Relevant information relating to infection hazards and prevention and control methods are also to be provided by your employer. 2.1. There are a few different legal regulations and standards relating to infection prevention and control. The majority of legal regulations fall under the health and safety at work act 1974, which is about making sure the workplace, is safe for all employees, employers and members of the public by minimising accidents and also preventing infection occurring and spreading. The management of health and safety at work act
The role of enforcement is divided between HSE and local authorities depending on business sector. Health and safety at work act 1974 Referred to as HASAW or HSW, the act of parliament in the main piece of uk health and safety legislation. It places a duty all employers to ensure reasonable practices of all health, safety and welfare in the work setting. The act also requires:- Adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety. Adequate welfare provisions for staff at work.
This covers safeguarding, suitable people, suitable premises/equipment, organisation and documentation. Ofsted will come to the setting to check that the setting are following this framework correctly. There is also health and safety legislation in place that sets out legal requirements to keep all adults and children safe. These are: Health and safety at work act 1974 All employment settings have responsibility as laid down in the health and safety at work act 1974 for Great Britain. This act places overall responsibility for health and safety with the employer but also duties on employees, so everyone in a setting has some responsibility for the health and safety of anyone who is there.
Unit 306 Understanding health and safety in social care settings. Outcome 1 1.1 Legislations relating to health and safety in a care setting: Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 (as amended 2008) Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1987 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 1.2 There are many regulations, laws and guidelines that deal with health and safety. The law places responsibilities on both the employers and the employees. The policies and procedures are written statements of health and safety, in which employers and employees must follow. As both employers and employees are jointly responsible for safeguarding the health and safety of anyone using the service from harm.
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).
1. List the aspects of employment covered by law: 2. List the main features of current employment legislation: The Health and Safety at work Act (1974) sets out general rules for employers and employees to follow. Within this act the main requirement is for employers to create a risk assessment. These should cover any risk within the work place and must record all conclusions.
The Manual Handling Regulations of 1992, which sets out methods and requirements to be met when manually handling objects, as well as people. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 (known as RIDDOR) outlines what is required to be recorded and reported. Food safety act 1990 Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPE) 1992 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 1.2 Explain the mean points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer The main points of health and safety policies and procedures largely centre on standards that must be upheld in order to create a safe place of work, and also to ensure that somewhere meets all legislation requirements when it comes to things like COSHH, where all substances must be locked away while not in use, and not left around when being used if the worker leaves the room, even for a moment, that is if the level of work is to keep up with the standard required to maintain itself within the COSHH legislation. Or even
Identify the hazard 2. Decide who might be harmed and how 3. Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions 4. Record the findings and implement them 5. Review the assessment and update if required 4.4 Explain the importance of carrying out a risk assessment Under the Health and Safety Act 1974 all companies have a legal responsibility to protect the H and S of their employees and any others using the workplace such as patients, friends and family. The risk assessment then evaluates the risk to the employees and others and tries to reduce that risk to a reasonable practical low.
C.O.S.H – The Control of Substances Hazardous to health regulations This is to ensure that employers are able to control substances that can harm workers health in all areas of health and social care settings, including cleaning them up and dealing with spillages efficiently, and assuring there is risk assessments in place to prevent such incidents The manual handling regulations 1992 Certain health and social care settings will have this piece of legislation to ensure safe manual handling and moving and handling of people. R.I.D.D.O.R – The reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1985. This piece of legislation is set out to guide and direct the appropriate reporting procedures and what should be reported. 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings. People who are ill , injured, disabled, economically challenged, marginalised or otherwise disadvantaged , are people who would live and use social care settings , within a wide spread of
2. Explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control infection. Employers’ roles and responsibilities include: making sure employees are aware of the health and safety aspects of their work (e.g. posting information on notice boards, keeping an information file such as COSHH, training, and providing supervision) the need to keep records in relation to infection control using appropriate documentation to ensure that the relevant standards, policies and guidelines are available within the workplace UNDERSTAND LEGISLATION AND POLICIES IN RELATION TO INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL 1. 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.