LO2 Flashcards
What is legislation?
-Legislation is a law that has been approved by the government.
-Before a piece of legislation is made official law it is known as a bill until it is formally granted.
Health and safety at work act?-
-‘Enabling Act’ - it allows for any new acts or amendments to acts to be added.
-Covers factors such as:
Minimum space requirements
Heating and lighting
Provision of facilities
First-aid provision
Accidents
Provision of health and safety information and training.
What are the key aspects of the act?
-The working environment must not put anyone at risk
-The equipment provided must be safe and in good working order
-Employers must provide adequate health and safety training for staff
-A written health and safety policy should be provided
-Protective equipment, if needed must be available to employees free of charge
What are the responsibilities of the act?
- Report any hazards to the employer
-do not misuse or tamper with the equipment provided that meets health and safety regulations - take part in any health and safety training provided
Food Safety Act
-This Act applies to both Food Safety and Food Hygiene.
-Under this Act you must not:
-provide food that is unfit for people to eat cause food to be dangerous to health
-provide food which is less than the quality a customer has a right to expect
-The Act covers a range of activities including Food Handling and Preparation, Storage, Temperature Control and Cleaning.
What are the key aspects of the act?
- Requires the registration of food businesses
-Environmental health officers can seize food that is thought to be unfit for consumption
-close premises causing a risk to health
-The CQC requires that care services ensure that food and drink they provide is handled,stored,prepared and delivered in a way that meets the requirements of the Act.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Assess the risks to health from hazardous substances used or created by workplace activities.
Must not carry out work which could expose employees to hazardous substances without first considering the risks and necessary precautions.
You must prevent your employees from being exposed to hazardous substances.
Ensure that all control measures are used and maintained properly
Monitor the exposure of employees to hazardous substances
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR):
Reporting incidents help enforcing authorities to identify risks and
investigate serious accidents.
-Death
-Major Injuries Accidents
-Diseases
-Gas incidents ( Such as a gas leak)
-Diagnosed cases of certain work related diseases
-Incidents that have the potential to cause harm
-Any accident that you believe result in any of the above
What must the report include?
Date of report
Method of reporting (see previous slide)
Date, time and place of incident
The personal details of those involved
A brief description of the incident
Keeping records of incidents enables employers to:
-Collect information to help properly manage health and safety risks in their workplace
-Use the information as an aid to risk assessment
-Develop solutions to potential risks
-Help prevent injuries and ill health
-Help control costs from accidental loss or fines
Manual Handing
-Lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving
-Reasons for Manual Handling
-Reduce lost working days through injury
-The Law
-Looking after one of the most important parts of the body
How to lift?
-Stay balanced
-Keeping your centre of gravity close to the load centre of gravity
-Bending from the knees
-Keeping the back straight, and head up
-Staying compact when pushing
-Moving the feet to turn, not the body
What should manual handling include?
-Information about risk factors and how injuries can occur
-Techniques for carrying out manual handling safety for the tasks involved in the individual’s workplace tasks
-How to use mechanical aids
-Practical work to allow the trainer to identify and put right anything the trainee is not doing safely.
Data Protection Act?
-Processed fairly and lawfully
-Used only for the purposes of which it is intended
-Adequate and relevant but not excessive
-Accurate and kept up to date
-Kept for no longer than necessary
-Processed in line with the rights of the individual
-Secured
-Not transferred outside the EU
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004
-An explosion or suspect package
-Extreme weather conditions
-A hazardous materials - eg chemical and biological materials
-A fire
-Flooding
-A major transport accident
-Pandemic influenza
-A power and other utility failure
-A terrorist event
