LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO INFECTION CONTROL Health and safety at work act (1974) This is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the UK, and is enforced by the health and safety executive (HSE). It states that the employer has a duty to provide a safe working environment and must carry out full risk assessments in order to achieve this. Employees must also be adequately trained to deal with these risks. In addition, under this act employers also have a duty to protect the welfare of others who may be affected (e.g. patients, visitors).
Given its mission, the Everlasting Hope Children’s Center has implemented a code of ethics to be used as a guide for all board members and staff members. The code of ethics is to be used as a guide to integrate ethical conduct while representing Everlasting Hope Children’s Center. The code of ethics contains extensive principles that indicate the types of behavior the organization requires toward constituents, contributors, employees, coworkers, and the community. The code of ethics contains the following guidelines. Board members and staff members are required to comply with all required laws and regulations.
HSC 037 Promote and implement health and safety in health and Social care Health and safety basically means assessing your workplace and reducing the risks. As an employee I have to abide by the health and safety at work act 1974. This means I need to attend any mandatory training I have been put on, go to supervisions, adhere to policies and procedures, use correct equipment, do not misuse faulty equipment, report any risks that I have seen and co-operate with my employer. This is all to ensure the safety of myself and others. My employer must follow the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992, their responsibilities are to provide the mandatory training and supervisions, ensure policies and procedures are put in place, plan, organise, control, monitor and review health and safety arrangements, make sure the equipment is available and to maintain risk assessments and to deal with chemicals and other substances safely.
|Legal and Ethical Responsibilities of RTOs and Trainers | | Responsibility | Description | |Occupational Health & Safety |There are laws that require us and our managers to make sure that we provide a safe | | |work environment for staff and clients, and to make sure that we have a system in place| | |to record and report any workplace injuries. | |Anti-Discrimination |It is important that we ensure that access to training and promotion for our staff is | | |fair and equitable. This is addressed through the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. | |Equal Employment Opportunity |We have to make sure that nobody is disadvantaged just because they might have a | | |particular need. This may mean that we adjust the location, timing or content of some | | |planned training event to ensure that it will not disadvantage any individual or group | | |of employees.
Unit HSC 027 Outcome 1: Understand own responsibilities and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work place 1.1: Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation in regards to general health and safety in a work setting. Under this Act, the employer, the workers and the individuals being supported have responsibilities to ensure safety is maintained in the workplace. The employer should have an accessible copy of this Act kept on the premises. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 emphasizes what employers are required to achieve under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Other key pieces of legislation that sit alongside and support the Health and Safety at Work Act are; • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (known as COSHH) requires employers to control and provide data on all substances that can cause harm or illness to health.
Ethics Codes Comparison Paper: Code of Ethics Comparison between AACC and ACA Cheryl Walsh Liberty University Abstract The American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) both make provision for an understanding of ethical practices in counseling through their code of ethics. The codes of ethics presented by both are to provide clarity of ethical practices that protect not only the client but the counselor and the profession of counseling as well. This report will identify similarities and differences between the AACC and ACA code of ethics in general as well as three specific ethical topics chosen by the author. The three topics addressed in this report will be client confidentiality, sexual intimacy between client and counselor, and referral of clients to another counselor or agency. Code of Ethics Comparison between AACC and ACA When considering similarities and differences of ethical codes one should perhaps begin by clarifying what ethics are as well as the purpose of a code of ethics.
EST1 Hospital Code of Ethics Overview: “I would admonish you, above all considerations, to be honest. I mean honesty in every conception of the word: let it enter into all details of your work.” (Dr. William J. Mayo, 1920). EST1 Hospital code of ethics program is designed to promote a positive ethics culture through the institution and promote professionalism and ethical leadership behaviors such as effective communication skills and explaining rationale in decision making. Through a disciplined practice improvement structure, our goals are to educate healthcare members and staff about issues in clinical ethics. EST1 hospital is committed to honest and ethical behavior each day in our work.
Code of Ethics for Medical Private Security Timothy N. Grant CJA/530 September 13, 2010 Professor Melba Pearson Code of Ethics for Medical Private Security Implementation of the Code of Ethics When you first arrange to make a code of ethics part of your business practice, it can seem to be a challenging process to decide what those ethics are and how to enforce them. Here is the way we here at Medical Private Security have implemented our code of Ethics. • Confirm the development phase of the code- Ensure that a checklist regarding the development of the code is adhered to. • Institutionalize and Internalize-One way of ensuring that the code is made a living document, is to accept, institutionalize and internalize the organization’s value system as an integral part of its strategic management process and managerial style. • Prepare the structure for the presentation of the code-Whatever the format, ensure that the document deals with each topic in a manner which is intelligible and appears relevant to all in the organization.
The correctional chiropractor can find support for ethical decisions by referring to the American Chiropractor Association’s code of ethics. The code delineates the ethical standards for nurses across all
Physical Therapist’s Legal and Ethical Issues Dayton HCA 322: Health Care Ethics & Medical Law Instructor: Judith Watkins January 7, 2013 Physical Therapist’s Legal and Ethical Issues In the health care industry all physical therapists and all other professionals are ruled by codes of ethics, which mandate the highest level of integrity, honesty, and responsibility. These codes of ethics have been established to offer guidance to them in case an ethical predicament arises. Physical therapy is said to be the art and science of preventing and treating neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disabilities through the evaluation of an individual’s disability and rehabilitation potential. The use of physical means such as heat, cold, electricity, water, and light and neuromuscular procedures have a psychological effect on patient’s helping to improve or sustain their ideal functional level (Pozgar, 2012 pg.290). There are countless types of physical disabilities that patients have like a countless number of injuries and medical problems.