Level 3 ,

HEALTH & SAFETY IN AESTHETIC PRACTICE

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Cornelius · September 8, 2026

How to use this pack

Learners complete Modules 1–10 and the knowledge check.
Tutors use the delivery notes, scenarios and answer rationale to facilitate discussion.
Assessors verify the applied activity and achieve/pass conditions before certification.
NATA may contextualise examples for a specific course, but must not remove the core learning outcomes or assessment standard.

Scope boundaries

This course addresses occupational and premises safety in aesthetic practice. It introduces clinical emergencies only where they intersect with health and safety arrangements. Detailed diagnosis and management of vascular occlusion, anaphylaxis, toxin complications and other adverse clinical outcomes require separate, treatment-specific education and competence assessment.

Course specification

Element	Requirement
Target learners	Healthcare professionals, beauty/aesthetic practitioners, support staff and learners entering NATA practical training.
Prerequisites	No formal health and safety qualification. Learners must meet the entry requirements of their main NATA course.
Total learning time	5 hours: approximately 4 hours directed learning and 1 hour assessment/applied activity.
Delivery	Self-directed e-learning, tutor-led classroom, webinar or blended delivery.
Pass standard	At least 80% (16/20) on the MCQ assessment AND satisfactory completion of the applied risk-control activity.
Reassessment	One supported reassessment after feedback. Further attempts follow NATA assessment policy.
Certification	NATA CPD certificate stating 5 CPD hours. Recommended review/refresh annually and whenever role, equipment, premises, procedure or guidance materially changes.
Evidence retained	Attendance/completion, MCQ score, applied activity, feedback, assessor decision and certificate record.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the learner will be able to:

Explain the main health and safety responsibilities relevant to aesthetic practice.
Distinguish a hazard from a risk and complete a proportionate risk assessment.
Apply the hierarchy of controls to common aesthetic-clinic hazards.
Prepare and maintain a safe treatment environment.
Use standard infection-prevention precautions and safe sharps practices.
Recognise and control exposure to hazardous substances under COSHH principles.
Describe safe arrangements for equipment, electricity, fire, lone working and manual handling.
Respond appropriately to incidents, sharps exposures and emergencies.
Record, report, investigate and learn from accidents, near misses and work-related ill health.
Demonstrate personal responsibility, escalation and stop-work behaviours within scope of practice.

Course map

Module	Topic	Indicative time
1	Safety culture, responsibilities and legal framework	25 min
2	Hazards, risk assessment and hierarchy of controls	35 min
3	Safe premises and treatment-room preparation	25 min
4	Infection prevention and control	35 min
5	Sharps, blood and body-fluid exposure	35 min
6	COSHH, medicines and clinical waste	30 min
7	Equipment, electricity, fire and environmental safety	30 min
8	People factors: ergonomics, lone working and wellbeing	20 min
9	Emergencies, incidents, RIDDOR and learning	25 min
10	Safety in the aesthetic treatment pathway	20 min
Assessment	20 MCQs and applied risk-control activity	60 min

Suggested integration with NATA programmes

Programme point	Recommended use
Before first practical session	Complete Modules 1–6 and pass the knowledge check.
At practical induction	Tutor confirms exits, fire arrangements, first aid, emergency equipment, sharps locations, waste streams and incident reporting.
During supervised practice	Learner demonstrates room preparation, PPE selection, immediate sharps disposal and safe shutdown.
Before final sign-off	Applied activity is assessed and any unsafe practice remediated.
Annual update	Short refresher plus review of incidents, new equipment, new products and revised guidance.