Learner Name______________________________________________ Unit – HSC037 Unit | Learning outcome(s) | Assessment criteria | Questions | HSC037 PWSC37 | 1 1 | 1.1 1.1 | Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health or social care work setting’ | Answer Health and safety Act 1974 Management of health and safety at work Regs 1999 Manual Handling Operations Regs 2004 Food Safety Act 1990 Control of substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences (RIDDOR) Environment Protection Act Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) | HSC037 PWSC37 | 1 1 | 1.2 1.2 | Explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures that you have agreed with your employer and identify how they protect those in social care settings | Answer The safety procedures we have are for the environment that we work and the customer’s home. We have a loan working policy that safeguards staff, we have to phone the admin to give the full address and postcode and an estimated time of finish, if we change location with the customer we again have to call in. If we have not phoned in after 5 minutes the admin staff will call us to see if we are safe. Included in this policy is an emergency procedure where we have an emergency mobile to call and state a red file. Also included in the service agreement is a policy stating that staff will not tolerate any form of abuse.
HS037 – 1.1 – Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health or social care work setting. HS037 – 1.2 – Explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer. HS037 – 1.3 – Analyse the main health and safety responsibilities of: * Self * The employer
Unit 306 Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety 1. Identify legislation relating to health and safety in health or social care work setting. - Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 - The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992, which supports the Health and Safety Act. - Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 - Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPE) 1992 - Food Safety Act 1990 - The Reporting of Injurie, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 (RIDDOR) - The Manual Handling Regulations 1992 - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2. Explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer The main points of health and safety policies and procedures are to keep everyone safe.
CT308 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Identifying legislation relating to Health and Safety in a Social Care setting This comes under the Health and Safety Act 1974, this is the umbrella that has been updated and supplemented by all the regulations and guidelines, under the umbrella come : RIDDOR – Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 ( 2008 ) COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 MHOR – Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 ( 2002 ) HSFAR – Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 MHSWR – Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Health and Safety Policies and Procedures protect those in social care settings The laws put certain responsibilities on both employers and employees, employers must provide a safe place to work in and the employee must take reasonable care for their own safety. The policies and procedures may include agreed ways of working plus formal policies and procedures, as employers they have to prevent risk to health, a risk is the likelihood of a hazard causing harm and any potential hazards with in the work roll, a hazard is something that could cause harm. As employee's we have responsibilities not to put others at risk through our own actions to follow the health and safety policies and to get training, these are only a few examples there are many more Compare the differences in the main health and safety responsibilities of : The Social Care Worker responsibilities are to take reasonable care of our own health and safety by not wearing loose clothing and jewellery if using any machinery or equipment, to wear our hair up if it is long or protect it by wearing a scarf as it could potentially get stuck in machinery or equipment it could also be grabbed by people that are been supported. To cooperate with our
Unit 4222-208 Contribute to health and safety in health and social care (HSC 027) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting Answer 1.1 Legislation relating to general health and safety: - Health and safety at work act 1974 - manual handling regulations 1992 - reporting of injuries, disease and dangerous occurences regulations (RIDDOR) - Control of substances hazardous to health 2002 (COSHH) Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999. Lifting operations and lifting equipment
Enquiries and Appeals Procedure __________________________________________________________ ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION ARRANGEMENTS _______________________________________ Assessment ___________________________________________________________________________ Internal Assessment _____________________________________________________________________ External Assessment ____________________________________________________________________ Verification ____________________________________________________________________________ Internal Verification ______________________________________________________________________ External Verification _____________________________________________________________________ Knowledge, Understanding and Skills Required of Assessors and Internal Verifiers ___________________________ Tutor Guidance _______________________________________________________________________________ UNIT SPECIFICATIONS _________________________________________________________________ Understand how to contribute to monitoring the health of individuals affected by health conditions ________ Introductory awareness of sensory loss
CU2547 1.1 Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. Health and safety at work ACT 1974 Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 manual handling operations regulations 1992 health and safety regulations 1981 (first aid) Dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 ( RIDDOR) Control of hazardous to health regulations 2002 (COSHH) 1.2 describe the main points of the health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer. 1. To make the workplace safe. 2.
Unit 038 Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care setting Outcome 1 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care Three of the current legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care seems to be most important. They are as follows: The Human Rights Act 1998 (article 8) Article 8 outlines the right to respect for private and family life. The Data Protection Act The Data Protection Act (1998) makes provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals, including the obtaining, holding, use or disclosure of such information. Report on the review of patient-identifiable information – Caldicott Report (1997). The Caldicott Report set out general principles which should be used by health and social care organisations when reviewing use of service user information.
Unit 8: understand health and safety in social care settings Outcome1: understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care 1.1list legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 • Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 • Up-to-date legislation from the Health and Safety Commission and Executive (HSC/E) including local , national and European requirements for Health and safety in a health and social care work setting e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 • Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 1.2Describe the main points of health and safety polices and procedures The main point of health and safety polices and procedures and examples are as follows: • Infection control and dealing with hazardous substances e.g. procedures for dealing with clinical waste • Security and personal safety e.g. procedures for personal security and safeguarding personal property • Agreed ways of working and approved codes of practise in health and social care settings relating to health and safety • First-aid situations e.g. hygiene procedures, administering basic first aid if trained to do so, reporting and recording procedures • Dealing with accidents, injuries and emergency situations e.g.
| UNDERSTAND HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS | | HEALTH AND SAFETY | | UNDERSTAND HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS | | HEALTH AND SAFETY | SCOTTLYN September 22, 2012 Authored by: Lorraine SCOTTLYN September 22, 2012 Authored by: Lorraine UNDERSTAND HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS HEALTH AND SAFETY 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. This is covered by Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) this act is like an umbrella that this is updated and these are the legislations around it. * Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002) * Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) *