3.1: Roles

Question 1

What is the role of individuals requiring care and support?

Answer 1

• Involved in maintaining safe, healthy and secure environments
• Follow health and safety guidance and instructions
• Comply with health and safety procedures
• Observe health and safety signs

Question 2

What is the role of employees?

Answer 2

• Maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security
• Following employer’s guidance and instruction
• Attending health and safety training
• Using equipment provided for health and safety purposes
• Reporting hazards observed in the work setting

Question 3

What is the role of the NHS in ensuring health, safety and security?

Answer 3

• Proving a secure and healthy environment in which to work in and visit
• Provide staff with sufficient instruction, information and supervision to be able to work in a safe manner

Question 4

What is the role of the Local Authority in ensuring health, safety and security?

Answer 4

• Develop effective communication and consultation with employees and their representatives on health and safety matters
• Preventing accidents and work-related ill health

Question 5

What is the Role of a Manager/ care home owner in ensuring health, safety and security?

Answer 5

• Develop, review and update the home’s health and safety policy and procedures
• Maintain effective systems for recording, reporting and investigating injuries, accidents and dangerous occurrences

Question 6

What is the role of the Headteacher/ Board of governors in ensuring health, safety and security?

Answer 6

• Manage the schools staff, site and activities to safeguard the health, safety, security and welfare of everyone

Question 7

What is the role of the Third sector in ensuring health, safety and security?

Answer 7

• Safeguard and promote the health, safety, security and welfare of employees and those working on behalf of the charity
• Work closely with local authority and other agencies to promote and safeguard welfare of individuals