Health, Safety and Security in the Health Sector

Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Working in the Health Sector
Unit 4: Health, safety and security in the health sector
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Please note that this Assessment has 17 pages and is made up of 5 parts.
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Part 1: Know how to assist in maintaining a healthy, safe and secure working
environment consistent with legislation and organisational policies and procedures
This part will help you to evidence Learning Outcome 1: Know how to assist in
maintaining a healthy, safe and secure working environment consistent with legislation
and organisational policies and procedures
Learning objective Place in Assessment
1.1 Identify potential risks to health, safety and security in
healthcare settings in relation to:
 The environment
 Individuals
 Information and its use
Question 1 Page 1
1.2 Outline how risks to health, safety and security can be
minimised in an organisation or service
Question 2 Page 2
1.3 Identify the key legislation that related to health, safety
and security
Question 3 Page 3
1.4 Outline the main health, safety and security
responsibilities of:
 Self
 Employer
 Others in the work setting
Question 4 Page 4
1.5 Describe how to access additional support with regard
to health and safety
Question 5 Page 4
1. Identify two potential risks to health, safety and security in healthcare settings in relation
to each of the following: [1.1]
The environment
1. Risk of waterborne and diarrhoeal diseases due to limited access to drinking water
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2. Hospital pollution can generate high air pollution risk
Individuals
1. Risk of infection in hospital include if tubes or catheters have moved or feel
uncomfortable
2. Risk of infection in hospital include if the site around the IV drip needle is not clean and
dry
Information (and its use)
1. Mandatory federal regulations
2. Existing and future policy
2. Read the case study below. Afterwards, complete the table by outlining how the risks to
health, safety and security that are highlighted could be minimised by the healthcare
organisation. [1.2]
Risk Action that can be taken to reduce risk
Indications for CPR
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When Alicia was appointed as a receptionist at a large city hospital, she was informed
that the person who previously filled her role had needed to practise CPR on a few
occasions. This is a constant concern to her, as she is not sure she would be able to help
a service user if she was put in a similar position (Risk 1).
On a particularly quiet afternoon, Alicia briefly leaves her desk unmanned (Risk 2) to use
the toilet. As she leaves, she notices the soap dispenser is nearly empty and there are no
dry paper towels available (Risk 3). As she is in a hurry to return to her desk and is
unaware of where to locate more soap and towels, she assumes the cleaner will be along
shortly and rushes back to her seat.
Later that day, a tall, stern-looking man marches up to Alicia’s desk. She instantly feels
threatened and flustered by his dominating presence (Risk 4). He demands for a doctor
to become available immediately because his girlfriend has been waiting for a long time to
see someone about a pain in her arm. Although Alicia explains he needs to be patient and
his partner will be seen as soon as possible, the man will not leave and continues to raise
his voice making her feel more uncomfortable and attracting the attention of other patients
who are waiting.

Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Working in the Health Sector
Unit 4: Health, safety and security in the health sector
Risk 1 – Lack of first aid experience
 Lack of consciousness
 No breathing
 Lack of blood circulation (in this
situation it is more effective to check
the pulse in the carotid arteries)
If the resuscitator (the person conducting the
resuscitation) did not identify the pulse on
the carotid artery (or is unable to determine
it), then it should be considered that there is
no pulse, that is, the circulation of blood has
stopped. In accordance with the
Methodological Guidelines for Conducting
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of the
European Council for Resuscitation 2010,
the only indications for the start of basic
resuscitation are the lack of breathing and
consciousness.
Procedure for resuscitation
The new set of measures to prevent the
death of adult patients recommended by the
AHA includes the following elements:
1. Early recognition of cardiac arrest
and call the ambulance brigade
2. Timely CPR with emphasis on
compression compression
3. Timely defibrillation
4. Effective intensive care
5. Combined therapy after cardiac
arrest
According to the recommendation of the
ANA for CPR from 2011, the order of
conducting cardiopulmonary resuscitation
from ABCDE to CABED has been
changed. Very important is the order,
phasing and sequence of activities.
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Risk 2 – Unmanned reception desk She must not leave the desk unnamed
instead Alicia must inform someone who
can take care of things in her absence.
Risk 3 –No handwashing resources
available
If the desk was not left by Alicia unnamed
and should would have informed someone
who could have taken care instead of her
during the moment she went to toilet then
risk of losing soap from dispenser and dry
paper towels could have been reduced. The
next time proposed action is to inform and
call someone to take care of the desk in
absence of Alicia.
Risk 4 – Dealing independently with a
difficult patient
In a situation when someone tries to harass
receptionist, security must be called to
control such threats.
3. Identify four examples of key legislation relating to health, safety and security in the
left-hand column of the table below.
You must also provide a brief explanation of the purpose of each piece of legislation
in the right-hand column. [1.3]
Key legislation Purpose within the health sector
1. Food and Safety Act 1990 All staff coming in contact with food must be
aware of hygiene rules, and how food should
be stored, prepared, produced and distributed
in a way that prevents germ transmission
2. Data Protection Act 1998 Controls usage and access of personal
information by government, organisation,
and business and also prevents misuse of
confidential data
3.Manual Handling Operations Regulations
1992
Outline techniques for safe manual handling
to prevent injuries
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