Inghams test Flashcards
What is a hazard?
An object/ anything that could cause potential harm
What is a risk?
The chance of harm occurring
What is a control measure?
Any method of reducing the risk
What is a health hazard?
An incident or event leading to illness
What is a safety hazard?
Incidents leading to personal injury or damage to equipment or premises.
What is a security hazard?
Intruders, theft of property or information, kidnapping of individual or individuals leaving without consent
Types of settings?
Health- hospital, GP surgery
Care- residential care home and individual home
Childcare- environment- nursery, school
Public- shopping centre, park
Transport- minibus, ambulance
Types of settings
Health- hospital, GP surgery
Care- residential care home and individual home
Childcare- environment- nursery, school
Public- shopping centre, park
Transport- minibus, ambulance
Type of care setting hazards
Environmental- wet floors, uneven surfaces
Biological- bodily fluids, waste
Chemical- unlabelled cleaning fluids, hot oil
Psychological- stress or tiredness
Physical- noise or radiation
Musculoskeletal- manual handling
Working conditions- poor lighting, cold
Working practises- long hours, lack of training
Lack of security- faults smoke alarms, broken locks
Co- operative responsibility
You are guilty and you need to prove you’re not
How hazards can impact individuals
- Injury/ harm
- Illness
- Poor standards of care
- Financial loss
Types of harm and abuse
Physical- hitting, biting
Sexual- unwanted contact
Emotional and physiological- verbal abuse
Financial exploitation- withholding or taking money
Neglect- not meeting needs
Types of harm and abuse
Physical- hitting, biting
Sexual- unwanted contact
Emotional and physiological- verbal abuse
Financial exploitation- withholding or taking money
Neglect- not meeting needs
Reasons harm and abuse may occur
- Isolation of carer
- Carers are too stressed
- Resentment towards a vulnerable person
- Prejudice and hostility
- Financial dependency
- Inadequate level of carer support
- Lack of carer training
- Failure to monitor caregivers
How are care practitioners at risk
Biological- dealing with bodily fluids means they are at risk of developing infections
Musculoskeletal- risk from lifting and moving patients as a considerable number of staff develop bad backs or develop other injuries
What is legislation?
Legislation is law that is set out by parliament
What are regulations?
Regulations are rules made and maintained by an authority
Health and Safety executive
All regulations, get involved in extreme situations
Roles of the health and safety executive
- May issue improvement
- Will give advice
- In severe situations will close a work place
- Upholding health and safety legislation
- Prosecute employees
- Provide websites and leaflets containing recommendations
- Undertake research to improve safety
- Monitor trends
- Uptake guidance according to changing situations
Role of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
It is an act that provides a legal framework for maintaining health and safety issues in a workplace. It is designed to help prevent workers and service users from injuring themselves
Employers responsibilities
- To ensure all work is carried out as safety as possible, without risk to other people
- Ensure the health and safety of employees
- Provide and maintain equipment and work systems which are safe
- Deal with substances such as chemicals, safely
- Provide a written health and safety policy
- Provide adequate information and training
Employees responsibilities
- Take care of their own health and safety at work
- Take care of the health and safety of others
- Co- operate with their employer
- Not misuse or interfere with anything provided for health and safety purposes
Key features of the health and safety at work act 1974
- Ensure the health and safety of employees, and others on premises
- Provide a safe place of work
- Provide a safe system of work
- Ensure the safe use, handling, storage and transporting of article substances
- Provide a safe working environment, and adequate welfare arrangements
- Provide information, instruction, training and supervision
What does hazardous mean?
Anything with the potential to cause harm
Common substances covered under COSHH
- Bleach or bleaching agents
- Oxidising agent
- Flammable chemicals
- Poisons
- Caustic agents
- Acids
8 steps to COSHH
Step 1- Assess the risks- work out what hazardous substances are used in your workplace and the possible risks to peoples health
Step 2- Decide what precautions are needed before starting work with hazardous substances
Step 3- Prevent or adequately control exposure
Step 4- Ensure that control measures are used and maintained
Step 5- Monitor exposure
Step 6- Carry out appropriate health surveillance
Step 7- Prepare plans and procedures to deal with accidents, incidents and emergencies
Step 8- Ensure employees are properly informed, trained and supervised
