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Health and Safety

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Systems, policies and procedures to communicate information on health and safety. ........1
1.2 & M3 Analysis of responsibilities in Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust........................2
3.3 Evaluate contribution as a health care worker to promote health and safety .......................3
M2:..............................................................................................................................................4
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................4
1.3 Analyse health and safety priorities......................................................................................4
2.4 Consequences of non-compliance with health and safety legislation...................................5
2.2/ 3.1 Impact of health and safety policy that should be used in respite care..........................6
2.1: Analyse the information for risk assessment impacts the care planning and organizational
decision making about policies and procedures..........................................................................6
M1:..............................................................................................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
2.3 dilemmas encountered for implementing systems and policies for health, safety and
security........................................................................................................................................7
3.2 Health and Safety policies, their effectiveness in promoting positive healthy practice. ......8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
4.1 Witness statement form acquired by supervisor of health and safety organization..............9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Health and safety which is priority of every person living in this world not only
individuals but also society for creating safe environment which is free from diseases
(Carayon,2016). Even business organisation apply various techniques which help in protecting
their employees from various diseases and dangerous. In the below mention assignment
organisation taken is NHS foundation which is large company spread over the boundaries of
nation as well as also control two popular hospital name as Staffordshire and Cannock Chase
hospital with about 350 beds for patients. The same was founded in 1983 named as mid
Staffordshire general hospital NHS trust this was established in 1993. the project is divided into
various segments which through some light on policies, plans, impressive scheme and systems
enforced by chosen administration for safety of worker at geographic point in which they are
working from any health danger. instead of this, it also highlights watching and reviewing
procedure of several safety measures for preventing whole society from emergent injury and
diseases.
TASK 1
1.1 Systems, policies and procedures to communicate information on health and safety.
In health and safety risk are uncertain and can come anytime for this there is requirement
of some safety measures that company have to take so their will be no hazards which directly
gives impact on health of individual. In the situation of accident it is liability of person who is
standing that they have to take them to hospital. But everyone have to take care that while
driving must have to wear helmets, seat belts and other safeguards also which is required.
In organisation manager and leader must of to design training and development program
for their personnels related to health and safety. Thus, proper information related to same will be
provided to staff members and in return expectation is that they will follow it. So their will be
less chances of uncertain hazards.
Several numbers of policies and laws are implemented by legal bodies who is encourage
health and safety at Staffordshire NHS trust for securing personnel from diseases and health risk
some of them are given below:- Health and Safety at work Act 1974: this act is given by government bodies of UK
which say that employees should get safe and healthy environment at their workplace.
Employers revise record of health and safety on continuous basis and then contact to

employees or their representatives related to same records (Clougherty, Souza and
Cullen, 2010). The same act gives basic responsibilities to personnel for protecting
themselves from any risk which may occur because of cooperating with their co-workers.
Although company have to implement various safety measures which help their
employees from emergent accidents and injuries. Administration of safety and health at work regulation 1992: This act says that,
investigation of hazard should be organised by employers as well as they want to keep
records of essential collection which is utilized by them while judgement making
process. instead of this superior need to do some basic set up for apply helpful measures
of health and safety for example development and training to workers, carrying out of
exigency process and by working in group with related motive (Cooper and Quick,
2017).
Health and safety regulations 1981: as per this law it is necessary to give essential
facilities and equipments to personnel for sudden requirement. If there is any emergency
may arises then they have something which help them in saving life of their own.
From the above mention acts and laws it is concluded that health and safety is necessary
for every individual person. In the organisation which employees are working they should have
to take care of all these things so their will be no chances of miss happening and so on. Several
models adopted by this department are given:-

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