11/09/2013 Unit 4 Health and Safety at work act 1974 This purpose of this act is to regulate the health‚ safety and welfare of individuals in the workplace. The act is enforced by the health and safety executive and local regulatory bodies. At Custom Care we have many policies and procedures that fall under the umbrella of Health and Safety these included- Company Health and safety Policy Accidents and incidents Chemicals (COSHH) Company Premises Display Screen COP (DSE) Policy on Eye
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Within education and care services there are numerous policies and procedures relating to health and safety that the services must have in place. The approved provider of these services must ensure that these policies are being met; otherwise there is a $1000 penalty. The compulsory policies and procedures relating to health care and safety include; 168 (a) health and safety‚ including matters relating to— (i) Nutrition‚ food and beverages‚ dietary requirements: Children within childcare settings
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Outcome 1: Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings. 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety. Under this Act‚ the employer‚ the workers and the individuals being supported have responsibilities to ensure safety is maintained in the workplace. Your employer should display a copy of this Act on their
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E1 The five pieces of current legislation I have chosen are; Children Act (2004)‚ Childcare Act (2006)‚ Disability Discrimination Act (1995)‚ Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). E2 Children Act (2004) This legislation links in with the every child matters policy. This means that in a setting the practitioner will make sure the child is healthy. They will do this by promoting 5 a day and at snack time have fruit. The practitioner
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The general objectives of the Health And Safety Act 1974 are: * To secure the health‚ safety and welfare of employees at work. * To protect people other than employees at work against risks to their health and safety arising from work activities. * The control of release into the atmosphere of noxious or offensive substances from premises which may also come under the scope of the Environmental Protection Legislation. * To identify hazards in the workplace and carry out risk assessments and
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(B): Describe how two pieces of legislation impacts on the setting. For this assignment‚ I will consider how rights and responsibilities of service users and service providers in the setting are impacted by the use of legislation. According to www.dhsspsni.gov.uk “Legislation is defined as the act of making law(s) by the Governing Body in a country. Legislation is needed for the implementation of policies in‚ e.g. hospitals” The two legislations I will consider are; • The Northern Ireland Act
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DATE: January 21‚ 2013 The two main issues that are identified in this case relates to the Manager having the wrong perspective of health and safety in the workplace‚ he is of the belief that working in an office do not require such practice. Additionally‚ the other issue refers to the employees at Global Insurance Company who are unaware of the health and safety in the workplace through lack of communication‚ thus making them vulnerable to unsafe situations
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HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE WORKPLACE Table of Contents TASK 1: 2 Reference Guide for Health and Social Care workplace: 2 Overview: 2 1.1 Reviews of systems‚ policies and procedures for communication: Health and Safety 2 1.2 Responsibilities in a specific health and social care: 4 1.2.1 Organizational Responsibilities: 4 1.2.2 Monitoring and evaluating process: 5 1.2.3 Inspecting the workplace: 5 1.2.4 Management Structure: 5 1.2.5 Representation: 6
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Unit 306 Understanding health and safety in social care settings Task A Presentation Health and safety at work act 1974 is the legislation or law which all company’s have to abide by‚ it can be put into two statements which are Employers responsibilities – it is the employers responsibility to ensure the safety and well- being of all the members of staff while at work and Employees responsibilities – it is the employees responsibilities to take care of themselves in the work place and to keep
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703 on Health and safety in catering and hospitality Task A Regulations and responsibility Health and Safety Regulations aim to improve safety in workplaces‚ making employers and employees equally responsible for ensuring that they protect themselves and others from accident and injury. The regulations refer to such things as clean kitchens‚ safety guards on machinery etc.‚ If an employee is injured at work because of breaches of these rules then compensation can be awarded. Most health and safety
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