LO2.1 Legislation Flashcards
What is meant by “legislation”?
A collection of laws passed by parliament. Upheld through courts and may result in prosecution for individuals and organisations if they break the law
4 aspects of the role of the HSE
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
What are the key aspects of the health and safety at work act (employers)
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
How can employees ensure the environment doesn’t put anyone at risk?
Risk assessments
Provide PPE
Procedures to prevent accidents
Monitor staff
Fire alarm checks
Definition of risk
Likelihood that someone or something could be harmed
Under the HASAWA what are the employees’ responsibilities?
Co operate with employers
Report hazards
Do not misuse equipment
Take care of themselves and others
Wear PPE
Take part in training
Management of Health and Safety at work regulations (1999)
3 key aspects for employers
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
What is a risk assessment?
The process of evaluating the likelihood of a hazard actually causing harm
What does control measures mean?
Actions that can be taken to reduce the risks posed by a hazard or to remove the hazard altogether.
Key points of the food safety act 1990
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
Under the food safety act 1990 what can environmental health officers do?
Seize food
Give improvement notices
Close premises
Impact of the Food Safety Act 1990 on care settings
Maintain high standards of personal hygiene
Employees who prepare or serve food must be trained in food safety
Key points of the General Food Hygiene Regulations 1992
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
Impacts of the General Food Hygiene Regulations 1992 on care settings
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
What does HACCP stand for?
Hazard analysis and critical control points
Key points of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Avoid manual handling where possible
Assess risk of injury
Take action to reduce risk of injury
Information, training and supervision
Impact of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Reduced risk of injury
Risk assessments
Staff not using manual handling equipment if not trained
Lifts planned and practised before actually doing them
How do you manual handle properly?
Feet apart
Bend knees
Back straight
Lean slightly toward item to grip
Lift smoothly
What does manual handling training include?
Info on risk assessments
How to use mechanical aids
Techniques for manual handlings
Practical work
8 principles of the Data Protection Act
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
What does RIDDOR stand for?
Reporting of diseases and dangerous occurences
Under RIDDOR 2013 what are employers required to do by law?
Report work related injuries, diseases and dangerous incidents
Keep written records for 3 years
Reporting procedures in place
Provide info/training on procedures
What must employers report to the health and safety executive under RIDDOR?
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
Examples of work related diseases
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tendonitis
Exposure to biological agents
Asbestosis
What does Public Health England do?
Detects outbreaks of diseases
Under RIDDOR, what are some examples of illnesses that need to be reported?
(do not have to know all - about 3)
Tetanus
Measles
Malaria
Food poisoning
Meningitis
Salmonella
TB
Under RIDDOR, records of what must be kept?
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
Under RIDDOR, what must an accident book include?
Date, time, place of event, details and a summary and the injury/illness
What does keeping an accident book enable employers to do?
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
What does COSHH stand for?
Control of substances hazardous to health
What does COSHH 2002 cover?
storage, labelling and disposal of hazardous substances
Examples of hazardous substances
(don’t need to know all - about 4)
body fluids
cleaning products
nappies
bandages
dirty laundry
needles
Key points of COSHH 2002
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
What must a COSHH file include?
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
What does COSHH 2002 require of employers?
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
Key points of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
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
Examples of Contingency plans
Major incident plans
Plans for management of mass casualties
Shelter and evacuation planning
Lockdown
Types of events/ incidents
(Don’t need to know all - about 4)
Explosions
Extreme weather conditions
Fires and floods
Hazardous materials
Major transport incidents
Power failure
Terrorist attacks
Outbreak of infectious diseases
How does COSHH promote health, safety and security in care settings (added after mock)
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
How does the manual handling operations regulations promote health, safety and security in health and social care settings (added after mock)
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
Actions a manager of a children’s pre school should take to implement the data protection act (added after mock)
Train staff
staff meetings to share procedures
ensure there is signed consent for data sharing
passwords
review policies regularly
shred unnecessary documents
