LHS4 Develop Health And Safety And Risk Management Policies Procedures And Practices In Health And Social Care Or Children And Young People
LHS4 Develop health and safety and risk management policies procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people's settings
Health and safety Legislation is designed to make sure that work places are as safe as they can be so that no one is put in unnecessary risk of harm.
As a manager I have a responsibility to ensure that:
The work place is safe
Procedures in place are safe to follow
Ensure that all employees understands the obligations they have to protect themselves and others
Ensure staff are trained
Provide suitable and effective personal protective equipment
Reduce all risk where possible
Respond to emergency or accidents appropriately
Document and record all information
Dispose or any waste safely
The legislation that underpins all health and safety:
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
This legislation has three main elements.
Employers have a duty to:
Ensure health and safety at work for all employees
Provide and maintain equipment and systems which are safe and not a risk to employees’ health in terms of use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances
Provide information, training and supervision relating to health and safety at work
Managers have a duty to:
Maintain a safe working environment for all staff
Provide training for staff practises and work methods
Ensure all staff adhere to policies, procedures and instructions
Explain hazards and safe working practises to new employees before they start work
Report/record all accidents
Employees have a duty to:
Take reasonable care of their own health and safety
To take reasonable care to not put other people at risk
To follow guidelines, policies and procedures of their employer and any training they have been given in relation to health and safety
To notify their manager of any hazards or of any incidents or accidents that occur
Other legislation that covers Health and safety is:
Essential Standards of Quality and Safety 2010
This Document covers the 28
Health and safety Legislation is designed to make sure that work places are as safe as they can be so that no one is put in unnecessary risk of harm.
As a manager I have a responsibility to ensure that:
The work place is safe
Procedures in place are safe to follow
Ensure that all employees understands the obligations they have to protect themselves and others
Ensure staff are trained
Provide suitable and effective personal protective equipment
Reduce all risk where possible
Respond to emergency or accidents appropriately
Document and record all information
Dispose or any waste safely
The legislation that underpins all health and safety:
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
This legislation has three main elements.
Employers have a duty to:
Ensure health and safety at work for all employees
Provide and maintain equipment and systems which are safe and not a risk to employees’ health in terms of use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances
Provide information, training and supervision relating to health and safety at work
Managers have a duty to:
Maintain a safe working environment for all staff
Provide training for staff practises and work methods
Ensure all staff adhere to policies, procedures and instructions
Explain hazards and safe working practises to new employees before they start work
Report/record all accidents
Employees have a duty to:
Take reasonable care of their own health and safety
To take reasonable care to not put other people at risk
To follow guidelines, policies and procedures of their employer and any training they have been given in relation to health and safety
To notify their manager of any hazards or of any incidents or accidents that occur
Other legislation that covers Health and safety is:
Essential Standards of Quality and Safety 2010
This Document covers the 28