LO2 Flashcards
what are the 9 pieces of legislation
Health and safety at work act 1974
Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999
Food safety act 1990
Food safety (general food hygiene) regulations 1995
Manual handling operations regulations 1992
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous regulations 2013
Data protection act 1998
Control of substances hazardous to health 2002
Civil contingences act 2004
Health and safety at work act 1974
- Acts as a base line for other health and safety guidelines
- Established health and safety executive as the regulator for the health, safety and welfare of the employees
- Establishes key responsibilities of all employees and employers
Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999
- Carry out and implement risk assessments
- Requires appointing certain people for HSE
- Procedures which should be carried out in emergencies
- training must be carried out by all employees
Food safety act 1990
- Act requires good hygiene is maintained when handling food
- Records must be kept of where the food is from
- Requires any food that is unsafe should be removed
Food safety (general food hygiene) regulations 1995
- Food safety hazarads must be identified
- Food safety controls must be in place and maintained
- Environments where food is cooked must be clean and hygienic
- Raw meat and other products must be stored and prepped seperately
Manual handling operations regulations 1992
- Employers must avoid hazardous manual handling where possible
- Employers must eliminate risks associated with manual handling
- Employers must provide training and infromation about moving and handling
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous regulations 2013
- Records must be kept for 3 years after incidents realting to work injuries that cause death
- Procedures must be in place for reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences
- Employers must provide info and training
Data protection act 1998
- Security of personal data
- Information must be adequate
- Info must be accurate and up to date
- Info must be kept secure
Control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002
- Risk assessments must be carried out
- Procedures must be put in place for emergencies
- Employers must provide training and info
Civil contingencies act 2004
- Organisations must work together to plan and respond to emergencies
- Establishes how emergency services and local authorities can work together
- Risk assessments must be undertaken, and emergency plans put in place
Safeguarding
protecting children and vulnerable adults from harm and abuse
The need for safeguarding (adults)
- Individuals rights maintained
- Individual’s rights are protected against abuse and neglect
The need for safeguarding (children)
- Protecting children from maltreatment
- Preventing impairment of children’s health and development
- Taking action so all children have the best outcomes
DBS (disclosure and barring service)
- Work with police to safeguard children and adults
what do the DBS do?
- Process requests for criminal records
- Deciding if it’s appropriate for a person to be removed or added to a barred list
- Actually, placing individuals on the DBS children’s barred list and adults
Disclosure and barring service checks
any employer can request a DBS check for any role that might involve an individual to work in health and social care settings.
The 5 steps of a DBS check
- the employer gets a DBS application from the DBS
- the employer gives the application form to the applicant to fill in and return
- employer gives completed application to DBS
- DBS sends a certificate to the applicant; the employer then has to ask to see this
- the employer can check the status of DBS check online
The 3 types of DBS checks
- standard - checks for spent and unspent convictions
- enhanced - same as standard but also any info from the police which is relevant
- enhanced lists with checks - same as enhanced as well as DBS barred lists
influences of legislation on staff
- Promotes safe staffing levels as well as effective training of staff
- Having staff with levels of awareness is essential for promoting wellbeing, safe and secure environments and working practices
- Legislations also gives staff roles in implementing and changing HSS arrangements
influences of legislation on premises
- Ensuring premises kept clean
- Ensuring suitable and sufficient ventilation and lighting
- Hand washing facilities in place
- Escape routes must be provided
- Signs must be displayed where necessary
influences of legislation on practices
- Promotes and encourages good personal hygiene - can prevent infection
- Gloves being worn for certain activities to prevent spread of infection
- Recording and storing information correctly and securely
policies
clear statements of intent of how an organisation intends to conduct its services
procedures
the way in which the service or organisation expects its employees to put its policies into action
health and safety management systems effectively
- good leadership from management
- trained employees
- supportive environment
- understanding the risks
risk assessment - reasons for use
- legal requirement
- staff, users and visitors should be protected from harm
risk assessment - purpose
- identify potential dangers
- ensures setting is safe
- finds ways to minimise risks
