UNIT 8 (HSC 037)

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.

The responsibilities of employees are to take safety measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace; this includes working safely to protect myself, other staff, visitors and individuals from infections. Employees would attend essential training that our employers offer so that we can work safely for everyone in the best way possible. Employees have a duty to have safe ways of working and put into practice such as effective hand washing, not coming to work ill for the reason that you can put other individuals at risk, not to wear jewellery when cooking or supporting service users in other activities because

What are your responsibilities under current health and safety legislation, standards and guidance, eg the Health & Safety at Work Act (and any other relevant legislation).

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.

Legislations/codes of practice relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting are: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; Riddor 1995, COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health); Manual Handling operations regulations 1992; Health And Safety (First aid regulations 1981); Fire protection (Workplace) Regulations 1997; Food Safety Act 1990; Personal Protective Equipment and Management of Health and safety at work regulations 1999.

All outcomes in red are observations to be carried out by assessor. The information given indicates the types of things assessor will be looking for

A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting-

2.1. There are many legislations relating to general health and safety in a health and social care work setting:

There are many ways to access additional support and information on health and safety, this could be accessed by talking to supervisors or management within the home, or more experienced colleagues. Reading the company health and safety policies and procedures can give you extra information, or you can seek additional support from outside organisations.

The main piece of legislation affecting the management of health and safety in educational establishments across all sectors is the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974 (HSWA). This Act provides a framework for

Task 4Ensuring health and safety is an important responsibility not only for the Managers but all associated with the premises. Evaluate your organisation’s health and safety policy and procedures in line with legislative requirements and propose recommendations on how health and safety should be managed

Since the worker suffered such a traumatic injury, it is imperative that the employer first check on the employee to check on the severity of the injury and upon assessment by a trained employee, either the correct medical procedure needs to be administered to the employee or they should call the ambulance so that the employee can be safely transported to the hospital, preventing further damage and ensuring that all measures are in place to repair the injury.

Health hazards (regulation 7) – before anything else, the workplace should be investigated to find out what the health hazards are, and the employers are required to prevent their employee or anyone else getting exposed to these hazards.

Getting hurt at work is not a joke therefore, should not be taking lightly. Statistics have shown that over 200 people a year lose their lives at work in Britain and around 150,000 non-fatal injuries are reported each year. It is not any better in the United States. In 2011, approximately 3 million workers in private industry and 821,000 workers in state and local government experienced a nonfatal occupational injury or illness. The causes for the accidents are versatile. Sometimes, the mistake is that most people think they are exempt from it all and it is less likely to happen to them. Other times, it may be negligence on someone part or proper safety procedures were not followed. Regardless of whose fault it is, injuries happened in

If one is assessing others around he should ask what they are feeling then checks his breathing, and look for any visible wounds on the body. If there are wounds on the body apply pressure with a shirt or gauze if available, apply the material available till the bleeding is no longer visible. If the persons leg is broken or fractured, one can use a branch to stabilize and create a make shift cast in a survival situation [the complete sas survival manual]. If sunburned keep cold water on it and wrap it up