Introduction: This essay will describe the wellbeing and security enactment in the work place, then

The main features of the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) is that it requires certain health and safety procedures to be maintained in a health and social care setting, for example, the act explains that there must be, safe operation and maintenance of working equipment, plant and system, maintenance of safe access to the workplace, safe use, handling and storage of dangerous/hazardous substances, training of staff to ensure that there is health and safety, to provide welfare for staff at work.

M1) Describe how health and safety legislation, policies and procedures promote of individuals in a health or social care setting

Explain the roles and responsibilities for Health and Safety of key personnel in a selected workplace (P3)

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.

1.1- Describe how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the setting.

This act places the responsibility of ensuring the health and safety and welfare of employees, with the employer. The main ways that this is usually implemented in a school setting are:

* Take responsibility to ensure the staffs are given appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision in order to comply with Health and Safety rules and procedures.

Outcome 1 Understanding the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings.

health and safety procedures and practises should be under continual scrutiny and areas for improvement should be monitored and dealt with. A good method of monitoring & improving are health, safety and security procedures are visually. Check visitors have signed in the visitor’s book, look for items blocking fire exits or hallways, wet signs are in place during cleaning, COSHH cupboards are kept locked, medication trolleys are secure, hoists are clean and stored in a correct storage place. Policies and procedures need to be reviewed regularly to ensure they are still relevant, circumstances in workplace can change and new risk assessments will need to be put in place or old ones reviewed. Policies and procedures may need evaluating and developing

1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in the work setting

P1 – Explain potential hazards and the harm that may arise from each in a health and social care setting.

• Provide adequate welfare facilities such as toilets, first aid facilities and changing rooms, along with safe maintained access and egress

Section 2 – Understand the purpose of health, safety and security procedures in a business environment

Develop health and safety and risk management policies procedures and practices in health and social care (M1)

b) Evaluate measures which may be used to inform patients of their rights and responsibilities and recommend areas for improvement within your organisation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..