Legislation, policies and procedures in relation to health and social care
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) Regulations 1995
This act ensures that all food is handled correctly, the area where food is prepared must be clean, hands must be watched, hair should be covered and separate work areas should be used to prevent contamination of cooked and raw food. Following this regulation is especially important in health and social care settings such as schools, where young children are especially vulnerable to illness. All equipment, such as chopping boards and knives should be cleaned after every use to prevent contamination. Food staff should be well trained and know that food should stored and packed separately to prevent contamination. The Safety Regulation act simply enforces that all food should be prepared, stored and transported as safely and as hygienically possible.
Food Safety Act 1990
The food safety act of 1990 ensures that all food is not tampered with anyway that could damage the health of people eating it, and that all food is labelled, advertised and presented in a way that is not false or misleading. This act prevents people from selling food that is not regularly eaten, it also protects the values of many people and agrees with many religious beliefs, it ensures that all food is sold with a label that states exactly what it is, for example; a butcher is not allowed to label his meat as halal if it is not halal meat. Without this regulation people could be sold food that could infect a customer with food poisoning.
Fire Evacuation
The Fire evacuation
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) Regulations 1995
This act ensures that all food is handled correctly, the area where food is prepared must be clean, hands must be watched, hair should be covered and separate work areas should be used to prevent contamination of cooked and raw food. Following this regulation is especially important in health and social care settings such as schools, where young children are especially vulnerable to illness. All equipment, such as chopping boards and knives should be cleaned after every use to prevent contamination. Food staff should be well trained and know that food should stored and packed separately to prevent contamination. The Safety Regulation act simply enforces that all food should be prepared, stored and transported as safely and as hygienically possible.
Food Safety Act 1990
The food safety act of 1990 ensures that all food is not tampered with anyway that could damage the health of people eating it, and that all food is labelled, advertised and presented in a way that is not false or misleading. This act prevents people from selling food that is not regularly eaten, it also protects the values of many people and agrees with many religious beliefs, it ensures that all food is sold with a label that states exactly what it is, for example; a butcher is not allowed to label his meat as halal if it is not halal meat. Without this regulation people could be sold food that could infect a customer with food poisoning.
Fire Evacuation
The Fire evacuation