Unit 3 Purple Group Legislation‚ Policies and Procedures for Health‚ Safety and Security. P2 – In this essay I am going to outline how legislation‚ policies and procedures relating to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care settings. M1 – I am also going to describe how health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in a health or social care setting. Health and Safety Legislation Legislation is a law or act which has been
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Task 3 P2: Outline how legislation‚ policies and procedures relating to heath‚ safety and security influence health and social care settings. In this essay i will be explaining how different pieces of legislation influence health and care. Legislation consists of laws made by parlement‚ or people given power by parlement‚ such as a govenor. Legislation shows us what we need to do in certain environments‚ for example what to do to make us safe and how to do it. Health and safety at work act 1974
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Outline how legislation policies and procedures relating to health safety and security influence health and social care setting Food Safety (General food hygiene) The main aim of this policy is to prevent food poisoning. To do this food areas must be kept clean and must maintain good personal hygiene‚ food must be cooked properly and stored in the right temperature. The policy and procedure of the nursery is that all staff handling food must maintain very high hygiene and people who are ill must
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How policies and procedures promote health‚ safety and security in a health and social care setting Employer’s role in a care setting The employer’s position is to supervise the health‚ security and safety of all the staff‚ visitors‚ volunteers to the grounds of the building and also its service users. Employers may assign accountability for health and safety to the employees‚ health and safety agents‚ administrators and the service users as well. But‚ it is still the employer’s job to have
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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 must always
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P2 Outline how key legislation‚ policies and procedures in relation to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care delivery Legislation Legislation is defined as the processor act of making law or a set of laws by the governing body of the country. They are set in place in every work setting to ensure the health and safety of the people within the area. Without these laws there would be many accidents that could harm both the employee and employer. Safety (General food hygiene)
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Job Brief Each childminder will be registered and inspected with Ofsted to ensure that they are able to demonstrate the quality and standards of care required by Ofsted‚ the Early Years Foundation Stage and the NCMA. Each childminder must ensure that they provide high quality childcare‚ within a positive‚ safe and happy environment. Childminders are responsible for planning and preparing a programme of play based activities and in the completion of all relevant record keeping‚ paperwork and
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Guidance Document Fire safety training Schools Staff training In the event of a fire‚ the actions of teachers/lecturers and other relevant persons (e.g. pupils/students) are likely to be crucial to their safety and that of other people in the premises. All teachers/lecturers should receive basic fire safety induction training and attend refresher sessions at pre-determined intervals. Teaching staff will play a critical role in the evacuation of the premises with children relying on
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people’s health and safety · Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. The health and safety policy is given to all new members of staff upon joining the school and forms part of the induction training given to staff. The policy is to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions‚ equipment and systems of work for all staff and students. A copy of this is also displayed in the staff room at all times. This health and safety
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The key legislations relating to health and safety in a social care setting are - 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
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