Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace: A Comprehensive Guide

Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
1. Understand how and safety legislation is implemented in the health and social care workplace.
(1.1, 1.2 & 1.3).................................................................................................................................4
Review the systems, policies and procedures which the new director need to implement to
ensure that information on health and safety is properly communicated (1.1)...........................4
Assess the responsibilities for managing health and safety within the North Staffordshire NHS
Trust (1.2)....................................................................................................................................5
Analyse the health and safety priorities for the service chosen (1.3)..........................................6
2. Understand the ways in which health and safety requirements impact on customers and the
work of practitioners in the health and social care workplace. (2.1, 2.2, 2.3 & 2.4).......................7
Analyse how information from risk assessments would assist care planning for individuals and
organisational decision making about policies and procedures which would improve moving
and handling experience for bariatric patients and carers (2.1)...................................................7
Analyse the impact on health and safety policy on lifting and handling in health and social
care practice and on the care users in the organisation given in the study (2.2)..........................8
Discuss the dilemmas care workers will encounter in carrying out health and safety policies
and procedures (2.3)....................................................................................................................9
Analyze the effects of non-compliance with health and safety legislation in a health and social
care workplace (2.4)..................................................................................................................10
3. Understand the monitoring and review of health and safety in the health and social care
workplace. (3.1, 3.2 & 3.3)............................................................................................................10
Explain how health and safety practices can be monitored and reviewed (3.1)........................10
Analyse the effectiveness of Health and Safety policies and practices in the workplace in
promoting a positive health and safety culture (3.2).................................................................11
Evaluate your own contribution to placing the health and safety needs of individuals at the
center of practice (3.3)...............................................................................................................12
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Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................13
Reference list.................................................................................................................................14
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Introduction
Communication is one of the critical consideration in any service sector and properly
communicating the information related to various aspects is imperative to health and social care
sector. Verbal, Written and Graphic systems of communication are present for ensuring that
communication occurs appropriate in HSC workplace. Proposal of new HSC regulations should
be a priority for the health and safety to the Secretary of State. Such regulations may include
Noise at work regulation 1989. The present assignment involves developing a poster, a reflective
report and reflective essay.
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