- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 – Emphasize what employers are required to achieve under the Health and Safety at Work Act. - Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 - The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 - Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 – Sets out requirements for manual handling and moving and handling of people. - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995- sets out what needs to be reported. - 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.
Explain safe practices necessary in preparing, cooking and serving food in a Health and Social Care setting. Page 5-9. Discuss the effects of unsafe practices when preparing, cooking and serving food in a Health and Social Care setting. Page 10-11. Assess the effectiveness of safe practices en preparing, cooking and serving food in a Health and Social Care setting.
1.1 Identify 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 (RIDDOR) * 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. 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings. * All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety.
Reporting of Injury, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) is relevant as it requires that any infection or disease that is work Related be recorded and reported. There are regulatory bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that produce standards to guide and inform infection prevention and control practices. The HSE is an independent regulator for work-related health, safety and illness; provide information and advice to reduce risks of accidents occurring in the workplace including the spread of
ASSIGNMENT 306 Task A Ai 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. Aii An explanation of how health and safety policies and procedures protect people using social care settings. All of the legislation shown above are a crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes guidance of responsibilities.
Assignment 306 Task a HEALTH AND SAFETY PRESENTATION Ai A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in social care - • Health and safety at work act 1974 • Health and safety (first aid) regulation 1981 including the amendment on 2009 • Management of Health and safety at work regulation 1999 • Manual handling operations regulations 1992 • The electricity at work regulation 1989 • Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulation 1995 (RIDDOR) • Communicable diseases and infection control • Care standard act 2000 • The medicines act 1968 • Working time regulation 1998 • Food safety act 1990 and food hygiene regulations2005
Unit 306 Understand health and safety in social care settings Outcome 1 Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1 The different legislations that relate to health and safety in social care settings include: Health and safety at work act 1974 – This Act covers occupational health and safety in Briton. Local authorities along with the health and safety executive are responsible for enforcing the act. Manual Handling operations regulations 1992 – This regulation is in place to reduce the risk of injury through manual handling tasks. It applies to a wide range of tasks such as lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying. Provisions and use of work equipment regulation 1998 – This regulation covers all the equipment I may use while at work.
Unit 15 Understand Health and Safety in social care settings. 1 Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting The setting is usually covered by The Health and safety at work act 1974.This umbrella covers most of the following regulations Manual handing and moving operations 1992/2002 COSH control of substances hazardous to health 2002 RIDDOR Reporting of diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2008 Health and safety first aid regulations 1981 Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 1.2 How health and safety policies and procedures protect those in a social care setting These include agreed ways of working as well as formal policies and procedures in our work place. They are set out so they protect the significant risks and deal with the control measures of every health and safety issues. They should give us information on reporting accidents or health problems; they should always state arrangements for first aid, fire and emergencies. Also everyone should be up to date with all their health and safety training, everyone should read your policies and procedures which is a legal frame work.
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
Claire Jane Williams` Guide to Awareness of Health and Safety in a Social Care Setting The Law relating to: Health and Safety Legislation: * Health and safety at work act 1974 is the most important pice of legislation covering health and safety at work * The act requires employer with five or more employees to have a written health and safety policy this should set out the arrangements for protecting the health and safety of the employees and also show how to put them into practices * You should have a copy or access to this The Reporting of Injuries and Dangerous Occurrences 1995 (RIDDOR): * The RIDDOR regulation requires your employer to report any injuries, disease and dangerous occurrences Electricity at Work Regulation 1989: *