health and social care is one of the highest-risk sectors for workplace injury. From manual handling injuries and fire incidents to allergic reactions and slips, trips, and falls, the hazards are real and frequent. Well-trained staff are better equipped to identify risks, take preventive action, and respond effectively when something does go wrong.
It’s the law
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires all employers to make sure staff have the training they need to work safely. Online Health & Safety training is one of the most cost-effective ways to make sure your organisation meets its legal duty, with the evidence to prove it.
Pass inspections with confidence
CQC inspectors assess Health & Safety training evidence under the ‘Safe’ domain, and gaps in training are a recurring theme in ‘Requires Improvement’ and ‘Inadequate’ reports. A complete, up-to-date training record (evidenced through your LMS,) is one of the most straightforward ways to demonstrate a safe and well-led service.
Build a culture where safety comes first
Organisations that invest in regular, structured online Health & Safety training are the ones actively building a culture where staff take safety seriously and feel empowered to raise concerns. That culture reduces incidents, lowers staff turnover, and creates an environment where both staff and service users feel genuinely safe.
Why Choose Our Online Care Courses
CPD-accredited courses, built by care experts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires all employers to make sure that their staff receive adequate Health & Safety training to carry out their roles safely. CQC-regulated providers must also make sure staff are trained in essential Health & Safety topics as part of their registered obligations, and Health & Safety training is assessed under the ‘Safe’ and ‘Well-Led’ domains at inspection.
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Health & Safety training is a legal requirement for all employees, regardless of role or setting. In health and social care, essential Health & Safety training typically covers fire safety, manual handling, COSHH, food hygiene, and infection control as a minimum. Some roles require additional specialist training — such as fire marshal training for designated fire wardens, or display screen equipment training for office-based staff.
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Yes. All Careskills Academy Health & Safety training courses are CPD-accredited. CQC inspectors recognise CPD-accredited online Health & Safety training as valid evidence of staff competence under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. Our LMS produces compliance reports you can present at inspection.
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Recommended renewal periods vary by topic. Most essential Health & Safety training courses, including fire safety, manual handling, and food hygiene, are recommended for annual refresher training to meet CQC, HSE, and Skills for Care requirements. Your Careskills Academy LMS automatically tracks each learner’s expiry dates and sends renewal reminders.
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Yes. All Careskills Academy online Health & Safety training courses can be completed on any internet-enabled device — smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. Learners can pause and resume at any point, making it easy to fit essential Health & Safety training around busy shift patterns and care rotas without disrupting service delivery.
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Pay As You Go lets you purchase individual workplace compliance eLearning courses from £2.99 per course, or book face-to-face, webinar, or Train the Trainer sessions separately, which is ideal for one-off or targeted training needs. Careskills Unlimited gives your entire team unlimited access to all 170+ eLearning courses, including the full Workplace Compliance library. Please note that face-to-face, webinar, and Train the Trainer sessions are not included in Careskills Unlimited and are priced separately. Most organisations with 5 or more staff save significantly with Unlimited on their eLearning. View our full pricing page for a full breakdown.
Contact us
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If you’re looking for a free quote or more details about our courses, please head over to our Get a Quote page here.
Our contact details
Telephone: 020 3397 9734
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: 3 Arlington Square, Downshire Way, Bracknell, RG12 1WA