Health Safety Nvq
Unit 4222-208 Contribute to health and safety in health and social care.
Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting.
1.1
Legislation that relates to general health and safety in a health and social care setting,
• The health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Manual Handling operations Regulations 1992
• Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998
• COSHH- Control of substances hazardous to health regulations
• RIDDOR- The reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences Regulations 1985
• Food safety Act 1990
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1.3
The main health and safety responsibilities of:- Self-my main health and safety responsibilities as a health care support worker are to attend all mandatory training, ensuring all activities that I carry out are done safely this also includes when I am using equipment to avoid any injury to myself or others and to report any accidents or injuries and record it on our safeguarding database. The employer or manager- the health and safety responsibilities of my manager are to ensure that all training is available to staff all necessary equipment to carry out moving and handling to minimise risk of injury, and to ensure all staff are aware of their health and safety responsibilities. Others- all other staff such as domestics, doctors and all other health care professionals must also follow all health and safety policies and procedures and any visitors including relatives etc. must follow all health and safety protocols and report any concerns or incidents they may have relating to the health and safety of the hospital.
1.4
Tasks that should only be
Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting.
1.1
Legislation that relates to general health and safety in a health and social care setting,
• The health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Manual Handling operations Regulations 1992
• Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998
• COSHH- Control of substances hazardous to health regulations
• RIDDOR- The reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences Regulations 1985
• Food safety Act 1990
1.2
1.3
The main health and safety responsibilities of:- Self-my main health and safety responsibilities as a health care support worker are to attend all mandatory training, ensuring all activities that I carry out are done safely this also includes when I am using equipment to avoid any injury to myself or others and to report any accidents or injuries and record it on our safeguarding database. The employer or manager- the health and safety responsibilities of my manager are to ensure that all training is available to staff all necessary equipment to carry out moving and handling to minimise risk of injury, and to ensure all staff are aware of their health and safety responsibilities. Others- all other staff such as domestics, doctors and all other health care professionals must also follow all health and safety policies and procedures and any visitors including relatives etc. must follow all health and safety protocols and report any concerns or incidents they may have relating to the health and safety of the hospital.
1.4
Tasks that should only be