It is your employer’s responsibility to ensure that all laws and legal regulations concerning infection prevention and control are followed by employees. They must do this by undertaking risk assessment and management to identify and minimise the impact of infection hazards. Relevant training and supervision in aspects of infection and control should also be provided by your employer. The correct equipment should also be made available to ensure you are able to prevent and control infection. Relevant information relating to infection hazards and prevention and control methods are also to be provided by your employer.
Outcome 1 1. It is the employee’s responsibility to read the policies and procedures regarding the prevention and control of infection and to understand their role in the practise of preventing and controlling infection for example wearing the correct PPE and hand washing thoroughly and to attend all training sessions. 2. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure up to date information regarding the prevention and control of infection is accessible to everybody. Also the employer must provide the correct equipment to all employees.
You should receive proper training on how and when to use any PPE provided and your employer should carry out regular checks to ensure it is being used correctly. Waste can be a source of infection and needs to be dealt with safely. Employers must have procedures in place to deal with waste materials and spillages to ensure it is dealt with correctly. Your employer is also responsible in reporting any outbreaks of infection within your workplace to appropriate bodies. 1.2 Explain employee’s responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection The employee has a duty of care for the service users you attend.
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
264 The Principals of Infection Prevention and Control 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to prevention and control of infection As a health and social care worker we have roles and responsibilities in relation to prevent and to control infection. We prevent infection by following infection control procedures and applying standard infection control principles to all situations all of the time. Also by cooperating with our employer in prevent and to control infection. Furthermore, we have to know and understand our organisation’s infection prevention and control policies and procedures which we can do by going to training for infection control. By ensuring that our own health and hygiene not pose a risk to service users and colleague.
2. Explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. It is the responsibility of the employer to provide employees with information on such policies, as well as make sure all employees receive sufficient training where necessary. Also to provide PPE (personal protective equipment- to all members of staff. Outcome 2 Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections 1.
The home manager is responsible for making sure all staff receives training for the prevention and control of infection and how to monitor these. The house manager is also responsible for making sure that an infection control audit is carried out and that any actions raised are put into place. The house manager also needs to ensure that infection control policies and procedures exist and they are available to staff and staff understand them. All staff are responsible for making sure that they wear the correct PPE at all times and have a good hand washing routine and also attend regular training courses. Staff should also report any sources of infection straight away to the shift leader.
All employees must also observe general precautions, other rules specific to a particular work activity must also be observed. Roles and responsibilities of personnel in relation to injection control. 1.2 - Explain employers responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection: It is the responsibility pf the employer to provide employees with information on such policies, as well as ensure all employees receive sufficient training where necessary. Employers also need to provide the correct PPE to all members of staff. 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; Codes of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance.
1.2 Explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control infection It is the responsibility of employers to have policies and guide lines in the work place on prevention and control of infection, to have in place and operate effective management systems for the prevention and control of infection which are informed by risk assessments and analysis of infection incidents.provide workers with the correct PPE’ and maintain a clean and appropriate environment which facilitates the prevention and control of infection. . 2.1Outline current legislation and regulatory body standards which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection. Health and safety at work act 1974 The public Health act 1984 Public health regulation 1988 COSHH 2002 Food safety act 1990 The hazardous waste regulation 2005 Food hygiene regulation 2006 2.2Describe local and organisational policies relevant to the prevention and control of infection The local and organisational policies in Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care initiative
UNIT 4222-264 The principles of infection prevention and control of infection Outcome 1 Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections 1. Explain employees` roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. All employees are responsible for taking action to prevent the spread of infection, in accordance with legislation and local and organisational policies and procedures. To prevent infection employees should attend all training, report potential hazards, use recommended hand washing techniques, dispose of waste correctly, and be aware of personal hygiene. 2.