Health & Safety

A DSE assessment checks a screen user’s workstation to prevent aches and injury. Who legally needs one, what it covers, and how to do one, including at home.

The Care Certificate is the set of 15 standards every new care worker in England is expected to meet. What it covers, whether it is a legal requirement, and how it is assessed.

Person-centred care builds care around the individual rather than fitting the individual into the care. What it means, the core principles, and what it looks like in day-to-day practice.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards make sure that restricting someones freedom to keep them safe is done lawfully. What DoLS is, the acid test, when it applies, and why it is still the law and not LPS.

The Mental Capacity Act protects a persons right to make their own decisions, and their safety when they cannot. The five principles, the two-stage capacity test, and what best interests really means.

Dementia is not a disease and not a normal part of ageing – it is a set of symptoms caused by diseases that damage the brain. What dementia is, how it differs from Alzheimer’s, the main types, and the principles of person-centred support.

RIDDOR does not require you to report every accident – only specific serious ones. What RIDDOR is, the five reportable categories, the difference between the 3-day and 7-day rules, the reporting deadlines, and who is responsible.

Controlling legionella comes down to one principle: keep water out of the 20-45C range where it breeds, and never let it sit still. The HSE temperature regime, the scalding balance and thermostatic mixing valves, and the monitoring routine that proves it works.

Almost every organisation that controls a building needs a legionella risk assessment, and most that think they are exempt are not. Who legally needs one, what it must cover, who can carry it out, and how often it must be reviewed.

Legionella lives harmlessly in most water systems and only becomes dangerous when a system lets it multiply and produces a breathable spray. What legionella is, how it causes Legionnaires’ disease, where the risk sits, and what UK law requires.