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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................11.1 Reviewing systems, policies for spreading information .................................................11.2 Duty at health care work place.......................................................................................21.3 Precedence of health and safety suitable for health centres.............................................3TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................32.1 How data from hazard assessments spread care planning................................................32.2 Effect of health based policy on organisation................................................................42.3. Dilemmas occurred while implementing systems and policies.......................................52.4 Influence of non-compliance...........................................................................................6TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................73.1 Ways to monitor and review health and safety policies.................................................73.2 Potential of policies and practices of health and safety..................................................83.3 Own contribution in providing health and safety needs of individuals...........................8CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTIONToday ensuring heath and safety at the working location has become a major concern. Itnow becomes an integral part of any types of services. It is a critical issue in sector of health andsocial care service (Badri and et. al., 2012). So, it is responsibilities of both management andworkers to prevent spreading of infections from person to another. This can be done bymaintaining clean and happening environment at all health centres. This will resist flow ofcontagious diseases in all over country. The present report is based on health and safetywhereby reviewing of system, policies and procedures for communicating information at healthcare work places. The responsibilities of several workers are examined in order to managecleanliness around hospitals. TASK 11.1 Reviewing systems, policies for spreading information This portion is concentrated on the ideas and other methods that are present inorganisation and processes that are regulated by government body in order to manage health andsafety. NHS (National Health Service) has created documents of health and safety policies inhealth centres (Arcury and et. al., 2012). As per the given scenario, issues of slipping or fallingdown due to wet surfaces has been increased dramatically. This is recognised by bosses ofWinchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust that thousand of people suffering from falling and slippingdue to wet surfaces of hospitals. This results in several problems to patients as well as staff oforganisation. An inspector from health and safety Executive has given an advice that this can bereduced by drying the floor after cleanliness. He recommended to use dry scrubbing systemusing little fibre. This would minimize the water from the floor. The system, policies andprocedures for communicating information are described below:Health and safety act of 1974: According to this if there are five workers and more thanthat available in a newly created health centre then, that organisation is answerable formaintaining policies of health and safety. These policies includes all the activities that arehappening in organisation like accidental cases.Health and safety executive and NHS( 2015) : As per this, all organisation of healthcare should make a document of risk assessment that must be written at the same timewhen any incident is happened (Edwards and Webster, 2012). This will reduce the1

risks and dangerous accident that are occurring as every one get aware by the reasons ofthese cases. RIDDOR 1995: It stands for Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous OccurrencesRegulations. It included provisions for heath and social care organisation in which it ismentioned that how to precede the news of injuries that are occurring in the work place.As per the procedure of RIDDOR, the total number of injuries that are happening incorporation must be documented properly so that all incidents get reported to themanagers of organisation.Display of graphics carried on in order to communicate relevant informations in the firmof health and care. For instances pictures showing do not touch chemicals, maintaining silence,chambers' name along with doctor and other danger can be shown by using graphicalcommunication method in heath centres as a method of communication that reduces danger.These techniques are quite good as it attract patients and show them the right information. Thismeans that any one who does not know English, can easily understand the sign boards thatadvise about safety measures.1.2 Duty at health care work placeThere are different duties available in heath care organisation that if done properlyreduces the risk factors and improves safety of workers. The responsibility of employers,customers and managers are listed below:It the duty of an employer to maintain a safe environment at health centres and improvethe health of worker and patients. They have to all the things that they can but must bereasonable or practical (Dollard and McTernan, 2011).They have several responsibilities like cleaning the location, aiding patients, managingtheir beds,etc. Risk assessments must be done in order to reduce complete risks whichcan created danger in organisation. The managers are accountable for making policies and many processes of organisation.They also have a duty to implement the practices of health and care under the enterprise.According of National Health Service, it is management of corporation that has broadpower and it is responsible for executing the regulation and legislation need relating tothe stakeholders of health centre. (Kvorning and Christensen, 2015). These involves2

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