Health and Safety in Health and Social Care (Doc)
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Running Head: HEALTH AND SAFETY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREHealth and safety in health and social careName of the StudentName of the University Author Note
1HEALTH AND SAFETY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE1.1Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health or social care work setting In the social care setting the legislations identified related to health and safety is:1.Management of Health and Safety at work regulations (1992)2.Health and safety at work act 19743.Control of substances hazardous to health regulation (COSHH)4.Reporting of the diseases, injuries, and dangerous occurrence regulations(RIDDOR)5.Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE)1.2Explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer1.Management of Health and Safety at work regulations (1992) - These policiesinclude the regulations for working condition and use of equipments in the workenvironment. 2.Health and safety at work act 1974- These policies mentioned the agreed ways ofworking with the staff. It highlights the code of practice in the social care settingrelated to health and safety.3.Control of substances hazardous to health regulation (COSHH)- Further, itcontains instructions on handing the hazardous substances such as disposal
2HEALTH AND SAFETY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREmethod for wastes, storage of chemicals and guides on procedures for personalsafety. 4.Reporting of the diseases, injuries, and dangerous occurrence regulations(RIDDOR) - The policies and procedure describe the ways to deal with theaccidents and injuries during the emergency care services. The methods of dealingwith the emergency include reporting and recording of procedures and activitiesduring the first aid situations such as hygiene practices.5.Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE)- regulates theuse of gloves, masks, and other equipments to avoid personal harm-It pertains tothe regulation for use of electrical or mechanical equipment with personalprotection required for handling and moving the patients. The policies mentionthe guidelines on maintaining the food hygiene and infection control. 1.3Analyse the main health and safety responsibilities of:Self: Own health and safety responsibilities include taking care of personal heath andmaintaing safety of personal property. Personal responsibility also includes adherence to theagreed ways of working with the employer and implementing the relevant legislation.Improvement in the profession by training and updating as required for instance, seek trainingfor administering specific medications. Adherence to the safety measures such as hand hygienepracticed us of personal protective equipment wherever necessary. Recording and document anyevents of concern to reduce risks and remove obstacles to fire safety measures.
3HEALTH AND SAFETY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREThe employer/Manager: The responsibilities of the employer or manager are to providethe staff the information about the risks of hazards in the health and social care setting. Theyprovide necessary information on how to do the job safely, areas requiring improvement,provision of training for employees needing guidance on first aid treatment in emergencydepartment and when to use the personal protective equipment such as gloves, mask, and otherinformation of HSC/E. The role of the manager is also to provide the information of the Healthand Safety Law and required necessary contact details. They inform about the responsibilities ofthe other members who have commissioned their own health or social care services, advocates,other team members, families, care providers and social care services. Timely monitoring ofawareness of this information among staff and taking actions to improve is the mainresponsibility of the manger. Others in the health care setting: health carers and the social workers are responsibleto deliver services that will lead to greatest good of the patients, while implementing the relevantlegislations, guidelines and code of ethics. They are to express their needs and preferences in thesetting and promote own health and care. 1.4Identify specific tasks in the work setting that should not be carried out without special trainingSpecific tasks in the work setting that should not be carried out without special trainingare as follows:
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