An Interactive 5-Day Training Course
Advanced Health and Safety
for Healthcare Professionals
Classroom Sessions:
Online Sessions:
| 27 - 31 Oct 2025 | Online | $3,950 |
INTRODUCTION
This GLOMACS Advanced Health and Safety for Healthcare Professionals training course is designed for healthcare professionals, focusing on advanced health and safety management, specifically emphasising laboratory safety and environmental awareness. It addresses the unique challenges faced in healthcare settings, ensuring compliance with safety standards while promoting a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible work environment.
Objectives
- Develop an in-depth understanding of health and safety legislation relevant to healthcare and laboratory settings.
- Implement effective safety management systems focusing on laboratory safety and environmental protection.
- Enhance safety culture and human factors awareness in healthcare organisations.
- Understand and manage risks in a healthcare setting, particularly in laboratory environments.
Training Methodology
This training course will be delivered using a combination of PowerPoint presentations, videos, case studies, and active participation. The training course will be tailored to healthcare, emphasising laboratory safety and environmental factors.
Organisational Impact
Healthcare organisations will benefit by:
- Adopting internationally recognised health and safety management systems tailored to healthcare.
- Enhancing laboratory safety and reducing environmental impact.
- Improving overall safety systems, control, and behaviour within the organisation.
- Reducing the incidence of accidents and compliance violations.
- Strengthening their reputation for safety and environmental responsibility.
Personal Impact
Participants will:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of health and safety management systems, particularly in healthcare and laboratory settings.
- Acquire skills to implement and sustain effective health and safety practices.
- Develop an appreciation for the legal and human aspects of health and safety.
- Learn techniques for evaluating and improving health and safety performance in healthcare.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Senior managers with HSE responsibility in healthcare settings.
- HSE personnel, especially those working in or overseeing laboratory environments.
- Healthcare professionals are involved in planning and implementing the organisation’s HSE management system.
- Engineers, maintenance personnel, and team leaders in healthcare settings.
DAY 1
Legislation and Safety Management in Healthcare
- Principles and concepts of safety in the healthcare environment
- Healthcare Safety Legislation
- National, and international health and safety laws and regulations in healthcare settings
- Common Hazards in Healthcare
- Health and Safety Legislation specific to healthcare and laboratories
- Introduction to Safety Management Systems in Healthcare
- Process safety management and the Seveso Directive’s relevance to healthcare
DAY 2
Policy, Safety Culture, and Environmental Awareness in Healthcare
- Setting policy and organising for health and safety in healthcare
- The role of safety culture and human factors in healthcare safety management
- Environmental awareness and management
- Developing and sustaining an effective safety management system
- Risk assessment and the ability to conduct thorough risk assessments
- Effective health and safety management systems in healthcare
- Safety culture in healthcare: Safety practices and protocols
DAY 3
Planning and Implementing Safety in Healthcare Laboratories
- Strategies for laboratory safety
- Risk control systems in healthcare laboratories
- Hazard communication and work permit systems in healthcare
- Managing emergencies in healthcare: Evacuation procedures, emergency response plans, and crisis communication
- Laboratory-specific safety protocols, handling hazardous materials, and safe laboratory practices
- Environmental impacts of healthcare operations
- Strategies for reducing waste, managing hazardous materials, and promoting sustainability in healthcare
DAY 4
Measuring Performance and Risk Management in Healthcare
- Active and reactive monitoring systems
- Audits, reviews, and risk management
- Laboratory-specific safety performance measurement
- Communicating safety policies and procedures
- Manage stress and promote mental well-being among staff
- Latest trends, best practices, and innovations in healthcare safety
DAY 5
Behavioural Safety and Environmental Management in Healthcare
- Behavioural safety theories and their application
- ABC Analysis in healthcare settings – focusing on laboratory environments
- Strategies for enhancing environmental responsibility
- How to conduct incident investigations, analyse causes of safety breaches, and report findings effectively
- Navigate ethical and legal considerations
- Strategies for ongoing evaluation and improvement of safety practices
- On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
- Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
Endorsed Education Provider
GLOMACS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org
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