Legislation

Question 1

What is the health and safety a work act 1974?

Answer 1

It is an important act that is the basis for other health and safety regulations and guidelines.

Question 2

what did the health and safety at work at 1974 establish?

Answer 2

It established the health and safety executive as the regulator for the health, safety and welfare of people in work settings in the UK.
It established the key duties and responsibilities of all employers and employees in work settings.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

The act places duties on employers to carry out and implement risk assessments on the health, safety and security of their employees and others who live and work in these settings.

Question 4

What does the management of health and safety regulations 1999, require to have in work settings?

Answer 4

To have agreements in place including appointing competent people, to manage health, safety and security as well as procedures for emergency situations that may arise.
It requires employers to provide information, training and supervision so that work activities can be carried out safely.

Question 5

What is the Food safety act 1990?

Answer 5

This act requires that good personal hygiene is maintained when working with food so that it is safe to eat.
It requires that records are kept of where food if from so that it can be traced if needed.
It requires that any food that is unsafe is removed and an incident report completed.

Question 6

What is the Food safety (general food hygiene) regulations 1995 ( amended 1999 and 2004)?

Answer 6

This act requires that food safety hazards are identified.

It requires that food safety controls are in place, maintained and reviewed.

Question 7

What does the food safety ( general food hygiene) regulations 1995 ( amended 1999 and 2004) say about environments where food s getting prepared?

Answer 7

It requires that environments where food is prepared or cooked are kept clean and in good condition.
Raw meat and ready to eat products must be prepared on separate chopping boards to prevent cross- contamination.

Question 8

What is the Manual handling operations regulations 1992?

Answer 8

This act requires that employers avoid hazardous manual handling tasks where possible and assess those that cannot be avoided.

Question 9

What does the Manual handling operations 1992 require their employees to do?

Answer 9

It requires that employers eliminate or reduce risks associated with manual handling tasks.
It requires employers to provide information training and supervision about safe moving and handling.

Question 10

What does (RIDDOR) 2013 stand for?

Answer 10

Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations.

Question 11

What is RIDDOR ?

Answer 11

This act requires employers to report and keep records for three years of work - related accidents that cause death and serious injuries (referred to as reportable injuries), diseases and dangerous occurrences( i.e incidents with the potential to cause harm.)

Question 12

what does RIDDOR require work settings to have?

Answer 12

To have procedures in place for reporting injuries, diseases and incidents.
It requires employers to provide information and training on reporting injuries, diseases and incidents.

Question 13

What is the Data protection act 1998?

Answer 13

The main act that protects the security of personal information.
It requires that information is accurate and kept up to date.
It requires that information is kept secure.

Question 14

What does COSHH 2012 stand for ?

Answer 14

Control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002.

Question 15

What is COSHH?

Answer 15

This act requires employers to carry out a risk assessment to prevent or control exposure to hazardous substances.

Question 16

COSHH also requires employers to have what put in place?

Answer 16

It requires employers to have procedures in place for safe working with hazardous substances.
It requires employers to provide information, training and supervision so that work activities can be carried out safely.

Question 17

What is the civil contingencies act 2004?

Answer 17

This act sets out how organisations must work together to plan and respond to local and national emergencies.
It establishes how organisations, such as emergency services, local authorities and health bodies, can work together and share information.

Question 18

What does the civil contingencies at require?

Answer 18

It requires that risk assessments are undertaken and emergency plans are put in place.

Question 19

what is the health and social care (safety and quality) act 2015?

Answer 19

This act sets out how health and adult social care providers must share information about a persons care with other health ad care professionals so that safe and effective care can be provided.

Question 20

what does the health and social care act 2015 require health and adult social care organisations to do?

Answer 20

To use a consistent identifier when sharing information about a persons care.

Question 21

What does the health and social care act 2015, reduce?

Answer 21

It reduces the risk of harm and abuse by making provision for removing people convicted for certain offences from the registers kept by the regulatory bodies for health and social care professions.