Legislation Flashcards
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Employers must take measures to keep everyone safe with risk assessment, P&P, adequate tools and PPE for staff, staff training and staff cooperation in reporting
RIDDOR 2013
A responsible person in the premises has the duty to report (TO THE HELTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE = HSE) serious accident that led to severe injuries, deaths, fires, explosions, near misses, serious misses, occurrences caused by staff negligence, or any occupational diseases.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations
COSHH 2002
The setting should take measure to prevent harm from dangerous substances, carrying out appropriate risk assessments, providing PPE, and creating an inventory and instruction on how to store/handle each of them
EYFS on Health and safety
H&S is everyone’s responsibility; premises must be safe to be in for everyone, there need to be emergency evacuation procedures, fire exits (not obstructed), not allowing smoking; the provider should put in place adjustments for children with SEND. Setting should promote good health for children, providing healthy food and drinks, respecting dietary requirements and prevent spread of infection; clear policy on medicine administering and fully stocked first aid box; notifying OFSTED of a serious accident within 14 days.
Working together to safeguard children 2018
Professional must work together to effectively support children who need help and protection: local authority, education providers, health professionals, police officers, social care services, housing/prison/probation/immigration services, charities and voluntaries. Local authorities to promote inter-agency partnership. Importance of providing early help.
Practitioners can offer valuable insight from daily observation (spotting early signs or struggle/abuse/radicalisation) but should leave investigation and diagnosis to professionals.
Keeping Children safe in education
Practitioner should create a safe environment for children and always prioritise their best interests.
Staff should be aware of their safeguarding role and attend adequate training, questioning on scenarios. Staff to follow code of conduct. Every setting should have a DSL Employers to follow a thorough safer recruitment procedure.
Children’s Act 1989, 2004
Settings must ensure children are safe and healthy at all times. Environment should be safe and stimulating, children to be helped to fulfil their potential, given full support. Local services should be used to help children achieve and maintain reasonable standards of life and health, preferably within their family.
United Nations Conventions for the Rights of the Child
Children under the age of 18 are granted fundamental rights: right to life, survival and development; being protected from violence, abuse and neglect; receiving an education; being raised or having a relationship with their parents; being free to express their opinion and being listened to.
Children are protected from being recruited into armed forces, being sold into slavery, being forced into prostitution.
EYFS on Safeguarding
Settings must keep children healthy, safe and secure. Employer ensuring adults who work with children are suitable for the role. Settings to have clear policies and procedures in place. Specific staff to child ratio, no phone policy, promoting online safety. There needs to be a DSL. Staff to be adequately trained on safeguarding and at least one practitioner with Paediatric First Aid in the premises and on outings. KP system to ensure individual children’s needs are met. Behaviour managed properly with policies in place. Premises must be safe, with procedures in place and regular maintenance (ex. Smoke detectors, no smoking policy). Confidentiality policies in place.
GDPR 2018
The setting must only collect data that are necessary for the provision of care. Collected data must be stored safely and only be shared with professionals on a need-to-know basis.
Equality & Diversity Act 2010
Every individual has the right to be treated equally and fairly and not be discriminated regardless of the protected characteristics.
Characteristics RASS_-MaMa-RB: race, age, sex, sexual orientation and gender reassignment, disability, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, religion, belief.
There needs to be a clear anti-discriminatory policy and requirement for equality in the workplace must be met (equal pay for equal work).
Adjustments need to be made for individuals that have additional needs (children or adults)
British Values (DRIM)
Democracy, Rule of law, Individual liberty, Mutual respect and Tolerance.
