- simple maintenance can be carried out by the trained wearer, but more intricate repairs should only be done by specialists. The Regulations require employers to: - avoid the need for hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable; - assess the risk of injury from any hazardous manual handling that can’t be avoided; and - reduce the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable. Employees should: - follow appropriate systems of work laid down for their safety; - make proper use of equipment provided for their safety; - co-operate with their employer on health and safety matters; - inform the employer if they identify hazardous handling activities; - take care to ensure that their activities do not put others at risk. 2. What are the specific regulations and safe working practices and procedures that apply to your work activities?
M1 1.1 1.2 Explain the legislative framework for health, safety and risk management in the work setting. The health and Safety at Work Act 1974 or HASAW or HSW is the primary piece of legislation and is responsible for enforcing the act and a number of other acts relevant to the working environment. It also states that all staff are to take reasonable care of themselves and others around them and for their safety. There are differences between Acts and regulations being : An act is something which is passed by parliament. An act of parliament is the primary legislation of the UK, the law.
3. Describe how U.S. health care is financed and the benefits and limitations of employer-sponsored health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid on delivery of health care services. 4. Locate and critically evaluate proposed and existing statutes, rules, and regulations which define the boundaries and nature of professional nursing practice. Guided Study: 1.
3) Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness * Any accidents that occur at work must be recorded in the accident report book. * The record must include: the date and method of reporting, the date, time and place of the event, personal details of those involved and a brief description of the nature of the event or disease. * Only trained staff can give first aid but if a staff member finds that a person has had an accident or sudden illness then they must always call for help immediately and make the area as safe and private as possible, wait for help to arrive and then follow the trained person’s instructions. Assessment criteria The learner can: 1.1 Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care working setting. * The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 *
The legislative framework for health, safety and risk management in the work setting. The health and Safety at Work Act 1974 or HASAW or HSW is the primary piece of legislation and is responsible for enforcing the act and a number of other acts relevant to the working environment. It also states that all staff are to take reasonable care of themselves and others around them and for their safety. There are differences between Acts and regulations being : An act is something which is passed by parliament. An act of parliament is the primary legislation of the UK, the law.
This act has helped people save their lives and be able to carry on working; this act covers people in the UK for example England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The health and safety at work act 1974 is carried out in hospitals, business and schools even before they are open to the public they do this to make sure that everything is safe and they can do risk assessments to make sure no one is at danger of being hurt and they are in a safe environment. When a risk assessment is done you have to keep a recorded to make sure you are not making the same mistakes again. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 These regulations require employers to minimise the health risks associated with manual handling, a term used to describe activities which involve lifting, carrying, moving, holding, pushing, lowering, pulling or restraining an object, person or animal. Employers should: * Avoid the need to lift, carry, push, pull, lower or support loads wherever possible * Mechanise tasks where they cannot be avoided
1.2 Explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer. In order for care services to be delivered the way the government intends, the department of health has to devise written statements about what should happen. These statements are written as policy documents, guidelines or pieces of legislation, Depending on whether the law need to change to accommodate the new ideas. An example of a policy statement from the government outlining their plans for the future is the NHS plan. This document provides a comprehensive framework for the development of smaller policies.
COSHH – The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002. The regulations are in place to ensure that the general requirement of an employer is to protect employees and other persons from the hazards of substances used at work by risk assessment, control of exposure, health surveillance and incident planning. COSHH requires settings to label all of hazardous substances clearly and ensure that they are stored correctly and out of harm’s way. At my setting we keep a copy of the COSHH handbook in our Health and Safety
Task A – Short answer questions 1. Imagine you are a newly appointed supervisor/manager within your service. You need to update your staff handbook to reflect current employment law. Identify three different sources of information you could use to enable you to do this. Three sources of information that I could use are: • Health & Safety at work act • Trust Intranet • Direct.gov • Internet 2.
Others - same as self. In my workplace i realise the importance of the above for example if any of the equipment is faulty it needs to be reported in fear of a work related accident either to myself or the service user.Supervision is very helpful as you can off load any concerns in a confidential setting. 4- Manual handling, medication, first aid, 5- To access additional information I would look at the workplace policies and procedures, health and safety at work act 1974. These can be found in the office. Outcome 2 - Understand the use of risk assessments in relation to health and safety.