regulatory body standards which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations The Food Safety Act The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Reporting of Injury‚ Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) There are regulatory bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Food Standards Agency (FSA) AC2.1 – Outline current legislation
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and prevention of infection include the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA)‚ the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and the Reporting of Injury‚ Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). It is important as employees that we are aware of these so that we can work safely; at work we have information provided in the health and safety file and COSHH file. As employees we must ensure we attend all necessary trainings that our employers provide regarding infection control
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Assignment 1.2 PTLLS June 2011 Summarise the current legislative requirements and recent reforms that have taken place in teacher training. Look at Lifelong Learning (LLUK)‚ Institute for Learning (IfL)‚ awarding bodies and anything which may affect your own specialist area. In order to raise and improve standards in teaching and react effectively to national and local employer and workforce needs‚ a standardisation of teaching practices was introduced in September 2007. This crucial review
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dementia‚ They don’t know what they are doing‚ service users might tend to eat nor drink the toiletries within reach like bar of soap ‚ shower gel and shampoo. Cleaning agents such as bleach‚ dish washing soaps‚ hand sanitizers and handwash in a proper COSHH cupboard located next to the toilet along the hallway of the nursing hiome. to all employees are responsible for taking action to prevent the spread of infection‚ in accordance with legislation and local and organisational policies and procedures
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social care settings 1.1 List legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting Health and Safety at Work Act The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (known as COSHH) The Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 (known as RIDDOR) Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPE) 1992 Food safety act 1990 Fire Safety Regulations 1.2 Describe the main points of health and safety policies and procedures Health and Safety
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course of their work. For example gloves must be worn when carrying out any form of waxing. COSHH Regulations- Control of substances hazardous to health‚ all possible risks from chemicals must be minimised by a risk assessment of those chemicals. This must be carried out to determine how hazardous substances should be properly handled and stored. For example chemicals such as‚ Barbicide and surgical spirit. RIDDOR- This is the reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations. Injuries
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Assessment task-CYP Core 3.4 Support children and Young people’s health and safety Task 1 There are many regulations‚ laws and guidelines dealing with health and safety. The most relevant laws are relating to health and safeties in the child care setting are set out below: Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Employers have a duty to: -make your workplace as safe as they are able -display a Health and Safety Law poster or supply employees with a leaflet with the same information
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Unit 264: Principles of infection prevention & control answers. 1.1 As a health care support worker I have a responsibility to make sure my own actions don’t affect the health and safety of others.I need to think‚ prevent and control infection. The health and safety at work act 1974 states we must take care of our own safety and others‚ follow employers instructions regarding health and safety‚ not damage health and safety equipment and materials‚ attend regular training. I do this by disposing
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Health and Safe Legislation and Regulation You are required to research two different engineering environments that you have come knowledge of. It may be best if one is an electrical environment and one a mechanical environment. For each of these environments: • Identify a minimum of four different sets of regulations that would be relevant • Describe a minimum of three key features of each of the sets of regulations you have chosen. Mechanical Provisional and Use of
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Regulations (COSHH) 2002 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) require employers to control substances that can harm workers’ health. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 The Manual Handling Regulations 1992 sets out requirements for manual handling and moving and handling of people. The Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 The Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) sets
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