necessary to be able to identify hazards and assess risks. To do that‚ one needs information‚ education‚ training and experience in the appropriate field of work. Legislation Employers have a duty to provide information‚ instruction‚ training and supervision to ensure health and safety at work. Employees have a duty to take care of their own health and safety and those of others‚ and must not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided for health and safety. These principles
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CU301P/CT301 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings Outcome 1 Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in 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
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stress are being tense‚ uptight and angry. Dii – Two examples of circumstances or situations that cause you to feel stress are poor working relationships and work pressure such as under staffing. Diii – There are several different ways to manage stress‚ you could take a walk‚ physical exercise has been proven to reduce stress levels as it uses up all of the energy the body produces when stressed. Another way of managing stress is to talk your problems through with someone else‚ this way you will
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understanding how health and safety legislation is implemented in the health and social care workplace 1.1 Review systems‚ policies and procedures for communicating information on health and safety in the health and social care workplace in accordance with legislative requirements 1.2 Assess the responsibilities in a specific health and social care workplace for the management of health and safety in relation to organisational structure. 1.3 Analyse health and safety priorities appropriate
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Purpose of a Health and Safety Policy A policy is a written statement‚ usually comprising of three elements: a statement section (often a single page) detailing how safety will be managed and that demonstrates the organisation’s commitment to health and safety an organisation section that details where responsibilities are allocated‚ organisation structure‚ and how employees fit into the overall safety management system an arrangements section that contains details of how specific activities
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Unit 3 health and safety Describe how key legislation in relation to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care delivery. Health and social care settings are covered by specific legislation and laws from the government to enable the care setting is operating the optimum way. Acts like the Health and safety at work act (1974) this act applies to all workplaces and it pull all the laws together so that all organisations were covered by the same legislation. However there are
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Describe the requirements for a health and safe workplace in terms of the physical environment and the equipment at a selected work organisation. Physical Environment. .Potential for falling objects – The employer or employee must make sure that all items of equipment‚ materials and tools that are not in use must be stored/stacked correctly and securely. Otherwise‚ there is a potential that the item/item may fall and injure a person. .Sharp edges and trailing leads – Sharp edges
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Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting Health and Safety at work Act 1974 - 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 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 - any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting‚ putting down
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Occupational health and safety Occupational health and safety is a discipline with a broad scope involving many specialized fields. In its broadest sense‚ it should aim at: the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical‚ mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations; the prevention among workers of adverse effects on health caused by their working conditions; the protection of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health; the placing
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Understand health and safety in social care settings. 1.1 legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting would be Health and safety at work act‚ Manual handling operations regulations‚ Control of substances hazardous to health regulations RIDDOR Health and safety first aid regulations‚ Management of health and safety at work regulations. 1.2 The main points of the policies and procedures are to ensure everyone follows the same guidelines‚ is safe and to minimise the
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