What This Standard Covers
Understanding safe working practices, risk assessment and reporting.
Following procedures for emergencies, fire safety and hazardous situations.
Recognising how day-to-day actions affect wider safety and wellbeing.
Why It Matters
Standard 13 provides the broad safety framework that underpins care delivery. It reinforces the importance of prevention, awareness and consistent practice across many everyday tasks and situations.
Official Source
This page is a plain-English summary based on the March 2025 Skills for Care Care Certificate standards. For the full learning outcomes and assessment criteria, use the official PDF.
Read the official 2025 standard PDF