A hazard is something that can cause people harm, hazards can be found in every environment especially at work. It is important that care workers know which hazards to look out for to help stop accidents. Unsafe equipment; Equipment that is unsafe can cause a lot of injuries from little cuts and bruises to a major incident such as death. For the reason workers have rules given by The Health and Safety Executive. These rules are; • Suitable for what they are going to be used for.
The steps taken to help prevent infections will be maintains, you will already be treating all people as high risk, but with confirmed infection outbreak, you will need to be more vigilant and record and report any changes in a person’s condition. 1.2 Employers have the responsibilities to protect employees from danger and harm, as far as is reasonably possible. For example employers must Carry out risk assessments to assess the dangers of certain work activities Provide a safe workplace Provide training for staff Provide personal protective equipment Ensure regular health and safety checks are undertaken These responsibilities extent to employers protecting employees from the risks posed by biological hazards such as blood, body fluids and associated infections. Your employer will have put infection prevention and control policies and procedures in place for staff to adhere to. Care managers have a responsibility to the people within the care of the organisation and should undertake regular checks on the cleanliness of the setting, monitor hand washing practice, know who to contact in the event of an infection outbreak and report it to
At Honeywell, we do a great deal of testing and research. All of it is focused on life safety. We must ensure the research is honest and above board. We have many steps and approvals for all products, which should ensure that all safety equipment that is released to the public is a great asset and not a deterrent to living safe lives. We use our own safety equipment in protecting our facility and our employees, so people who work there are testing products that may save their own life one day.
The COSHH regulations apply to substances which identified as toxic, corrosive or irritant, all staff are required to wear protective clothing such as gloves and aprons and where required protective goggles. We will make sure that control measures are used and properly maintained and those safety procedures are followed and reviewed regularly. Our first aid policy fully complies with the health and safety (first aid) regulations 1981 with outcome 9 regulation 13 of the care quality commission guidance about compliance, essential standards of quality and safety this organisation ensures that a qualified first aider is available at all times, they should be contacted via the office where there is a list displayed with their names. The organisation also supports a number of appointed people to assist the qualified first aiders all employees should have access to a first aid box whilst at work. The organisation has a duty to ensure that all residents are protected from food related illness by adoption of high standards of food hygiene and preparation affective management of food safety relies heavily on having effective operational policies for
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. This means you always act in the best interests of the service user and their care needs. You are responsible for following your employer’s workplace safety procedures correctly and reporting any problems regarding procedures or equipment used. In terms of infection control this means you should always wear PPE provided and attend any necessary training. Dispose of all waste materials and spillages in the correct way: * Clinical waste/used dressings – yellow bag * Needles, syringes, cannulas – yellow sharps box * Body fluids/urine, blood, faeces, vomit – down the sluice * Soiled
All rooms or equipment that may be used by a child or young person should be considered a risk and have regular checks to make sure that everything is working correctly and is safe and free from damage. Some of these checks are required by law. Managers should make sure all health and saefty checks are carried out as required. In the case of an accident, failure to check any equipment could have sersious consequences. 3.
Explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer The main points of health and safety policies and procedures are to keep everyone safe. They focus on standards that must be followed in order to create a safe place to work, and also to ensure that the environment meets all legislation requirements when it comes to things such as COSHH, this means that all substances must be locked away while they are not being used, substances must be clearly labelled and directions for use. Other things such as once a floor has been mopped a wet floor sign must be put there to indicate this, entrances must be kept clear and all fire exits must be kept unobstructed. The policies and procedures also states that all risk assessments need to be kept up to date and in place for all clients, also states that all employees must be fully trained before working in the necessary areas such as medication and moving and handling. Reporting and recording of injuries/fault equipment is also a main point, this policies and procedures state that this must be done immediately and
COSHH COSHH stands for control of substances hazardous to health, this means that substances that could be of any hazard to the health of someone in anyway need to be controlled and COSHH has been put in place to make sure that hazardous substances are controlled and that there are rules around dangerous substances. There are rules around hazardous substances and they are very important when dealing with these substances. There are 10 important rules and these are; • Being able to follow instructions and read labels. • Store all chemicals out of the reach of children and safely. • To make sure all staff are trained to know the first aid treatment in the case of a substance harming a child or staff.
Other responsibilities are to report any accidents or anything that is damaged and could be dangerous to other people or clients; I should not interfere or misuse equipment and also carry out all my duties in a safe way, following instructions. My employer’s responsibilities are to do risk assessments in order to inform us of the risks around us, and then to provide equipment to help avoid those risks. They also have a responsibility to train us to use the equipment and to
If an individual was to tell me they were being abused, i would follow the same procedures as I would with someone with full capacity. Some of the service users due to thee learning difficulties may say things that aren’t true, but everything about this is documented in there care plan and is risk assessed. How you can insure that any evidence of abuse is kept safe is to follow polices and procedures as any evidence is confidential you also need to follow the data protection act and keep all evidence locked away or safe. Different types of evidence could be photos, statements, any documentation or daily records. The national polices that set out requirements for safeguarding individuals are CQC (care quality commission) who set the standards that all care sectors need to abide to and if they don’t, CQC have the power to close that home down.