Office Health and Safety

Productivity of a company begins with the health of its employees. While it is not always possible to eliminate sickness, with the proper tools, reducing the illness and its effects can be within your reach. With this course, you will obtain what it takes to keep yourself and co-workers healthy.

Course Objectives:
• Identify common illnesses
• Understand how they spread
• Recognize symptoms
• Apply treatment and prevention techniques
• Establish an Emergency Response Plan

Objectives: In this unit you will learn how to recognize the symptoms of common illnesses and how to treat them while inside the office.

Completing this course will confer 2 CPD Credits towards internationally recognised Continuous Professional Development Requirements within organisations operating this kind of staff development methodology.

Unit Contents:

1. Getting Started
In this topic you will cover a basic introduction to the course unit and its objectives.

2. Common Winter Illnesses (I)
In this topic you will cover:
Common Winter Illnesses (I)
Cold
Cold Sores
Influenza
Pneumonia
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

3. Common Winter Illnesses (II)
In this topic you will cover:
Common Winter Illnesses (II)
Conjunctivitis
Sore Throat
Strep Throat
Norovirus / Viral Gastroenteritis
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

4. Cold / Cold Sores
In this topic you will cover:
Cold / Cold Sores
How It Spreads
Symptoms
Treatment
Prevention
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

5. Influenza
In this topic you will cover:
Influenza
How It Spreads
Symptoms
Treatment
Prevention
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

6. Pneumonia
In this topic you will cover:
Pneumonia
How It Spreads
Symptoms
Treatment
Prevention
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

7. Sore Throat / Strep Throat
In this topic you will cover:
Sore Throat / Strep Throat
How It Spreads
Symptoms
Treatment
Prevention
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

8. Norovirus / Viral Gastroenteritis
In this topic you will cover:
Norovirus / Viral Gastroenteritis
How It Spreads
Symptoms
Treatment
Prevention
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

9. Keeping Your Office Clean
In this topic you will cover:
Keeping Your Office Clean
Dusting
HEPA Filters
Disinfecting Surfaces
Daily Trash Disposal
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

10. Stay/Go Home
In this topic you will cover:
Stay/Go Home
Offer Paid Sick Days
Early Release with Pay
Alternative Work Days
Work from Home
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

11. Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
In this topic you will cover:
Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
Develop An ERP
Communicate ERP
Evaluate ERP
Revise ERP
Case Study
Self-test Quiz

12. Wrapping up and Test Results
In this topic you will cover:
Course Conclusion
Wrapping up
Test Results Summary