Health And Safety : An Essential Aspect Of Any Health Or Social Care Setting

Health and safety is important in any industry because this assures the safety of the employer and employee under the work act of 1974(HASAW).It also makes sure that the employee understands the risks on the site, and the responsibility that will have to be taken. Working on a fishery or any field to do with fish management could become hazardous if precautions are not in place.

M2- assesses the hazards identified in health and social care setting. D1- makes recommendations in relation to identify hazards and minimise risks.

Any area which will have children/young people playing in should be assessed before any child/young person goes into the area to make sure there is nothing harmful for example any broken equipment. Any issues which are found which may be a risk to health and safety need to be logged and discussed with other members or staff so that everyone is aware of any risks. Having a set guideline of what happens if equipment is broken or damaged, is a good idea so that staff know how to manage the situation and eliminate any future risk.

Monitoring health and safety is a very important in providing a safe environment for young people to live in and for the staff team to work in. To monitor and maintain health and safety in our home there are many tasks and responsibilities that the staff team must follow. In the morning the staff that are going off shift ensure that the toilets have all been cleaned, the kitchen has been cleaned, all bins have been emptied and house hovered. This also enables members of staff to clear any obstructions from doorways and they will be able to report or rectify if possible any health and safety issues, to evident that they have completed this task sheet must be filled out and initialled by the person who completed the task. The members of staff coming onto the shift will go through the task sheet and anything that has not been done will brought discussed with staff going off shift so that no further incident like this occurs. For example, shift partners have their own routine of how they run a shift and carry out the daily tasks etc. I had been on shift with a member of staff that I was not usually on with therefore we discussed who was going to do what in the home. As I had slept in the sleeping room

Aiv A comparison of the differences in the main health and safety responsibilities of each of the following:

Patient safety is the top priority because health situation may change within few minutes depending on severity of the case. In this incident, physical injury has not taken place but the potentiality of injury is extremely high and there is a narrow space between the risk and injury. I have determined that next time i will give my first priority for safety measures no matter what area it is. In clinical practices, if my errors harm the resident, it is personally, ethically and professionally objectionable. I have learnt to place the bed to the lowest level and raise the side rails before I leave the resident’s room. Safety is resident’s right .Safety comes everywhere as priority and careful handling the elderly population is one of the higher

Patient Safety is a primary goal in the healthcare industry. The increase in incidents of medication, diagnostic errors, falls, hospital acquired infections, pressure ulcers and poor communication exchanges, as well as nursing shortages, has attributed to the lack of patient safety. These incidents in safety have occurred in hospitals, primary care, and long term care facilities. Recent finding in patient safety issues indicate that most of these problems continue to exist. By decreasing the chance of further incidents through CQI methodologies, patients can have increase chances of higher quality of care, and healthier outcomes.

1.Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 , also referred to as HASAW or HSW, is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for

Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health or social Care work setting.

Throughout any health-care facility, the incorporation and knowledge of patient safety is crucial to ensure quality care to patients. Patient safety is a discipline in the health care profession that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error and to minimize the incidence and impact of adverse healthcare events (Henriksen K, Battles JB, Keyes MA, year). Patient safety is incorporated within many issues throughout the healthcare field. One of these issues is health-care acquired infections. A health-care acquired infection, also called a nosocomial infection, is one that is obtained through any health-care facility (Heaven Stubblefield, year). The World Health Organization (WHO) states that in a recent study, in 55 hospitals of 14 countries representing 4 WHO Regions all over the world, showed an average of 8.7% of hospital patients had nosocomial infections. This means that at any time, over 1.4 million people worldwide suffer from infectious viruses acquired in a health-care facility (World Health Organization). There are many causes for theses infections as well as many preventative measures that can be implemented. Throughout this paper, one will decode the meaning of the chain of infection, causes, dangers and preventative measures of nosocomial infections.

Hello Kimberley, I agree, on your review that Internet sites address concerns about safe  administration of medications. In the facility where I work, the focus on the National Patient Safety goals for safe medication administration are high. The process of safe administering medications to patients are shared with all staff members of our organization. Communication breakdown can cause instability of the process. When error are made, it is reviewed with all staff members, to prevent this error from happening again."Patient safety is an essential and vital component of quality nursing care. However, the nation’s health care system is prone to errors, and can be detrimental to safe patient care, as a result of basic systems flaws (Ballard, 2003).

My responsibilities in relation to health and safety are to keep surrounding areas clean and risk free for all students, maintaining a steady watch on all activities, if any problems or accidents arise to deal with them promptly as possible, making sure that all areas are safe for play and adhere to the health and Safety regulations.

Providing patients with a safe environment is equivalent to the safety of care being delivered. The patient also has important aspects to carry out such as: helping to reach an accurate diagnosis, deciding about appropriate treatments, choosing an experienced and safe provider, ensuring that “treatment is appropriately administered, monitored and adhered to, and in identifying adverse events and taking appropriate action" (Vincent & Coulter 1). Safety also plays a key role in communication between the patient and the doctor. Patients who are well informed about the prognosis and treatment options including benefits, harms, and “side effects are more likely to adhere to treatment, leading to better health outcomes"(Vincent & Coulter 1).

According to Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal one of the factors leading to sentinel patient events is miscommunication (Sand-Jecklin, & Sherman, 2014). It has become an initiative among healthcare institutions to improve communication, increasing patient safety and patient satisfaction. In the past, nurses have tried out several different ways to get a report to improve communication and patient care. Nurses have tried taped report, face-to-face report in a conference room, written report, and most recently nurses are receiving the report at the patient’s bedside. Bedside handoff of care ensures communication between the nurses, the patient, and the patient’s family. Bedside report reduces delay in treatment, reduces errors, and improves patient safety and patient satisfaction (Gregory, Tan, Tilrico, Edwardson, & Gamm, 2014). In moving the report to the bedside, the patient is more involved in their care, with a reduction in errors, and miscommunication. Bedside report promotes accountability, reduces readmission, and reduces fall rates, thus improving patient safety and patient satisfaction. Changing report from taped, face-to-face, or written report to report at the bedside requires support and, good communication from leaders and nurses to be successful. In the changing of healthcare, reimbursement from insurance companies comes from data collected regarding patient safety and patient satisfaction. Healthcare institutions are implementing

For an engineer, safety is a full time job. As engineers, it is not only seen as fulfilling a social responsibility or an ethical obligation, but considered the top most priority in our line of duty. It is partially for this reason that design standards, codes and specifications have been established. These design standards serve as guidelines or insurance so to speak for an engineer to meet his or her legal obligations. However, at the end of the day it is the engineer’s responsibility for bearing any consequences, not the design codes used. Over the centuries, the need arose to have codes addressing ethics since there have been countless instances of an action considered legal but far from ethical. Among