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LO2.1 Legislation Flashcards

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What is meant by “legislation”?

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A collection of laws passed by parliament. Upheld through courts and may result in prosecution for individuals and organisations if they break the law

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4 aspects of the role of the HSE

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Monitoring health and safety (spot checks etc)

Enforce legislation (improvement notices)

Fine settings or take them to court

Provide guidance and advice on how to minimise risks

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What are the key aspects of the health and safety at work act (employers)

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Working environment should not put anyone at risk

Equipment must be safe and in good working order

Must provide adequate healthy and safety training for staff

Written health and safety policy should be provided

Protective equipment must be available to employees for free

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How can employees ensure the environment doesn’t put anyone at risk?

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Risk assessments

Provide PPE

Procedures to prevent accidents

Monitor staff

Fire alarm checks

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Definition of risk

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Likelihood that someone or something could be harmed

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Under the HASAWA what are the employees’ responsibilities?

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Co operate with employers

Report hazards

Do not misuse equipment

Take care of themselves and others

Wear PPE

Take part in training

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Management of Health and Safety at work regulations (1999)

3 key aspects for employers

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Risk assessments and control measures

Competent individuals appointed to manage health, safety and security

Info, training and supervision are provided so activities can be carried out safely

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What is a risk assessment?

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The process of evaluating the likelihood of a hazard actually causing harm

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What does control measures mean?

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Actions that can be taken to reduce the risks posed by a hazard or to remove the hazard altogether.

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Key points of the food safety act 1990

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safe preparation, storage and serving of food

registration of food businesses

Environmental health officers

CQC requires that food and drink is handled, stored and prepared in a way that meets the requirements of the act

Unsafe food must be removed and incident form completed

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Under the food safety act 1990 what can environmental health officers do?

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Seize food

Give improvement notices

Close premises

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Impact of the Food Safety Act 1990 on care settings

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Maintain high standards of personal hygiene

Employees who prepare or serve food must be trained in food safety

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Key points of the General Food Hygiene Regulations 1992

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Hazards should be identified

Known which steps are critical for food safety

Controls in place

Handlers must wear protective clothing

employees trained or supervised in food hygiene

Environment must be clean

Adequate arrangements for disposal

Meat and ready to eat products prepared on separate chopping boards

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Impacts of the General Food Hygiene Regulations 1992 on care settings

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HACCP to identify hazards such as packaging, contained, work surfaces

Food preparation and serving areas must be well maintained

Appropriate facilities for personal hygiene and clean protective clothing

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What does HACCP stand for?

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Hazard analysis and critical control points

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Key points of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

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Avoid manual handling where possible

Assess risk of injury

Take action to reduce risk of injury

Information, training and supervision

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Impact of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

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Reduced risk of injury

Risk assessments

Staff not using manual handling equipment if not trained

Lifts planned and practised before actually doing them

18
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How do you manual handle properly?

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Feet apart

Bend knees

Back straight

Lean slightly toward item to grip

Lift smoothly

19
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What does manual handling training include?

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Info on risk assessments

How to use mechanical aids

Techniques for manual handlings

Practical work

20
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8 principles of the Data Protection Act

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processed fairly and lawfully

Used for only the intended purpose

Adequate and relevant but not excessive

Accurate and up to date

Kept no longer than necessary

Processed in line with the rights of the individual

Secured

Not transferred outside of the EU

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What does RIDDOR stand for?

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Reporting of diseases and dangerous occurences

22
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Under RIDDOR 2013 what are employers required to do by law?

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Report work related injuries, diseases and dangerous incidents

Keep written records for 3 years

Reporting procedures in place

Provide info/training on procedures

23
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What must employers report to the health and safety executive under RIDDOR?

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Work related accidents that cause death

Work related accidents that cause serious injury

Diagnosed cases of certain work related diseases

Incidents that have the potential to cause harm

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Examples of work related diseases

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

Tendonitis

Exposure to biological agents

Asbestosis

25
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What does Public Health England do?

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Detects outbreaks of diseases

26
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Under RIDDOR, what are some examples of illnesses that need to be reported?
(do not have to know all - about 3)

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Tetanus

Measles

Malaria

Food poisoning

Meningitis

Salmonella

TB

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Under RIDDOR, records of what must be kept?

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Any occupational accident causing injuries that result in someone being away from work for more than 7 consecutive days

All accidents where a worker is unable to work for 3 consecutive days

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Under RIDDOR, what must an accident book include?

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Date, time, place of event, details and a summary and the injury/illness

29
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What does keeping an accident book enable employers to do?

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Properly manage health and safety risks

Use info to aid risk assessments

Develop solutions to risks

Help prevent injuries and ill-health

Help control costs

30
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What does COSHH stand for?

A

Control of substances hazardous to health

31
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What does COSHH 2002 cover?

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storage, labelling and disposal of hazardous substances

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Examples of hazardous substances
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body fluids

cleaning products

nappies

bandages

dirty laundry

needles

33
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Key points of COSHH 2002

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Chemicals and medication kept in their original containers

Substances must be stored in a safe and secure place

Containers must have an appropriate safety cap or lid

34
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What must a COSHH file include?

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Identify hazardous substances

Where hazardous substance is kept

Identify what the hazardous labels on containers mean

Effects of substance

Maximum amount of time it is safe to be exposed

How to deal with an emergency involving substance

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What does COSHH 2002 require of employers?

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Risk assess to prevent exposure to hazardous substances

Have procedures in place

Provide info and training so that activities can be carried out safely

protect staff from harm by ensuring dangerous substances are stored safely or disposed of

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Key points of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004

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Establish clear set of roles and responsibilities for those involved in emergency preparation

Organisations in the health system must prepare for adverse events

Organisations work together and share info

risk assessments to be undertaken and risk emergency plans put in place

Organisations have to provide plans for their responses to potential major incidents

37
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Examples of Contingency plans

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Major incident plans

Plans for management of mass casualties

Shelter and evacuation planning

Lockdown

38
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Types of events/ incidents
(Don’t need to know all - about 4)

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Explosions

Extreme weather conditions

Fires and floods

Hazardous materials

Major transport incidents

Power failure

Terrorist attacks

Outbreak of infectious diseases

39
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How does COSHH promote health, safety and security in care settings (added after mock)

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staff must follow the correct procedures for handling and storing substances

following policy for chemical and biological health hazards

use of hazard signs

clean spills effectively using appropriate cleaning solution

Wear PPE

Discarding waste into correct colour coded bags

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How does the manual handling operations regulations promote health, safety and security in health and social care settings (added after mock)

A

avoid manual handlings

risk assessments

staff informed about the weight of the loads they will be handling

fully trained to manual handle

employers must provide equipment

resident feels secure

staff feel confident

41
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Actions a manager of a children’s pre school should take to implement the data protection act (added after mock)

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Train staff

staff meetings to share procedures

ensure there is signed consent for data sharing

passwords

review policies regularly

shred unnecessary documents

HSC: Health and Safety (8 decks)

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