Assignment 307 Answers
Assignment 307
Task A
Ai) Key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting: * Health and safety at work act 1974 * Manual handling operations regulations 1992 * The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 * Reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences * First aid regulations 1981 * Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999
Aii) Health and safety policies and procedures protect people using health and social care settings in a variety of different ways. Some policies and procedures are fundamental tools that shape the way the service providers deliver their care or support. Health and safety policies and procedures protect service users by ensuring that they are not exposed to preventable, dangerous situations. For example; in my work setting, many of the companions work on the farm. The farm team does vigorous health and safety checks on the working environment and equipment to ensure that it is safe for use for both service users and providers. If these checks were …show more content…
This is because there are a huge abundance of regulations and risks involved in the handling and preparation of food for those receiving a service. If you carry out food preparation tasks without training you run the risk of jeopardizing your health and safety and the health and safety of the people that will be consuming the food. For example, if you are untrained in the matter you may not be aware that you should use different chopping boards for preparing different foods. If you used a chopping board to prepare raw chicken and then went on to use the same chopping board to prepare a salad you may run the risk of poisoning the people you are preparing food for. In such cases where cross contamination occurs, food poisoning, such as salmonella poses a high risk to health and safety and can be potentially life
Task A
Ai) Key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting: * Health and safety at work act 1974 * Manual handling operations regulations 1992 * The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 * Reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences * First aid regulations 1981 * Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999
Aii) Health and safety policies and procedures protect people using health and social care settings in a variety of different ways. Some policies and procedures are fundamental tools that shape the way the service providers deliver their care or support. Health and safety policies and procedures protect service users by ensuring that they are not exposed to preventable, dangerous situations. For example; in my work setting, many of the companions work on the farm. The farm team does vigorous health and safety checks on the working environment and equipment to ensure that it is safe for use for both service users and providers. If these checks were …show more content…
This is because there are a huge abundance of regulations and risks involved in the handling and preparation of food for those receiving a service. If you carry out food preparation tasks without training you run the risk of jeopardizing your health and safety and the health and safety of the people that will be consuming the food. For example, if you are untrained in the matter you may not be aware that you should use different chopping boards for preparing different foods. If you used a chopping board to prepare raw chicken and then went on to use the same chopping board to prepare a salad you may run the risk of poisoning the people you are preparing food for. In such cases where cross contamination occurs, food poisoning, such as salmonella poses a high risk to health and safety and can be potentially life