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:-
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Infection Control Policy Bloody‚ Bodily Fluids Policy Inoculation Injuries Policy Hepatitis B Policy Outcome 2: Understand legislation and polices relating to prevention and control of infections: COSHH regulations 1999 – apply to all work with substances hazardous to health. COSHH information needs to be available where chemicals are stores. These regulations provide a policy for the employer to manage the risk of
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setting. Having posters up will help practitioners to comply with the legislation. RIDDOR 1995: To report and recorded incidents and accidents within a setting‚ so if an accident occurs regularly there is clearly fault and reason for this so need to be reported. Illness also needs to be reported‚ for example hepatitis. If an outbreak happens within the setting needs to be recorded and reported to Riddor. COSHH Regulations 2002: controls substances that are hazardous to health Settings need to comply
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legislation in the workplace. Within the Health and Social Care Sector the legislation includes the following:- * Manual Handling Regulations 1992 * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002(COSHH) * Report of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995(RIDDOR) * Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 * Food Safety Act 1990 Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974‚ the employer‚ and
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CU1516 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role Provide personal care including bathing‚ washing‚ dressing and grooming Administering medication Monitoring health and Safety issues e.g. reporting faulty hoists Maintaining personal hygiene - infection control Shopping‚ food and clothes Companionship Record keeping 1.2 Identify Standards that influence the way the role is carried out The Care Standards Act 2000 Domiciliary Care Regulations 2002 Health and Safety at Work Act
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> Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH) - Care providers must protect staff and service users from harm by ensuring that potentially dangerous substances are safely stored and that staff that use them are properly trained to do so. > Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) - Employers have an obligation to report death or serious
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Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 - This means the employers have the responsibility for everyone on their premises; this can be the employees‚ workers from other organisations‚ visitors and service users. The employers must carry out risk assessments before opening. Their health and safety policy must be reviewed frequently. They must record all accidents or incidents. They must be responsible for safety equipment‚ information and training. They must have insurance‚ the liability insurance is compulsory
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Understand health and safety in social care settings (ai) a list of key legislation are COSHH‚ RIDDOR‚ manual handling regulations‚ health and safety (first aid) regulations‚ health and safety at work act‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health‚ Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations (aii) All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health
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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
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There are many legislation within the organisation relating to Health and Safety. Here are a few that you may come across: ● Manual Handling. ● Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. (C.O.S.H) ● The Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) ● Personal Protective Equipment regulations (PPE) ● Healthy and Safety at Work. ● Fire Safety All of the above legislations are required by law‚ and every workers should be trained on these subjects and all training kept up to date.
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