Health and safety in health and social care
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INTRODUCTIONIn every business organisation, there is some possibility of accident or harm which mayaffect employee’s health. Thus, organisation's top authority is required to manage uncertain hazardin such manner so as employees can safely carry their business performance and activities(Greener,2009). In addition to this, health and safety is significant to protect employees in the organisation.Furthermore, government has developed various legislation functions and code of conduct whichassist in protecting health of employees in the organisation. In this project report, various systems,policies, procedures for communicating information have been discussed. In addition to this,responsibilities regarding health and safety at each level of organisation structure has alsomentioned in this report. Moreover, the risk assessment factors through which organisation canprovide protection to workforce is also studied in this project. The major objective of this report isto understand the role of health and safety legislation in the health and social care organisation.TASK 11.1 Review of systems, policies and procedures for communicating information on health and safetyin the case setting Health and safety is essential in the health and social care organisation. The safety of healthexperts and staff member is the major responsibility of the top management. In health careorganization, there are various types of system, policies; procedures which are used forcommunicating information of health and safety in the care setting.Some code of conducts and regulations related to employee’s health and safety in the health careorganisation are as follows-Health and safety at work act 1974- As per this act, general duties of employer, employees,and contractors have to maintain all process and system of working at workplace so asuncertain accident and hazard can decrease. The major objective of this act is to protectperson against risks to health or safety arising out of or in connection with the activities ofperson at the work (Henderson, Chalesworth and Martin,2010). In addition to this,mentioned provision stated that no person shall intentionally or recklessly interfere with ormisuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety, welfare for employees. Withassistance of this act in the health and care organisation, management is able to define theresponsibility towards health care experts, staff members and other assistants at the workingarea by taking care their health and safety. For example if employees injured at workplacethen it is responsibility to organisation for pay the remedies and expenses to that particular3
employees.Health and safety regulation 1981- This health and safety act provides adequate, appropriateand immediate equipments, facilities to employees related to their health and safety if theyare injured at the workplace. This act is related to first aid facility for the workers and staffmembers in every business organisation (Greener, 2009). In health and social careorganisation, if any care probationers and worker are injured or face any physical accidentthen hospital is responsible to provide medical facility to them. For example, a care workerhas injured during handling the heavy equipment or machine then in this case theorganisation has to provide initial treatment and medical facilities to that care worker.Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations- According to thisact, the information about death, major injuries caused by accidents at work should bereported to the respective member of the government.1.2 Assessment of responsibilities for the management of health and safety at each level within the organisation structureIn the health and social care organisation, there are major responsibility of employees andemployer to manage health and safety. Various roles and responsibility of employees and employerfor managing health and safety at workplace are as follows-Responsibility of employer-As per the UK government, management of health and socialcare organisation have major role to protect their employees at the workplace from uncertainhazards and accidents. In this manner, they are required to provide effective training programs sothat the workers can be able to learn criteria for handling heavy equipments, machineries and otherresources which arise an accident. (Acton, 2013)Furthermore, organisation has to conduct the riskassessment process every year so as that the probability of hazard may decrease. Moreover,management should provide booklets to the care workers related to health and safety (Henderson,Chalesworth and Martin, 2010). This booklet assist in giving the guidance to the practitioners whilerendering the health care services to the patients.Responsibility of employees- Employees are also responsible for protecting their health andsafety in the organisation. In the health and care organisation, health practitioners and care workersare responsible for delivering right health care services to the patients by ensuring health and safety.In this context, care workers has to take care of own health while treating the patients. In addition tothis, care worker can improve the health and safety at the workplace by taking proper training andfollowing policies of health and safety (Moonie, 2000). Health practitioner and staff members in thecare organisation should adopt all precautions while delivering care services to the patients.4
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