CU311 The principles of infection prevention and control 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. It is our responsibility as employees to take precautionary measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace this involves working safely to protect myself, other staff, visitors and individuals from infections. Some of the legislation and regulations that relate to the control and prevention of infection include the Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH and RIDDOR. It is important as employees that we are aware of these so that we can work safely. 1.2 Explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of Infection.
Ways of adhering to good standards of hygiene will be documented in your organisation’s standard operating procedures. Protecting a service user will mean you must: • Wash your hands before and after caring for a service user • Wash your hands after touching your hair or other body parts and after using the toilet • Wear appropriate PPE and dispose of it in accordance with regulations • Handle equipment safely, including sharps such as
2.1 & 2.2 Current legislation and regulatory body standards and local and organisation policies which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection are Health safety at Work Act 1992, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, Infection Control NICE Guidelines and Company Codes of Practice. Understand systems and procedures relating to the prevention and control of infections. 3.1 The procedures and systems relevant to the prevention and control of infection are wearing the proper PPE, Washing of hands and cleaning work space , changing PPE between tasks including personal care and food preparation and making sure hair is tied back and uniform is clean. 3.2 The potential impact of an outbreak of infection on the individual and the organisation are My service users is ill health and hospitalisation possibly death, stress to the service user and family. Myself is loss of earnings, ill health and hospitalisation also have an effect on my personal life.
CU311 The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control Points P1 - Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections P2 - Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections P3 - Understand systems and procedures relating to the prevention and control of infections P4 - Understand the importance of risk assessment, in relation to the prevention and control of infections P5 - Understand the importance of using Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE)in the prevention and control of infections P6 - Understand the importance of good personal hygiene in the prevention and control of infections Answers P1,2 & 3 - Under the Health and safety at work act, there are several responsibilities that employees must abide by. Some of these are: • make the workplace safe • prevent risks to health • ensure safe working practices are in place and used • provide adequate first aid These responsibilities come under the health and safety at work act, which covers several other regulations such as the 'manual handling operations regulations 1992' and 'health and safety first aid regulations 1981'.There are several ways in which we reduce the risk of infection spreading. The first action which we take is to remove the initial source of infection from the environment, ie. the service user. Once the source has been removed we then ensure that no other service user enters the environment and the a member of staff wear gloves, uses clean equipment, removes waste safely and if necessary wears protective equipment.
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.
2.1 Outline current legislation and regulatory body standards, which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection. The Health and Social Care act 2008 Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance. To help providers of healthcare, adult social care, (and others) plan and implement how they prevent and control infections. It includes criteria for CQC to take into account when assessing
3.2, Explain procedures to be followed if an accident or sudden illness should occur. Be able to reduce the spread of infection. 4.1, Explain own role in supporting others to follow practices that reduce the spread of infection. (RPL) 4.2, Demonstrate the recommended method for hand-washing. (Observation) 4.3, Demonstrate ways to ensure that own health and hygiene do not pose a risk to an individual or to others at work.
* Cooperate with the employer in respect of Health and Safety matters .Not intentionally damage any Health and safety equipment or materials provided by the employer * Attend training provided by the employer * Use protective equipment provide by the employer In respect of the prevention of infection, you must think about the prevention and control for you and others around you. Basic controls are: * Dispose of waste correctly * Wash hands when appropriate * Keep equipment clean * Remain vigilant and report potential hazards * Attend infection control training and keep updated * Wear clean PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for each person * Maintaining personal hygiene. It is the responsibility of an employees to take precautionary measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace. They are responsible to work safely to protect themselves, other staff, visitors and individuals from infections. As an employees, they must ensure that they attend all necessary trainings that their employers provide regarding infection control and prevention.
What are the employee’s roles and responsibilities in relation to Prevention and Control of Infection?The employee’s roles and responsibilities in regards of prevention and control of infection are to make sure that they use any personal protective equipment (P.P.E’s) that are provided by the employer. Also it is the employee’s responsibility to make sure that they are following any prevention and control of infection policies for example at Pinderfields Hospital there is an intranet site where staff can access the policies online so that they can keep checking to see if there are any updates on the policy 1b. What are the employer’s responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection? The responsibilities of the employer is to make sure that there are suitable P.P.E's available for staff i.e. gowns, masks, gloves etc.
NVQ – ASS1 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 Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 Manual handling operations regulations 1992 Control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002 (COSHH) Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrence regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Provision and use of work equipment 1992 (PUWER) Lifting operation and lifting equipment regulations 1992 Personal protective equipment at work regulations (PPE) 1.2 | | Describe the main points of the health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer. | The main points have been grouped together into