140 - UNIT 3 HEALTH AND SAFETRY

HEALTH AND SAFETY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
WORKPLACE
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Table of Content
Introduction............................................................................................................................ 3
Task 1A: Implementation of health and safety legislations in health care workplace..............3
1.1 Reviewing systems, procedures and policies for ensuring effective communication of
information on health as well as safety according to legislative requirements [P1.1, D1].......3
1.2 Assessing responsibilities for stakeholders as specification given in legislations to
promote effective practices in health care at workplace [P1.2]...............................................1
Task 1B: Implementation of health and safety legislations in health care workplace..............2
1.3 Discussing how safety legislations are being followed in the health care workplaces
[P1.3, M1]............................................................................................................................... 2
Task 2: Impact of health as well as safety requirements on customers as well practitioner's
work in the healthcare workplace...........................................................................................3
2.1 Analysis on how risk assessment information is able to inform care planning for
organisational as well as individual decision-making [P2.1, M2].............................................3
2.2 Analysis of the impact of one aspect of healthcare policies [P2.2]....................................5
2.3 Discussion on how dilemma could be addressed by implementing policies of health as
well as safety [P2.3]............................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Analysis of effects as well as implications of non-compliance with legislations of health
as well as safety in healthcare workplace [P2.4, M3]..............................................................6
Task 3: Monitoring and reviewing health as well as safety in healthcare workplace...............7
3.1 Explanation on monitoring and reviewing of health as well as safety practices and
policies in workplace [P3.1]....................................................................................................7
3.2 Analysis of effectiveness of practices and policies on health as well as safety policies in
healthcare workplace to promote positive health as well as safety culture [P3.2, D2]............8
3.3 Evaluation of contributions to place health as well as safety requirements in healthcare
practices [P3.2, D2]................................................................................................................ 8
Conclusion............................................................................................................................. 8
Reference list....................................................................................................................... 10
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Introduction
Health and safety is an important aspect in healthcare organisations. Individuals seek their
health as well as safety in the workplace. In this study, the researcher has tried to explain
the implementation of health as well as safety legislations within the health as well as safety
workplace. In order to do this, the researcher has provided a review of the policies, systems
and procedures that would ensure effective communication of information related to health
and safety within the workplace. Moreover, an assessment of the responsibilities of various
stakeholders of healthcare organisations has also been done for promoting effective
practices of healthcare organisations. An analysis on the priorities of health as well as safety
appropriate for healthcare workplace has also done by the researcher. The impact of health
as well as safety requirements on customers or practitioners within healthcare organisations
has also been discussed in this study. At the end of this study, a monitoring, as well as
review, has also been done on the health as well as safety within the healthcare
organisations. In this study, the researcher has considered Mid Staffordshire NHS
foundation trust as a healthcare home.
Task 1A: Implementation of health and safety legislations in health
care workplace
1.1 Reviewing systems, procedures and policies for ensuring
effective communication of information on health as well as safety
according to legislative requirements [P1.1, D1]
Health and safety at work act 1974:
This particular act covers several issues related to health, welfare and safety at the
workplace of various sectors. Under this act, every employee is responsible for taking care
of the health and safety of other employees working with him or her within the workplace
(Aveyard, 2014, p.21).
Health and safety at work regulations 1992:
After refining the act 1974, this act has been implemented which states that the employers
are responsible for carrying out an assessment on all possible risks that would occur in the
workplace and record the findings. Under this act, the employers are obliged to implement
measures on health as well as safety, to implement emergency procedures for the
employees, provide them clear information about any type of risks as well as providing them
training to work together by keeping the workplace safe to work in (Barnoux and Wood,
2013, p.241).
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Health and safety regulations 1981:
This act states that the employers are obliged to ensure first aid equipment is present along
with trained first aiders at the workplace for providing first aid in case of emergency. Under
this case, the employers should also provide appropriate information about the correct first
aid arrangements to be provided in case of any type of emergency.
Food safety act 1990, food safety regulations 1995 (General food hygiene) and food
safety regulations 1995 Temperature control:
This act covers services related to food, storage and preparation along with requirements for
the registration of food business as either a profit or non-profit organisation. Clubs canteens,
as well as care homes, could be included within the food business. According to this act, the
local authorities enforce this act on the organisations through trading standards and
environmental health (Cameron et al. 2014, p.226). In case the local authority has failed to
fulfil the requirements, the local standard agency could take an intervention.
With the help of these acts and legislations, health, as well as safety, could be implemented
within the healthcare organisations. In the UK, the health department has been implementing
several policies on health as well as safety within the healthcare organisations. The health
department is obliged to develop and implement policies within the workplace to provide
appropriate health care services to people in the UK. This department provides these
policies to other organisations and is obliged to monitor services provided by other
organisations and ensure they have followed policies. The health department ensures health
care services at the local level and local governments help them in this process.
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