It is the duty of the employer to provide PPE, equipment, organise training for staff, undertake risk assessment and generally is responsible for the health and safety of staff in the work environment. Under health and safety law and regulations employers have to provide a safe workplace for all staff and also provide the required PPE and training and information for staff. Informing all staff of infection control policies, procedures and updates will ensure that all staff are being provided with the necessary information to follow safe practices when working whilst adhering to the law. In my workplace we have the infection control policies and procedures, the COSHH file, information posters and updates on any infection outbreaks or risks. Employers must make sure staff attend training and are supervised when working so that infection control guidelines are being adhered to.
Unit 306: Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care Learner Name: Enrolment No: Relates to Unit 306 outcomes 1 What is the name of the main piece of legislation that covers the general health and safety that applies to your work setting? Health and safety at work act 1974 Explain the main areas this act covers including your responsibilities. To ensure that both staff employed by employers and clients/residents remain safe by working in a sensible risk free manner. To make provisions for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, to ensure all individuals are carrying out tasks in a safe correct way-continually keeping risks minimalised.To ensure employers make sure their staff receive the adequate training neccessary to the health and safety this is a legal requirement set out in the act. All employees must inform mangement of any training needs they may have in relation/line with the health and safety at work act.
These set the standards that must be met to ensure the health and safety of all employees and others who may be affected by any work activity. Other regulations also exist to cover work activities that carry specific risks, for example lifting and carrying, computer work and electricity. Every employer in the UK has a duty under this law to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of every person who enters their premises. In general, the employer’s duties include: • Making the workplace safe and without risk to health. • Ensuring plant and machinery are safe and that safe systems of work are set and followed.
1.3 A). Social care workers main responsibilities are to ensure the employer knows about any health and safety concerns, to take reasonable care not to put others at any risk, to cooperate with any employers, to follow companies health and safety procedures, to report and injury’s, strains or illness and inform employer anyone’s ability to work (to ensure rest breaks throughout the day). B). the employer or manager is responsible to ensure the work place is safe and prevent any risks to health, ensuring all materials are stored, handled and used safely, providing first aid facilities and equipment, informing employers about any potential hazard and risks setting up emergency plans, creating and adjusting risk assessment’s as necessary as needed them, provide supervisions and support when needed, provide protective equipment i.e. gloves, mask, ensuring safety signs are in right locations and safety certificates are up to date, reporting of accidents and dangerous occurrences.
IC01: The principles of infection prevention and control The prevention and control of infection is the responsibility of everyone working in a health and social care setting. Both employers and employees have particular roles to avoid the spread of infection. 1.1. As a health & social care practitioner it is essential to maintain a clean and hygienic environment and also to be aware of the infection control policies and procedures that are used in the workplace. Maintaining a high level of personal health and hygiene will also help in the prevention of infection.
It also involves ensuring that each member of the staff is aware of and follows the HIPAA and other guidelines legally mandated to health care facilities. Risk management Risk management involves minimizing the risk to the facility because of medical malpractice, employee safety, equipment safety, and the protection of profits of the facility. Employee relations Employee relations main focus is on the relationship between the employer and the employee. This includes things like open door policies and programs put in place to ensure a fair work environment. Labor
1.1. Legalisation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting are: • The management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 • Manual Handling operations regulations 1992 • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 1992 • The health and safety at work act 1974 • Reporting of injury, disease And dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) • Food safety act 1990 • Control of substances hazardous to health regulations (COSHH) 2002 • Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998 1.2 The main points of Health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer are ensuring that all moving and handling is carried out correctly and safely ensuring the right equipment is used on the service user, equipment is not damaged and all equipment is handled, stored and used safely. Being aware of the potential hazards and risk that could occur and how to reduce them happening e.g. Reporting to manager and moving equipment out of the way. Ensuring I wear the correct PPE at all times and remove correctly and dispose of.
Outline current legislation and regulatory body standards which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Both employers and employees are responsible for their own actions in the Work place. All reasonable steps should be taken when carrying out your work duties and all staff should have adequate health and safety training, and measures should be taken to ensure that policies and procedures are in place and adhered to. For example, it is the employers’ responsibility to provide adequate protective equipment and the employee’s responsibility to use it
contractors/the general public) who may be affected by any work activity * Ensuring that all the sub-contractors used by Coalway Building Services Ltd achieve acceptable standards for Safety, Health and Environmental management and are consistently monitored and audited against desired outcomes. * Ensuring that all the sub-contractors used by Coalway Building Services Ltd require their staff to be adequately trained and competent to conduct their work activities in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. * Developing and supporting competent staff to ensure safe operation of tools and equipment in line with Operations Manuals. * Ensure the provision and issue of appropriate Personal Protective
The employer or manager provide safe working environment provide safe equipment to work with safe safe system of work and follow it provide training, information as well as do regular supervisions deal with hazardous substances appropriately. Individuals & others (visitors) respect and follow set employment rules cooperate with care workers in order to take care of their own and other individual's safety follow the instruction ( like do not block the fire exit). 1.4 Identify tasks relating to health and safety that should only be