Unit 504: Health and Safety and Risk Assessment in Social Care Report

This report, prepared for a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care, examines the critical aspects of health and safety, risk management, and related policies and procedures within health and social care or young people's settings. The report addresses the legislative framework governing workplace safety, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other relevant legislation like the Food Act and Fire Act. It analyzes how organizational policies and practices align with these legal requirements, emphasizing the importance of staff training, risk assessments, and the involvement of various stakeholders, including significant others, regulators, and visitors. The report also details how the author has demonstrated compliance with health and safety procedures, supported others in complying with these requirements, and contributed to the development and improvement of safety protocols. Key aspects covered include the implementation of policies, the role of designated safety personnel, and the ongoing process of reviewing and updating safety measures to ensure a safe working environment. The report highlights the importance of effective communication, training, and the proactive management of risks to protect both staff and service users.

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Learner Name: Raza Ali
Unit Title: 504 Develop health and safety and risk assessment policies procedures and practices in health and social care
or young people’s settings
Learner statement
Assessor
Use Only-
Assessment
Criteria Met
Learner to provide narrative under each statement of how they meet the criteria.
You must provide answers to each question that allow your assessor to properly assess what work duties
you are doing or what role you have within your work. It expected that you will need approximately 300
words per question. The more detail you provide the less likely your account will be sent back for more
clarification.
You must answer each question in your own words and written in the first person meaning “I do this”. A tip
is always to keep in mind the “who, why, how, where and when” in each answer.
NB: - where there is range in the statement, all of the range needs to be covered
INTRODUCTION
Health and safety refers to some procedures and the regulations which are conscious to prevent any accident in
public as well as at workplace. In an organisation , it is the responsibility and duty of management to take care of
the health of their employees and keep them safe from any accident (Lundgren and McMakin, 2013). Company
should make effective and efficient safety and health related policies. In this report mention about legislative
framework for risk management, safety and the health in the work place. I have to analyse that how procedures,
policies and the practices in meeting a risk management and health requirements. It is necessary to complete and
keep all reports related with the safety and health issues on the basis of requirements of legislative and a business
firm. In this present report also mention about the contribution to the growth and development of procedures, polices
and practices to formulate, assess and then manage risks or issues to people and others. It is necessary to take

feedback from people related to procedures, polices of risk management, health and safety from people. It is
necessary to identified the main areas of and then make some changes to policies, procedures and practices that
will help in protect the workplace.
Learning Outcome 1- Understand the current legislative framework and organizational health, safety and
risk management policies, procedures and practices that are relevant to health, and social care or children
and young people’s settings
1.1 Explain the legislative framework for health, safety and risk management in the work setting
The health and safety act is developed to protect the people from any kind of injury or accident at workplace. This
act is the primary and main piece of legal system which develops some benefits and rights on workers and
management. It can be applied to any individual such as a workmen, students, visitors and parents. “Health and
Safety at Work Act (1974)”, gives a structure for managers to provide safe and secured working environment to
each and every person working in the organization. It is the duty of top management to formulate effective safety
related policies with respect to health and safety. Managers are responsible to implement policies in an effective
way and to take care of the health of all employees and their welfare through making sure that equipment and
machines are safe, proper maintenance of equipment, (De Nazelle and et.al., 2011).
To reduce the accidents at workplace, employer should provide training to its employees about any equipment and
before their using, it is necessary to give them instructions and provide them complete information regarding the
same.
It is the responsibility of Safety and Health Executive's (HSE) for enforcement of legislation related to health and
safety. The executives have power to make improvement and also prohibition of notices and file case against any
individual who is not working legally or by following the law and regulations. (Chartier, 2014). An employer should
not avoid any type of issue and accidents. All employees are eligible to work in an organization where are the risks
are properly controlled and monitored. If there is any issue to employees, then it is the responsibility of manager is
to listen their issues and solving them in an effective and efficient manner.
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There are some other legislation are given below:
Food act- This act provides a structure for all food legislation in United kingdom. IT is necessary that quality of
food should be goods in health care organizations. It is responsibility of food business to assure about the quality of
foods which are sell to customers.
Fire act- In UK, fire safety was covered through regarding seventy pieces of the fire safety law. It is necessary that
heath acre organizations take care about the security and safety of workplace.
1.2 Explain how you have analyzed how policies, procedures and practices in own setting meet health,
safety and risk management requirements
My organization has its own procedures and policies in the written form which are implemented by manager at work
place in a proper manner. After some time, employer make some changes in existing plans and policies. Policies
include information for workers in context of practices related to safety and health with work settings and the
procedures or policies of risk assessment. In this, it is necessary for the manager of health care organizations to
develop effective policies and procedures in a proper manner and at the time of implement them include all staff
members.
All the policies, practices and procedures are determined on the basis of ongoing process along with update or
modifications in existing procedures or policies being apply and then state to all workers in a clear way.
In my organization, there is designated person who is expert in his/ her field and also responsible to check all safety
and health related standards with updating the policies of safety in a proper manner (Zohar, 2014). It is the
responsibility of this designated person to interact with employees at the time of their meetings and formal
conversation. My company appoints a good and trained maintenance team who is accountable for attending and
make the solution of any problems or issues related to health and safety at workplace.
It is the responsibility of manager to inform or awe all staff members about the changes in existing policies and
procedures. If staff members will feel safe in company, then in this case, they will work properly without any type of
fear and support in increasing the productivity and profitability of business.

Learning Outcome 2- Be able to implement and monitor compliance with health, safety and risk
management requirements in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
2.1.Explain how you have demonstrated compliance with health, safety and risk management procedures
A legislation states that I have a legal responsibility to keep the place proper and to manage all arrangements
regarding safety and health. In a business organisation, the management of safety and health at workplace
regulation at 1999 needs managers to put some arrangements and ensure about the health and safety of staff
members and control on it. I have a procedure, practice and policy that are meet with the legal requirements in
which involves policy in the written form (In case if an employer employee total 45 people or more than that)
consumers, staff members, contractors and any other person who can be impacted through my all activities and
tasks and also record them in a written form (Henderson and et.al., 2011).
Any safety, health and risk assessment should be appropriate and effective, make suitable arrangements for the
efficient and effective planning, controlling, monitoring and after all these things it is necessary to take review of all
measures that are come from the practices, policies and risk assessments.
It is the responsibility of a manager to give training to all new as well as existing staff members regarding any
equipment and machineries so that they can deal with any type of risk and issue in an effective way along with
giving instructions clearly. In an organisation, there should be proper supervision of employees and also consult
time to time with their employees in context of health and safety measures. The executives of Health and Safety is
also responsible for doing all the arrangements for bring the law of Health and Safety Act in every company in
United Kingdom.
Responsibilities with risk assessment, health and safety
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 It is a responsibility to manage the health care arrangements.
 To control the safety and health risks.
 It is the duty of manager to make the safety and health policies in written.
 Responsible for doing doing arrangement for enforcement of health legislations.
2.2. Explain how you have supported others to comply with legislative and organizational health, safety and
risk management policies, procedures and practices relevant to their work.
It is necessary to give training to each and every worker who is already working in an organization. From this,
chances of accidents will be less at workplace. I have to support other people to comply with legal system and
company's health, risk management procedures, policies and practices which are better according to the employees
work. It is necessary to review or check all the safety and health risks assessment on annual basis (Zhang and
et.al., 20102). There are many other people involve like:
Significant others- The main motive of an organization is to formulate a workforce environment which is totally
based up on the experience, capabilities and the skills of many communities or society. The workforce can be a
main key to explicit the diversity of my business enterprise and then involve in many activities with people and
various group of people.
Regulators and Inspectors- From the year 1974, a Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has stated all main
interests by conducting a open research program and also identified the all guidance, standards and regulations to
assess all managers to meet their main requirements.
Visitors to unit- It has an obligations to make sure about the welfare of other people other than the workers and
safety and health at workplace (Glendon, Clarke, S. and McKenna, 2010). It is necessary that staff members should

be expert in their specific field and manage any risks of tourists safety, and know about that tourists have various
danger disclosure, nature, skills and the knowledge for employees.
When these all people will come for visit then, it is my duty to aware them about all the safety procedure and before
their visiting I will check all the arrangement and safety standards of my organization. It will helps in keep them safe.
I will provide them the safety policies and procedures of my company so that they will feel safe.
Range:
This must include:
Others: Self, Workers/Practitioners, Carers, Signaficant others, Visitors to the work setting, Inspectors/Regulators
2.3 Explain the actions you have had to take when health, safety and risk management, procedures and
practices are not being complied with.
If in a business firm, there is any doubt or issue about the procedures, policies and practices of safety and health
management then in this case, it is necessary or required to take some actions against. In my organization, there
are a good and responsible person who has all information about the risk assessment and also up to date from any
procedure or policies of health and safety at workplace. If there is any issue or problem to staff members, then in
this case it is the responsibility of employees to tell that person or discuss. It is his/her duty of solve out the
problems or employees. In my company, there is also a maintenance team which control all safety and health
measures and also monitor it. (Covello and Merkhoher, 2013).
Management makes useful and effective policies for employees and it is their responsibility to follow them. If in
case they do not follow and work according to company's policies then in this case, accidents will take place and
risk will be involved related to health and safety. If the non- conformity is decreased then gives an opinion and also
describe all guidelines in an effective manner. If there is necessary information to an organization and to prevent it,
then in this case it is necessary to company to share information and data with third party. It is the responsibility of
management about the health of staff members and provide them good working environment so that they can
perform well. From this, development and profitability of company will be enhanced

If my staff do not work properly and violate the norms and policies, then it is require to give them proper training and
development program to teach them. Even after providing required suggestion they create complexities in
environment legal charges would be applicable to them.
2.4 Explain how you have completed records and reports on health, safety and risk management issues
according to legislative and organizational requirements
In an organization, there are some main issues with relying on this record keeping system with the help of this
system, I can quickly take the information about employees such as induction and training period of staff members
and also know about the last drill was held, risk assessments and any other information. The coordinators of safety
and health should maintains and keeps the workplace safe and also inspection with in a short period of time. From
this, there will be a less chance of risk involvement.
The files and data is recording in an electronic form, so that information can be quickly and easily available to
employers. In context to this, managers should need to print out hard copies of data which are available in
computer. The record should be keep in the department of central health and safety (Grol and et.al., 2013). In the
file, there should some main details include which are as following:
 the present list of name of persons with their roles and responsibilities of safety and health.
 Lifting up the operations of business and also equipment.
 To keep or record the details of emergency such as fire evacuation and procedure and policies to deal with
any chemical.
 to make the audit list and check on the annual basis (Bahr,2014).
 To maintain the records of of fire drills in which included performance and the dates (time of clearance,
details in context to any kind of issues and problems).
 Statement regarding safety policy.

 Hazardous agents
Paper work which need to complete are:
 Prepare the list of those individual which are related to safety and health.
 Keep copy of safety and health code
 Complete register of Risk assessments
 Make a copy of accident report
 Record details of training related to health and safety for an instance name, date, title etc.
Learning Outcome 3- Be able to lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage
risk to individuals and others in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Definition: Individuals: an individual is someone accessing care or support
3.1 Explain how you have contributed to development of policies, procedures and practices to identify,
assess and manage risk to individuals and others
In my organization, I regularly monitor and manage the formulation of practices, policies and procedures to develop,
monitor and manage all risks and issues to people. I do this with the help of consultation on daily basis with the
safety and health officer, to make sure about all relevant procedures, policies and practices are mention on file and
also available to all employees, visitors and the service users. If in organization, there is any new and creative idea
to any person that is beneficial for business firm then it is my duty to discuss the same with employer and staff
members to evaluate the effectiveness of this for utilize them. The information and idea is share with all people who

are related with company or a part of company. In context of this, I have to address this without any delay through
discussing with the staff and all line managers (Nahrgang, Morgeson and Hofmann, 2011). It is necessary to:
Comply with all the requirements of Health and Safety Act 1974 and another legal system
 Implementing all recommendations and includes in meeting of Health and Safety
 Adopt all working practices in the best and possible way and also implement.
 To take review of all the injuries and accidents on daily basis
Part in the policies and procedures
I manage and assess development of the procedures policies and practices to determine and also manager risk to
people. I adopt the best working practices as well as the relevant code of practice. Take review of accidents and
also risks at continuous basis. Regarding any kind of confusion arise in many mind I discuss with my manager in
order to confirm that. I implement the risk assessment procedures and policies for the appropriate and effective
measures. So, these are my contribution in the health and safety policies.
3.2 Explain how you have worked with individuals and others to assess potential risks and hazards
From working in a team is a main and internal part for reducing all the risks and hazardous. As a part of an
organization, I have to sure that there should be a regularly interaction among all team members in my team and
also work together without arising any conflict. From working in a team, all staff can easily work without any conflict
and achieve the objectives of a business firm. It is mainly completed by regular handling and including in meetings,
informal and formal supervision by the general reservation of health and safety. I continuously lead my team so that
can perform better and if there is any issue or problem to them, then I am always ready to solve them out in a
satisfactory manner. If there is any issue and risk related to safety and health measures to employees then in this

case, my team members regularly consult with me. If there are any kind of risks are shown and properly recorded in
detailed manner.
In my business firm, regularly checks risk assessment and and also know about the hazardous (Patel and et.al.,
2011). So from this, impact of any kind of safety and health related issue will be reduced. The area is totally
managed and controlled by a person by conducting checking of an interior in a recorded form. It is necessary that
risk management to careful by applying the approach related to balance sheet (Dollard and Bakker, 2010).
I worked with the service users when I was an employee of health care organisation. I have the direct contact with
maintenance team of company in order to address all the issues which are arise to service users. Me any my team
regularly communicate with the service users to listen their problems and make the proper solution.
3.3 Explain how you have worked with individuals and others to manage potential risks and hazards
From working in a team is a main and internal part for reducing all the risks and hazardous. As a part of an
organization, I have to sure that there should be a regularly interaction among all team members in my team and
also work together without arising any conflict. From working in a team, all staff can easily work without any conflict
and achieve the objectives of a business firm. It is mainly completed by regular handling and including in meetings,
informal and formal supervision by the general reservation of health and safety. I continuously lead my team so that
can perform better and if there is any issue or problem to them, then I am always ready to solve them out in a
satisfactory manner.
In my business firm, regularly checks risk assessment and and also know about the hazardous (Patel and et.al.,
2011). So from this, impact of any kind of safety and health related issue will be reduced. The area is totally
managed and controlled by a person by conducting checking of an interior in a recorded form. It is necessary that
risk management to careful by applying the approach related to balance sheet. The adult people have their various
thoughts, ideas on the risk taking.

From working together with all applicants and workers, then it is necessary to know about their abilities and
disabilities which can impact on the safety and health. If employees will working in a team then risk will be less
involved and they are all work taking the safety and health measures in mind . When working in a team, at time of
doing all the assessments related to hazardous and risks that include the impacts of disability of an individual and
then thinking for the adjustments of risks and work regularly in an effective manner (Dollard and Bakker, 2010).
Learning Outcome 4- Be able to promote a culture where needs and risks are balanced with health and
safety practice in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
4.1 Explain how you have worked with individuals to balance the management of risk with individual rights
and the views of others
From knowing the risks and any kind of hazardous, it is necessary to discuss about the precautions and solution
and then keep it in to place for safe people, to improvement in the quality of production and protect the
manufacturing and plant.
After identifying or all hazardous and risks, it is my responsibility to conduct research and know the reason behind
risks and then analysis the significance of risk and hazardous. The structure of the many risk and hazardous
analysis of many different resources through timing of incidents like for an instance:
Before an incident happen- In this, there is the need to prevent and safe the happening.
At the time of an incident- To rationalize or to know about the consequences and reasons.
After an incident- Under this, there is the need to secure recurrence
For an example, there are an adult individual who regularly smoke, from smoke the health of person will be
damaged (Klaine and et .al., 2012). Solution can be that, an adult person can neglect to stop smoking, but there is a
second idea that we can permit an individual by giving them particular amount of cigarettes. Cigarette impacts on

the human body a lot. In this present time period, large number of adult people. In this, the risk will be less and after
some time the quantity of smoking cigarette of young individual will be less. In context to this it is necessary for the
health care organizations to aware the people about the harmfulness of the cigarette which impacts on human body.
It is necessary that risk management requires to be carefully regarded in context to applying balanced approach.
The adult people have several requests and also their opinions or views in order to taking risks can considerably.
Their behavior will be risky as well as dangerous.
4.2 Explain how you have worked with individuals and others to develop a balanced approach to risk
management that takes into account the benefits for individuals of risk taking
If in an organization, there is any kind of risk, then it is my responsibility to manage it in an effective and significant
manner. The balanced approach to the risk management is not related with eliminating the risks as it needs to be
managed in an effective manner.
This type of approach is generally weighing up the advantages against any kind of harm. To minimize the risk, it is
necessary to deal with it in a proper manner. There are a calculation,in order to give permission for natural growth
of all consumers. It can be gives permission to all young people to use some electrical gadgets or can use the
public transportation system. It is necessary to young persons to develop and expand and in process, there will be
an involvement of risks and hazardous. The management of company regularly works on minimizing hazard by
controlling and monitoring risks and environment of workplace (Etzel and Balk 2011).
The young persons and children both are consulted through high qualified and some experienced employees to
provide them advice or suggestions, support and also give help with knowledge so that they will feel safe and
secure. This all can be happen by the session of key and entire work. If there is any problem to a person, then there
should be an ability in a person to deal with problems in an efficient manner. For reducing the risks, it is necessary
that it should be managed and controlled effectually. The balanced approach helps in reducing any kind of danger
and risks without harm any thing and worthwhile such as any kind of opportunity. It is necessary to ignore some of
the components or risks. Under this it is necessary for the health care organizations to manage the risks care fully.