Legislation Flashcards
What is legislation?
A law or set of laws which have been passed by parliament
Why is legislation made?
To allow every member of society know what behaviour is acceptable and what aren’t.
Key features of the Health and Safety at Work Act
Forms the basis for health and safety guidlines and ensures injuries, disease and dangerous incidents are reported to the Health and Safety Executive.
How does the Health and Safety at Work Act keep the workplace safe?
Carries out risk assessments
Trains staff in health and safety
Health and Safety systems put in place
Ensures the building is safe and hazards are monitored.
How else does the H&S at Work Act keep the workplace safe?
Provides toilwets and washing facilities
Provie appropriate waste disposal
Provide adequate fire safety measures.
Key features of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
Employers have a duty to carry out risk assessments.
Employers must provide training and information to employees to carry out their job successfully.
Key features of the Food Safety Act 1990
Good personal hygiene when workign with food to ensure its safe to consume.
Records kept where food is from to trace it if needed.
Any food that is unsafe is removed and an incident report is filed.
Key features of the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995
Identify food safety hazards.
Food safety controls are in place, maintained and reviewed.
Raw meat and ready to eat products cut on separate chopping boards to prevent cross contamination.
Examples of practices for good food hygiene
Throwing away out of date food
Ensure food is not contaminated.
Personal Hygiene
Keep records of where food came from.
Clean Work surfaces
Remove Packaging/Food containers.
Key features of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations
Manual handling must be avoided where possible.
Unavoidable manual handling must be risk assessed.
Employers must provide training, information and supervision about safe handling.
How does the Manual Handling Operations Regulations make the workplace safe?
Ensures staff are trained in manual handling.
Having guidlines in place to reduce the risk of injury.
Maintain equipment properly.
How is health and safety promoted in the Manual Handling Operations Regulations?
Reduces the risk of injuries such as back injuries.
Avoids Hazardous Manual Handling.
All manual handling has been risk assessed.
Risks have been reduced to the lowest possibel level.
How does the MHOR reduce hazards?
Ensures staff are trained in manual handling
Provide adequate equipment.
Maintain equipment effectively.
Having guidlines, procedures and policies in place to reduce the ris of injury.
Consequences of not following the MHOR?
Care workers - Disciplinary action
Undertaking further training
Injury
Loss of income
Prosecution
Residents - Injury
Emotional Distress
Financial Loss
Loss of trust
Key features of the Civil Contingencies Act
Ensure staff are trained so they know how to respond to incidents.
Sets how organisations must work together to plan and respond to national emergencies.
Risk assessments are required and emergency plans are put in place
Key features of the Data Protection Act?
Data must be used fairly and lawfully.
Be kept up to date
Deleted or destroyed when it isn’t needed.
Requested and accessible by request of the individual.
Be used for its intended purpose.
Key features of Reporting Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Regulations (RIDDOR)
Employers keep records for 3 years of work-related incidents that cause DDI.
Workplaces must have procedures for RIDD.
Carry out risk assessments after near misses.
Check that reported incidents are acted upon.
Report on all work accidents that cause Death or serious injuries.
Key features of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Finds out what the health hazards are
Deciding how to prevent harm to health
Provide control measures to reduce harm to health
Provide information and training to others
According to COSHH what substances can be considered hazardous?
Medicine
Blood
Cleaning agents
Solvents
Chemical Waste.
How does COSHH promote health, safety and security?
Following policy for chemical and biological health hazards.
Use hazard signs to keep patients and staff away from the area.
Ensure all hazards are reported.
Substances are locked away securely
How does COSHH reduce the risk of harm?
Risk assessments
Planning for emergencies
Ensure staff are fully trained with all necessary information, guidance and supervision.
