Legislation

Question 1

What are the 9 types of legislation?

Answer 1

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 19999
• Food Safety act 1990
• Food safety (general food hygiene) regulations 1992
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurences regulations 2013
• The data protection act 1998
• The civil Contingencies Act 2004
• Contrl of substances Hazardous to health 2002

Question 2

What is the health and safety at work act 1974 about?

Answer 2

• Carry out risk assessments
• Ensure electrical equipment is PAT tested
• Provide health and safety training for staff
• Ensure PPE is provided and worn

Question 3

What is the ‘management of health and safety at work regulations 1999’ include?

Answer 3

• Risk assessments are carried out
• Training and supervision is provided so that work activities can be carried out safely

Question 4

What does the ‘Food safety Act 1990’ include?

Answer 4

• Ensure safe preparation, storage and serving of food
• Ensure food is stored correctly
• Ensure food is safe to eat
• Ensure food is prepared on a clean worksurface

Question 5

What are the key aspects of the Food safety (general food hygiene) regulations 1992?

Answer 5

• Ensure correct coloured boards are used when preparing food
• Ensure blue plasters are worn when there is an injury
• Ensure suitable Clean and protective clothes are worn
• Ensure the environment where food is prepared and stored is kept clean

Question 6

What does the ‘Manual handling operations regulations 1992’ include?

Answer 6

• Assess the risk of injury from any manual handling that is unavoidable
• Training must be provided
• Any manual handling activities must be risk assessed
• Lifts should be planned and practiced

Question 7

What does the ‘Data protection act 1998’ include?

Answer 7

• Data must be processed fairly and lawfully
• Data must not be kept for longer than necessary
• Data must be accurate and be kept up to date
• Data must be destroyed when it is no longer needed

Question 8

What does the ‘Civil Contingencies Act 2004’ include?

Answer 8

• The civil contingency act is a clear set of roles and responsibilities for those involved in emergency preparation

Examples of events or incidents include:
- Fire
- Flooding
- Explosion
- Pandemic influenza

Examples of contingency plans are:
- Major incident plans
- Plans for management of mass casualties
- Shelter and evacuation planning
- Fire, police or health service response plan

Question 9

What does the ‘Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002’ include?

Answer 9

The COSHH file should include;
- Name of hazardous substance
- Describe the effects of the substance
- State the maximum amount of time it is safe to be around
- Describe how to deal with an emergency involving the substance
- State where the hazardous substance is kept

Question 10

What is Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) include?

Answer 10

• Reporting all work-related accidents that cause death
• Report any staff absences that lasts over a week
• Incidents that have the potential to cause harm e.g. gas leak, chemical spills, fires, explosions

Question 11

What should be on the RIDDOR report?

Answer 11

• The date, time and place the incident happened
• A summary of what happened
• Details of the injuries which were caused
• Details of the people involved