Unit 4222-306 Answers
Unit 4222-306 Vicki Holden
Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care
Outcome 1
1. There are many regulations, laws and guidelines dealing with health and safety in a work setting. Here I have listed a few below that are used on a daily basis in my work place.
The health and safety at work act 1974
Manual handling regulations 2002
Control of substances or hazardous to health regulations 2002
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995
Health and safety first aid regulations 1981
Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 2. The main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed by my employers are that they will ensure the work place is safe, ensure that there is safe access to and from the work place, provide information on health and safety and that staff have the correct training, also they must ensure that risk assessments …show more content…
there is a variety of particular tasks within the work place that should not be carried out without specific training. The administration of medication should not be done unless the individual administrating the medication has had the correct training .This is a very important task and without the correct training mistakes could be made and this could be very dangerous for the service user and would result in disciplinary action for the untrained staff. Another medical task that should not be carried out without training is First Aid, again this should only be given by a trained member of staff to ensure that the right medical attention is given. Manual Handling training must be attended before any manual handling tasks are done. If an individual needs a hoist to move around then training would also be needed for those who will need to operate the hoist. In the event of a fire or a fire drill only trained fire wardens should take charge of the
Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care
Outcome 1
1. There are many regulations, laws and guidelines dealing with health and safety in a work setting. Here I have listed a few below that are used on a daily basis in my work place.
The health and safety at work act 1974
Manual handling regulations 2002
Control of substances or hazardous to health regulations 2002
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995
Health and safety first aid regulations 1981
Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 2. The main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed by my employers are that they will ensure the work place is safe, ensure that there is safe access to and from the work place, provide information on health and safety and that staff have the correct training, also they must ensure that risk assessments …show more content…
there is a variety of particular tasks within the work place that should not be carried out without specific training. The administration of medication should not be done unless the individual administrating the medication has had the correct training .This is a very important task and without the correct training mistakes could be made and this could be very dangerous for the service user and would result in disciplinary action for the untrained staff. Another medical task that should not be carried out without training is First Aid, again this should only be given by a trained member of staff to ensure that the right medical attention is given. Manual Handling training must be attended before any manual handling tasks are done. If an individual needs a hoist to move around then training would also be needed for those who will need to operate the hoist. In the event of a fire or a fire drill only trained fire wardens should take charge of the