Unit 4
Unit 4- keeping children safe
E1) * Health and safety at work Act 1974- The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, also referred to as HSWA, HSW Act or HASAWA, is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment.
The health and safety at work act 1974 says that all practitioners have an employer’s duty which is too work safely, show health and safety law poster, also that business with 5 or more staff should have a health and safety policy. Also the health and safety act says you must make sure your works practice does not put anyone in danger.
* Controller of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) regulations 2002-The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 is a United Kingdom Statutory Instrument that states general requirements on employers to protect employees and other persons from the hazards of substances used at work by risk assessment, control of exposure, health surveillance and incident planning. There are also duties on employees' to take care of their own exposure to hazardous substances
* Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2006-
* Children Act 2006-
* The Food Safety Act 1990-
E2) the procedures that will keep a child safe in a setting and reducing accidents are that all staff checks that there is no spillages on the floor. Meaning if you do notice a spillage on the floor don’t just leave the spillage for someone else to clean up for you as by then a child could have already slipped and injured themselves. If you have not seen the spillage and a child trips or injures themselves then you should always get another member of staff to check the area were the child’s been and see if they can see the course of the
E1) * Health and safety at work Act 1974- The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, also referred to as HSWA, HSW Act or HASAWA, is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment.
The health and safety at work act 1974 says that all practitioners have an employer’s duty which is too work safely, show health and safety law poster, also that business with 5 or more staff should have a health and safety policy. Also the health and safety act says you must make sure your works practice does not put anyone in danger.
* Controller of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) regulations 2002-The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 is a United Kingdom Statutory Instrument that states general requirements on employers to protect employees and other persons from the hazards of substances used at work by risk assessment, control of exposure, health surveillance and incident planning. There are also duties on employees' to take care of their own exposure to hazardous substances
* Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2006-
* Children Act 2006-
* The Food Safety Act 1990-
E2) the procedures that will keep a child safe in a setting and reducing accidents are that all staff checks that there is no spillages on the floor. Meaning if you do notice a spillage on the floor don’t just leave the spillage for someone else to clean up for you as by then a child could have already slipped and injured themselves. If you have not seen the spillage and a child trips or injures themselves then you should always get another member of staff to check the area were the child’s been and see if they can see the course of the