Health and Safety in HSC: A Comprehensive Guide to Legislation, Practices, and Dilemmas

Health and Safety in HSC
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Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................................3
LO1 Understand how health and safety legislation is implemented in the health and
social care workplace...............................................................................................................4
1.1 Review systems, policies and procedures for communicating information on health
and safety in the health and social care workplace in accordance with legislative
requirements.........................................................................................................................4
1.2 Assess the responsibilities in a specific health and social care work place for the
management of health and safety in relation to organizational structures.....................5
1.3 Analyse health and safety priorities appropriate for a specific health and social
care workplace......................................................................................................................6
LO2 Understand the ways in which health and safety requirements impact on
customers and the work of practitioners in the health and social care workplace............7
2.1 Analyse how information from risk assessment informs care planning for
individuals and organizational decision making about policies and procedures...........7
2.2 Analyse the impact of one aspect of health and safety policy on health and social
care practice and its customers...........................................................................................9
2.3 Discuss how dilemmas encountered in relation to implementing systems and
policies for health, safety and security may be addressed..............................................10
2.4 Analyse the effects of non-compliance with health and safety legislation in a health
and social care workplace..................................................................................................12
LO3 Understand the monitoring and review of health and safety in the health and social
care workplace........................................................................................................................14
3.1 Explain how health and safety policies and practices are monitored and reviewed
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3.2 Analyse the effectiveness of health and safety policies and practices in the
workplace in promoting a positive healthy and safe culture..........................................15
3.3 Evaluate own contribution to placing the health and safety needs of individuals at
the centre of practice..........................................................................................................16
Conclusion...............................................................................................................................17
References...............................................................................................................................18
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Introduction
The research has been discussing the various policies and procedures that are needed to be
followed by the supervisors and the employees of the health department and all the other
organizations relatively. The discussion is about the various procedures and priorities of the
people in the same. The risk assessment in the workplace to maintain the health and safety
has been done. The impact of the same has been seen as per the non-compliance and the
various dilemmas have been discussed. Apart from that there have been monitoring policies
and practices that have been affecting the same in the maintenance of the workplace. The
positive impact of the policies has been discussed to make the workplace a safe place at the
same time discussing various hazards and issues in the workplace and effective measures to
deal with the same. In the end, own contribution and learning from the same has been
discussed to take learning for the future aspects.
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