Unit 8 Health and Social Care Level 2
Unit 8: understand health and safety in the social care sector
Outcome 1
A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting- · Health and Safety at work Act 1974 · Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 · Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 · The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 · Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 · Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 · Communicable diseases and infection control · Working Time Regulations 1998 · Care Standard Act 2000 · Control of exposure to Hazardous to Health 1999 · Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations 2005. · Environmental Protection Act 1990.
The health and safety at work act of 1974 is an Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work. The main points of our own policy that relate to this are : Carry out weekly audits Report health and safety issues to manager
Read and comply with risk assessment outcomes and COSHH data sheets Responsible for their own health and safety at work and that of others Reporting and recording of accidents Attend health and safety training including induction,general health and safety,fire training,lifting and manual handling,food safety.
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 clarify in more general terms what employers are required to do to manage health and safety under HASAWA 74, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Like the Act, they apply to every work activity. An employers main duty is to be aware of the risks imposed upon its personnel, visitors and themselves by the working operations by assessing
Outcome 1
A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting- · Health and Safety at work Act 1974 · Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 · Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 · The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 · Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 · Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 · Communicable diseases and infection control · Working Time Regulations 1998 · Care Standard Act 2000 · Control of exposure to Hazardous to Health 1999 · Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations 2005. · Environmental Protection Act 1990.
The health and safety at work act of 1974 is an Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work. The main points of our own policy that relate to this are : Carry out weekly audits Report health and safety issues to manager
Read and comply with risk assessment outcomes and COSHH data sheets Responsible for their own health and safety at work and that of others Reporting and recording of accidents Attend health and safety training including induction,general health and safety,fire training,lifting and manual handling,food safety.
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 clarify in more general terms what employers are required to do to manage health and safety under HASAWA 74, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Like the Act, they apply to every work activity. An employers main duty is to be aware of the risks imposed upon its personnel, visitors and themselves by the working operations by assessing