Understand Health And Safety In Social Care Settings
Understand health and safety in social care settings
(ai) a list of key legislation are COSHH, RIDDOR, manual handling regulations, health and safety (first aid) regulations, health and safety at work act, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations
(aii) All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health and safety to eliminate risks for the people using social care settings. (aii)By following the health and safety policies and procedures the social care worker is following all requirements of working within the law and abiding by safer ways of working.
(aiv) social care worker
Take care of their own health and safety as well as others.
Must use personal protective equipment as necessary
Must adhere to achieve training and follow instruction Must use personal protective equipment as necessary
To understand and comply with health and safety instructions and procedures
Employer/manager
Provide a safe place of work
Provide information, instruction, training and supervision as necessary
Provide personal protective equipment
Provide safe and risk free working environment
Others such as visitor’s supporters, volunteers or contractors Follow the instruction and guidance as provided
Respect and obey the rules and legislation imposed by authority
(Av) someone in a wheel chair moving from his bed to his chair health and safety lies with him needs to check if brakes are on can he get hold of someone if he falls from his chair.
(Avi)Use of equipment: must be used by someone with specific training if they haven’t had training they wouldn’t know how to operate it properly and could damage it or hurt some one.
First aid: need to know different aspects of first aid as they could put someone in more danger if not trained in first aid they could cause more damage to the
(ai) a list of key legislation are COSHH, RIDDOR, manual handling regulations, health and safety (first aid) regulations, health and safety at work act, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations
(aii) All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health and safety to eliminate risks for the people using social care settings. (aii)By following the health and safety policies and procedures the social care worker is following all requirements of working within the law and abiding by safer ways of working.
(aiv) social care worker
Take care of their own health and safety as well as others.
Must use personal protective equipment as necessary
Must adhere to achieve training and follow instruction Must use personal protective equipment as necessary
To understand and comply with health and safety instructions and procedures
Employer/manager
Provide a safe place of work
Provide information, instruction, training and supervision as necessary
Provide personal protective equipment
Provide safe and risk free working environment
Others such as visitor’s supporters, volunteers or contractors Follow the instruction and guidance as provided
Respect and obey the rules and legislation imposed by authority
(Av) someone in a wheel chair moving from his bed to his chair health and safety lies with him needs to check if brakes are on can he get hold of someone if he falls from his chair.
(Avi)Use of equipment: must be used by someone with specific training if they haven’t had training they wouldn’t know how to operate it properly and could damage it or hurt some one.
First aid: need to know different aspects of first aid as they could put someone in more danger if not trained in first aid they could cause more damage to the