Presentation On Health And Safety In A Social Care Setting A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting- * · Health and Safety at work Act 1974 * · Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 * · Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 * · The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 * · Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 * · Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 * · Communicable diseases and infection control * · Working Time Regulations 1998 * · Care Standard Act 2000 * · Control of exposure to Hazardous to Health 1999 * · Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations 2005. * · Environmental Protection Act 1990. ¬An explanation of how health and safety policies and procedures protect people using social care settings. All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health and safety to eliminate risks for the people using social care settings.
Induction Day. Health and safety. Key legislations relating to health and safety in a social care setting. * Health and safety at work act 1974 * Management of health and safety at work regulation 1999 * Health and safety (first aid) regulation 1981 including the amendments on 2009 * Manual handling operations regulations 1992 * The electricity at work regulation 1992 * Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrence regulation 1995(RIDDOR) * Communicable diseases and infection control * Care standard act 2000 * The medicines act 1968 * Working time regulations 1998 * Food safety act 1990 and food hygiene regulations 2005 * Control of exposure to hazardous to health 1999 * Environmental protection act 1990 How do key legislations protect people who live here ? All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety.
Hazardous substances include, certain chemicals, bacteria and other micro organisms, certain dust and any other substance which has comparable health effects. To comply with the Regulations the employer must: assess the risks to health arising from hazardous substances created by the work activity, and decide what precautions are needed to prevent or adequately control exposure. Food Safety Act 1990: It is the statutory obligation to treat food intended for human consumption in a controlled and managed way. The key requirements of the Act are that food must comply with food
A further applicable statue is the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995. This puts the onus on you to manage all aspects of food safety and to identify how things might go wrong and introduce control measures to prevent that happening. This includes the cleaning regime that you have in place to help maintain hygienic standards and prevent a food safety incident. Under the food and safety act legislation is the responsibility of those operating the food business to ensure that the food produced is safe in terms of biological, chemical and physical hazards. This is a person who has been trained and holds a first aider certificate approved by the health and safety executive for the purposes of the regulations.
Creative and Therapeutic Activities in Health and Social Care P3-IdentifyLegislations, guidelines and policies relevant to the implementation of creative and therapeutic activities * Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 * Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 * The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 * The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 * The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 The role of the professional when planning creative and therapeutic activities | To challenge inappropriate behaviours in others | To recognise the needs of service users and others | To treat others with dignity and respect | They have to treat people fairly and without bias and about creating conditions in the workplace that encourage and value diversity and promote dignity | The service users have to be treated with dignity and respect and are committed to ensuring that all employees are provided with a safe working environment which is free from all forms of bullying, sexual harassment and harassment. | They need to listen to the clients, be sympathetic, and offer kind words of encouragement. | Negative habits might spill over into the outside world. Employees have to speak to the clients with professionalism and positive speech | They need to be motived enough to work independently and get things done without any instruction and they need to have Positive Attitude towards Work,"can-do" attitude * They need to have an interest and ability in art, crafts, drama and music * They need to be creative and imaginative * They need to have a caring and encouraging attitude * They need to have good communication skills * They need to be friendly so that the client won't be in an awkward situation |
CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (1) understand own responsibilities and the responsibilities of others,relating to health and safety in th wok setting. (1.1) identify legislation relating to geneal health and safety in a health or social care work setting. (1.1) The legislation relating to general health and safety in social care work settings: The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Reporting of Injury, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) Food Safety Act 1990 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPE) 1992 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (amended 2002) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998’ (1.2) describe the main points of the health and safety policies and pocedures agreed with the employer.To make the workplace safe, - To make sure all machinery is stored and used correctly, - Make sure all protective clothing is being used, - To report all injuries, - To take reasonable care of your own health and safety, - To co-operate with your employer. ‘Health and safety policies and procedures set out what must be done to maintain a safe place of work and meet the requirements of health and safety legislation. For example there must be safe entrances and exits to the workplace (nothing must be in the way or blocking the entrances/exits), all equipment must be safe to use and tested regularly so risks to health and safety are minimised.
2.1. Current legislation: * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 2002 * The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 * Food Safety Act 1990 * Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 * Health Protection Agency Act 2004 * The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1994 * The Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984 etc. Regulatory body standards: * NICE * Universal Blood and Body Fluid Precautions * Skills for Health Inection Control core competencies * The Quality Standards for Health and Social Care 2006 etc. 2.2. Local and organisational policies include Health and Safety policies, organisational infection control policies and other local and organisational policies related to role.
Unit 08 Understnd health and safety in social care settings 1 Understnd the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in social care settings Current legislation and subsequent amendments may include: · Health & Safety at Work Act · The Management of Health & Safety Work Regulations · Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) · Manual Handling Operations Regulations · The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) · Personal Protective equipment regulations 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings Policies and procedures may include agreed ways of working as well as formal policies and procedures Protection may include identifying: · the significant risks · control measures for hazards arrangements for reporting accidents or health problems · arrangements for first aid, fire and emergencies · arrangements for communicating health and safety 1.3 Compare the differences in the main health and safety responsibilities of: · the social care worker · the employer or manager · others in the social care setting Responsibilities of the social care worker may include: · to take reasonable care for own and others’ health and safety · to report to employer potential and actual hazards and risks · to take part in health and safety training · to understand and comply with health and safety instructions and procedures Responsibilities of the employer or manager may include: · to provide a safe place of work · to assess risks and take action to reduce them · to provide information, instruction, training and supervision · to provide safety signs · to provide adequate welfare and first aid facilities Others may include: · team members · other
Presentation on Health and Safety Health and Safety at work act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at work act Regulation 1999 Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981, amend 2009 The Electricity at work Regulation 1989 Manual Handling Operations Regulation 1992 Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulation 1995(RIDDOR) Control of substances Hazardous to Health 2002(COSHH) Food Hygiene Regulation 1999 Food Safety Act 1990 Environmental Protection Act 1990 All the above mentioned legislation are a crucial part of Health and Safety. Every piece describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how we should maintain Health and Safety to eliminate risks for the people using social care settings. Food Hygiene regulation 2005, explains the responsibly, involving handling food safely in order to avoid contamination and food poisoning. Environment Protection Act 1990 describes responsibilities’ involve handling clinical waste to prevent harm to the environment. COSHH ( control of substances hazardous to health) 1999, responsibilities’ involve handling hazardous substances such as reduce using hazardous substances or use less to reduce exposure level as much as possible.
Control of substance hazardous to health 2002 In the care sector these regulations may apply to cleaning materials and medications that may be dangerous if not used properly. Care providers must protect staff and service users from harm by ensuring that potentially dangerous substances are safely stored and that staff that use them are properly trained to do so. Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 Employers, the self-employed and ‘responsible persons’ (people in control of work premises) have an obligation to report death or serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences (near misses) to the HSE. Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 Employers must ensure that first aid equipment and trained first-aiders are present in the workplace and that