Effective Communication in Health and Social Care Workplace: A Case Study of Aldgate East Care Home

Communication
Communication is very important
for proving safety working
conditions for the employees and
staff working in Aldgate East Care
Home.
The Management of Health and
Safety at Work Regulations 1999 is
the primary legislation concerning
with ensuring safety of the employees
at workplace. As per this legislation,
Aldgate East Care Home should
provide the information related to
potential risks, preventive and
protective measures placed,
emergency procedures that have to
be followed and complete
information regarding the safety
management system adopted by the
firm.
Effective communication in
health and social care workplace
Aldgate East Care Home should
maintain a list of hazardous medical
substances and the ways in which
the medical wastes have to be
disposed. This ensures maintaining
the quality standards as per the
Health and Safety Act 1974.
Aldgate East Care Home should
provide adequate information
regarding the usage of control
measures during emergencies. Also,
the measures that can be taken by
the workers to protect themselves
should also be communicated.
The social workers should be
regularly consulted the health and
safety issues faced by them.
Responsibilities of Aldgate East Care
Home’s stakeholders in promoting
effective health and safety practices at
workplace
It is the duty of Aldgate East Care Home
to protect the health and well-being of the
social workers as well as other
individuals who might be affected by the
business of the firm. This can be done by
carrying out risk assessments and
adopting preventive measures in order to
provide safety working conditions to the
social workers.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
states that the responsibility of health and
well-being of the employees vests with
the employer. So it is the duty of the
employer to implement various
preventive measures which are
appropriate. Also, employees have the
responsibility of taking care of their
health and should cooperate with other
workers in maintaining the safety at
workplace.