IC01: The principles of infection prevention and control The prevention and control of infection is the responsibility of everyone working in a health and social care setting. Both employers and employees have particular roles to avoid the spread of infection. 1.1. As a health & social care practitioner it is essential to maintain a clean and hygienic environment and also to be aware of the infection control policies and procedures that are used in the workplace. Maintaining a high level of personal health and hygiene will also help in the prevention of infection.
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.
Within our work setting we carry out regular checks to ensure our working environments are safe before carrying out any tasks. We also have daily cleaning rota’s within clients homes to reduce the spread of any infections within the workplace. Describe how the duty of care affects your own work role: The duty of care I have within my work role is to keep myself and my service user safe at all times. I must also do the following: * Always act in the best interests of my clients and there care needs * Always act within my competence and decline to take on something which I don’t believe I can carry out safely * Keep my knowledge and skills up to date * Keep accurate records for clients * Only delegate or accept work when it is safe to do so * Protect all confidential information except where it conflicts with public interest or safety * Always wear correct PPE provided by my employer Every health worker has a duty of care not just towards clients but to themselves and their colleagues. It can be applied to every aspect of work, from duties to undertake, to equipment that they may need to carry out working safely.
36Unit 36-understanding health and safety in social care setting 1.1 We are generally covered by the health and safety at work act 1974 which acts as the overall umbrella that has been updated and supplemented by all regulations and guidelines which extend it, support it or explain it. These include control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH), manual handling health and safety and so on. 1.2 They protect those involved in a social care setting whether it is employer’s employees and clients by setting out clear roles, responsibilities and agreed working ways to ensure the risks within a workplace are controlled properly. Everyone has a responsibility as employers or employees to know where to find these regulations, laws and guidelines and has a duty to know what their responsibilities are. 1.3 A).
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.
Create a need for a new documents to ensure the client will be safe such as: Risk Assessments – carrying out and reviewing risk assessments for all of the activities we do and places we visit ensures that thought and concern is given to how we do things every day, this way I ensure risks concerning equipment, venues and activities are minimised and therefore reducing the risk of injury or harm to the clients and myself. Recognising potential hazards and eliminating them, this could include infectious diseases too. Company policies and procedures- to have a clear rules what is allowed and how to stay safe attended trainings and self development courses to extend the knowledge comply and know which legislations applied Describe potential conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual's rights; if they are not able to enjoy their activity (example lifeguard at pool insist that clients should stay on shallow water where staff knows that client
Keep up to date on your training. All ways wash your hands before attending a service user before and after, and wear the protective aprons and gloves that are supplied by your work. 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the Safeguarding or protection of individuals In my work role you have a duty of care to raise any concerns you may have about any aspect of your work. These can range from poor working conditions, poor equipment, poor practice by other staff and raising concerns about potential abuse cases and situations of neglect. It is my duty of care to safeguard individuals from harm.
CO2 units working, fire alarms not tampered with, carpets and rugs safe, electrical appliances etc. 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals By following daily working routine, keeping to set boundaries and following procedures and policies these all create a duty of care contributing to the safeguarding and protection of individuals. Risk Assessments – carrying out and reviewing risk assessments for all of the activities we do and places we visit ensures that thought and concern is given to how we do things every day, this way I ensure risks concerning equipment, venues and activities are minimised and therefore reducing the risk of
1.1 The definition of “duty of care” is a legal obligation and a requirement to work in a way that offers the best interest of a child, young person, or in my case vulnerable adults, in a way which will not be detrimental to the health, safety and wellbeing of that person. My employer also has a duty of care for staff members, to ensure that working conditions are safe and suitable. 1.2 The duty of care I have in my job is to keep myself safe and my service users safe. Keep up to date on my training. Always wash my hands before attending a service user before and after, and wear the correct protective aprons and gloves that are supplied by my company.
Unit 8 - Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Learning outcome 1.2 - Explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main piece of legislation that covers related health and safety in England. It sets out mainly the employers responsibilities for your health and safety whilst in the workplace. Health and safety executives should complete adequate risk assessments thereby adhering to the Health and Safety Act. It is also the employee's duty to take care and time to read the risk assessment reports and follow any changes that have been made.