Health And Safety
Health and Safety
Understand the different Responsibilities relating to Health and Social care.
1.1) Identify Legislations relating to Health and Safety in social care settings?
HSE also known as Health and Safety at work act 1974
It places a duty on all employers to “Ensure”the Health ,Safety and welfare of the individuals emplyed. The Act also requires:
• safe operation and maintenance of the working environment, plant and systems
• maintenance of safe access and egress to the workplace
• safe use, handling and storage of dangerous substances
• adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety
• adequate welfare provisions for staff at work.
Employers must also keep and revise a written record of health and safety policy and consult with employees or their representatives on such policies (this only applies to those employing five or more)
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
These regulations are concerned with the working environment. They place a duty on employers to make sure that the workplace is safe and suitable for the tasks being carried out there, and that it does not present risks to employees and others.
The regulations cover all aspects of the working environment, including:
• maintenance of the workplace, equipment, devices and systems
• ventilation
• temperature in indoor workplaces
• lighting
• cleanliness and waste materials
• room dimensions and space
• work stations and seating
• condition of floors and traffic routes
• falls or falling objects
• windows and transparent or translucent doors, gates and walls
• windows, skylights and ventilators
• ability to clean windows, etc. safely
• doors and gates
Also The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 places a duty on employers to assess and manage risks to their employees and others arising from work activities.
1.1) How Health and Safety policies and procedures protect those
Understand the different Responsibilities relating to Health and Social care.
1.1) Identify Legislations relating to Health and Safety in social care settings?
HSE also known as Health and Safety at work act 1974
It places a duty on all employers to “Ensure”the Health ,Safety and welfare of the individuals emplyed. The Act also requires:
• safe operation and maintenance of the working environment, plant and systems
• maintenance of safe access and egress to the workplace
• safe use, handling and storage of dangerous substances
• adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety
• adequate welfare provisions for staff at work.
Employers must also keep and revise a written record of health and safety policy and consult with employees or their representatives on such policies (this only applies to those employing five or more)
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
These regulations are concerned with the working environment. They place a duty on employers to make sure that the workplace is safe and suitable for the tasks being carried out there, and that it does not present risks to employees and others.
The regulations cover all aspects of the working environment, including:
• maintenance of the workplace, equipment, devices and systems
• ventilation
• temperature in indoor workplaces
• lighting
• cleanliness and waste materials
• room dimensions and space
• work stations and seating
• condition of floors and traffic routes
• falls or falling objects
• windows and transparent or translucent doors, gates and walls
• windows, skylights and ventilators
• ability to clean windows, etc. safely
• doors and gates
Also The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 places a duty on employers to assess and manage risks to their employees and others arising from work activities.
1.1) How Health and Safety policies and procedures protect those