LO2 - PART 2 Flashcards
What is a policy?
a plan which sets out what actions staff need to take to keep service users safe and promote their rights.
What are procedures?
HOW organisations plan to put these policies into practise
What will a risk assessment involve?
- identifying potential hazards involved
- identifying who may be harmed and how
- considering the level of risk involved
- steps that can be taken to minimise risk
What are PEEPs?
personal emergency evacuation plans
- individuals requiring more support than others (wheelchair, deafness, dementia)
Abestos ‘duty to manage’ holders are responsible for:
- find out if abestos is present
- make a record of the location, type and condition
- assess the risk of anyone being exposed
- prepare a plan for how to manage risks
- put the plan into action, monitor it, keep updated
- ensure anyone on premises is aware of presence
HSE says the steps to effectively manage health and safety are:
- leadership and the setting of standards by management
- trained employees
- a trusted and supportive environment
- understanding of the risks specific to a particular workplace
Procedures to be followed in a transport policy include:
- appropriate insurance
- service/maintenance work up to date
- seat belts fitted, working
- parental consent forms for school trip
- visits are risk assessed and control measures in place ( traffic,weather,medical emergency)
- contingency plans for breakdowns
- first aid
- emergency contacts
- supervision (staff to students)
Electrical safety policy and procedures would cover:
- portable electrical equipment should be tested regularly (pat testing)
- Ensuring staff know how to use electrical equipment safely
- how to report damage and who to
- risk assessments identifying electrical hazards and precautions taken to control for those risks
Staff to make frequent visual checks for: - damage to cables/plugs
-damaged or worn equipment - broken socket covers
- no use of extension cables
- -no overloading of sockets
What are the key details included in a safeguarding policy?
- a named person who is responsible for safeguarding
- staff must be DBS checked
- staff must have safeguarding training
- staff must know potential indicators of abuse
- reporting systems exist for concerns of abuse
- ways to minimise risks to vulnerable individuals
Examples of chemical and biological health hazards:
- cleaning products, liquids and sprays
- disinfectants
- bodily fluids
- medication
- clinical waste (dressings)
- contaminated clothing, towels,bedding
How should you dispose of clinical waste and dressings?
- yellow bags; incinerated, burnt
How should you dispose of bodily fluids - urine, feaces
- flushed down the toilet
How should you dispose of medication - out of date, no longer required?
taken to local pharmacy or GP surgery
How should you dispose of needles, sharps, syringes?
yellow (sharps) box or contact local council to get
How should you dispose of soiled linen?
- red bags put directly into the washing machine; bags dissolve - wash at high temperature
