Unit 8 Health And Social Care Analysis
Unit 8: Contribute to Health and Safety in Health
& Social Care
1. Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health & safety in the work setting;
1.1 My work setting is covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which is the overall act for other regulations. It has been updated by many sets of guidelines which support and explain it.
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1.3 In the work place you share responsibility with your employer for your own safety and that of all the people you support.
a) My responsibilities in the work place are; o avoid wearing jewellery & tie long hair back o understand and apply relevant legislation to situations o undertake relevant training when provided, do not operate or carry …show more content…
Employers are required to provide training in manual handling which must be done once a year, it isn’t a one off training session- it is vital to keep up to date with the latest techniques, equipment and changes in regulations. Moving people without proper training is not only dangerous for the residents but for us staff too. Also administering medication requires support workers to undergo training to show you are competent and confident as residents are trusting you to give them the correct medication and correct dosage of that medication. Other training we undertake includes; first aid, food hygiene and COSHH training.
1.5 Sometimes we might need more advice or information on aspects of health and safety like what legislation and guidelines are involved, maybe the safety of an individual isn’t satisfactory or you are unhappy about the risks of an object causing hazards to staff and residents. The first person I would go to if I had a query would be my manager but if they were unavailable I would check the works policies and procedures and if after doing that I was still unsure I could seek information from trade unions or the Health & Safety
& Social Care
1. Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health & safety in the work setting;
1.1 My work setting is covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which is the overall act for other regulations. It has been updated by many sets of guidelines which support and explain it.
1.2
1.3 In the work place you share responsibility with your employer for your own safety and that of all the people you support.
a) My responsibilities in the work place are; o avoid wearing jewellery & tie long hair back o understand and apply relevant legislation to situations o undertake relevant training when provided, do not operate or carry …show more content…
Employers are required to provide training in manual handling which must be done once a year, it isn’t a one off training session- it is vital to keep up to date with the latest techniques, equipment and changes in regulations. Moving people without proper training is not only dangerous for the residents but for us staff too. Also administering medication requires support workers to undergo training to show you are competent and confident as residents are trusting you to give them the correct medication and correct dosage of that medication. Other training we undertake includes; first aid, food hygiene and COSHH training.
1.5 Sometimes we might need more advice or information on aspects of health and safety like what legislation and guidelines are involved, maybe the safety of an individual isn’t satisfactory or you are unhappy about the risks of an object causing hazards to staff and residents. The first person I would go to if I had a query would be my manager but if they were unavailable I would check the works policies and procedures and if after doing that I was still unsure I could seek information from trade unions or the Health & Safety