Unit 9 Task 2 Creative and therapeutic activities
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
This is the main piece of legislation that covers health and safety in work places, also for both employers and employees have to make sure that all work is carried out as safe as possible. Employers have the right to protect their employees and other people. Employees have the right to expect that their employer is doing everything they can to protect them at work. But employees are responsible in protecting themselves and others. The benefits of this Act being used is that it ensures the individual who is doing the creative or therapeutic activity that they are in a safe environment and are away from harm. This Act secures health, safety and welfare of the individual at work, protecting the individual other than the person at work against risks to health or safety arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work; being able to control and keep use of explosive or highly flammable or other dangerous substances away from the worker and service users. Especially in creative and therapeutic activity, such as arts and crafts clients will be using sharp items like scissors or substances like glue. The person organising the lesson, must make sure that these are not used in an inappropriate way.
The Food Standards Act 1999
This Act was passed on by the government so that the Food Standards Agency could be established. It sets out the functions and powers for the Food Standards Agency to make food safe to eat and protect public health. It has controls to interfere during the process of producing and supplying food to make sure that the people who are eating the food is safe. This Act targets on healthy eating and to also make sure consumers have the right to know what their food contains, so that the person can know what is safe for them and what isn’t. When using food in creative and therapeutic activities such as in a care home. The elderly could have a session where someone comes in and teaches
This is the main piece of legislation that covers health and safety in work places, also for both employers and employees have to make sure that all work is carried out as safe as possible. Employers have the right to protect their employees and other people. Employees have the right to expect that their employer is doing everything they can to protect them at work. But employees are responsible in protecting themselves and others. The benefits of this Act being used is that it ensures the individual who is doing the creative or therapeutic activity that they are in a safe environment and are away from harm. This Act secures health, safety and welfare of the individual at work, protecting the individual other than the person at work against risks to health or safety arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work; being able to control and keep use of explosive or highly flammable or other dangerous substances away from the worker and service users. Especially in creative and therapeutic activity, such as arts and crafts clients will be using sharp items like scissors or substances like glue. The person organising the lesson, must make sure that these are not used in an inappropriate way.
The Food Standards Act 1999
This Act was passed on by the government so that the Food Standards Agency could be established. It sets out the functions and powers for the Food Standards Agency to make food safe to eat and protect public health. It has controls to interfere during the process of producing and supplying food to make sure that the people who are eating the food is safe. This Act targets on healthy eating and to also make sure consumers have the right to know what their food contains, so that the person can know what is safe for them and what isn’t. When using food in creative and therapeutic activities such as in a care home. The elderly could have a session where someone comes in and teaches