patients, visitors). The Management of Health and Safety at work regulations 1999 This is the approved code of practice providing guidance to employers on the regulatory specifics to enable them to write and communicate policy in order to comply with the Health and Safety at work act. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) These regulations are set out by the HSE and require that employers must report all incidences of death, major injury, work related injury resulting in more than 7 days off work, work related diseases and dangerous occurrences in order for them to be fully investigated and risk assessed. It is vital that these incidences are accurately recorded should they arise. National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) These guidelines apply to all healthcare workers, local authorities, charities and all other health and social care providers.
Noor Findlay (Lisa) 16/01/15 Unit 645 – Lead and manage infection prevention and control within the work setting 1. Understand current infection prevention and control policies procedures and practices. 2.1 Summarise national and local policies for infection prevention and control. Following is national and local policies:- There are laws and legal regulations about infection prevention and control. Most of the legal regulations relating to infection Prevention and control come under the Health and Safety at Work Act; this act is about ensuring a safe work place for employers, Employees and members of the public by minimising accidents at work.
Education is a huge part of patient care and the FHA provides educational meetings and training programs to accelerate improvement of care and safety. According an article in the Miami Herald several South Florida hospitals have been under scrutiny for several different safety issues. These safety issues include bed sores, blood clots and an increase in patient falls (Chang, 2014). Nurses and doctors play a huge role in preventing these accidents and making the hospital setting a safer place for patients. Increased education and awareness can help to decrease the incident of hospital acquired illnesses.
criminal law (set by parliament) 2. civil law (enforced by Environmental health officers and the health and safety Executive) a) Use of equipment- Making proper use of the equipment provided at work should only be carried out with specific training to all staff using the equipment ensuring they are competent to eliminate or reduce any risk of injury or hazards so to protect your self and others, with frequent training for refreshing all staff in health and safety. Under the health and safety legislation employees have legal responsibilities, if broken those responsible can receive a disciplinary depending on the severances of the incident, they can also be arrested, brought to court, find and/or imprisoned. b) first aid- First aid is the first help given to someone to prevent injury or illness from becoming worse. First aid can save lives so adequate training for first aid must be in place for all staff and made aware of the first aid arrangements. If a incident accurse and you are trained in first aid and feel confident to deal with the situation then do so, if not then get help immediately and provide assistance as required, failure to do so and fist aid is undertaken with out the right training putting your self and the person you are caring for at risk could result in a disciplinary, arrested, brought to court, find and/or
OSHA Standards for Law Enforcement December 13, 2014 CS204 – Unit 5 Article Summary The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publish their guidelines and findings regarding workplace health and safety. States are permitted to adopt federal regulations within their own policies, which must be as strict as the federal regulations. In Law enforcement there are many standards that are made to keep them safe while they do their job. Being in law enforcement is already hazardous depending on what position you have within the agency but these OSHA regulations aid them keeping safe and avoiding additional hazards. The regulations are broken up in sections.
Understand legislation and agreed ways of working when moving and positioning individuals Describe how legislation and agreed ways of working affect working practices related to moving and positioning individuals Every time care workers move or support an individual they are performing manual handling on that individual. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 50% of all reported accidents are from the Health and Social sector and in particular with moving and handling. To reduce the amount of accidents and injury, there is legislation in place to protect everybody. Here are a few examples of legislations: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) - ensures that equipment used is safe and suitable and has had regular safety checks in line with legislation. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 - we must take safety and load into consideration These legislations are in place to make sure it is a legal requirement for employers to make sure the health, safety and welfare of their employees is maintained and for employees to have a duty of care for themselves and others.
It is important to identify and implement WHS procedures and instructions to keep aware of Possible hazardous occurrences, and to be on top of workplace WHS. It also accesses the Workplace regularly and keep employees notified. 7. Describe the procedure for identifying and reporting emergency incidents and injuries to designated persons in the
The health insurance is especially important for the workers working in dangerous conditions where they are likely to get an injury. Leave days for the workers should also be paid to ensure that they are able to provide for their families even when on leave. Firms and Unions should sit and come up with policies and laws that benefit the workers. The policies will help workers speak up when they are been exploited without fear. It will also allow for closure for the workers and their
The main purpose of the position statement is to let the athletic trainer know the correct procedures in case an emergency was to happen. A position statement is a statement in which that states the importance of emergencies such as the correct way to exit an building if something was to happen, professional needs, legal needs, personnel, equipment, communication, transportation, venue location, emergency care facilities, and documentation. Every school that has athletes should have a position statement that should be handed to the athletic trainer. It’s required by the NATA (National Athletic Trainers’ Association). The professional need for emergency plans is required by the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association).
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974: The purpose of this act is to promote, stimulate and encourage high standards of health and safety at work. It protects all working people – whether employers, employees, or self-employed. COSHH: COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. This can prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances by: • finding out what the health hazards are; • deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment); • providing control measures to reduce harm to health; • making sure they are used ; • keeping all control measures in good working order; • providing information, instruction and training for employees and others; • providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases; • planning for emergencies. Care Standards Act 2000: The job of regulating the independent health and care sector by health authorities and local authorities has now been taken over by the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) who became responsible for the registration and inspection of all care homes and private healthcare facilities in England.