Lo3 Flashcards
Role of employers
comply with the health and safety legislation
must provide: a safe place to work; training and equipment.
Rope of NHS
NHS: Has a role to provide environments that are secure and healthy to work in and visit. They must provide staff with training. information and supervision to be able to work safe
Role of local authority
provide guidance and raise awareness of health and safety in health and social care settings.
carry out inspections and make recommendations for improvements.
Role of care home owner
develop, review and update the care home’s policies and procedures.
Role of headteacher and board of govener
protect the welfare of staff, students and visitors
Role of third sector
These are charitable organisations that have a role to play in safeguarding and promoting health safety and security for the employees as well as individuals
Role of employees
folllow procedures and report hazards in the workplace.
Roles of individuals who require care and support
They should follow any health and safety instructions provided verbally by staff, such as joining emergency evacuation practice or by safety signs, such as caution, wet floor or no smoking. There is a report any hazards they become aware of.
Responsibility of employers
Promoting health and safety policies:
• Ensuring all relevant health and safety policies are in place
Ensuring all staff are aware of their responsibilities as stated in the relevant policies
Ensuring health and safety training is provided
• Ensuring appropriate staff are recruited, i.e. DBS checked, suitably qualified and/or experienced
Maintaining health and safety policies:
Keeping up to date with legislation
Updating policies regularly
Recording and following up all accidents and incidents
Providing induction training for new staff
Providing ongoing training
• Checking the setting for health and safety issues, i.e, carrying out risk assessments, doing safety walks
• Staff supervision
Enforcing health and safety policies:
• Regular fire drill evacuation practices
• Ongoing monitoring and supervision; training
• Managing response to external checks, e.g. CQC or Ofsted inspections
• Monitoring whether policies for staff ratios, levels of supervision and working hours are being complied with
• Implementing disciplinary procedures as and when required
Responsibility of employees
Using equipment or substances:
Taking care of themselves and others around them
wearing PPE
Not tampering with or misusing any equipment provided to meet health and safety regulations, e.g. fire extinguishers
Reporting serious or imminent danger:
Communicating hazards and anything dangerous to the employer immediately
Responsibility of individuals who require care and support
Understanding health and safety policies:
• Taking part in fire evacuation drills as necessary
Reporting any hazards they become aware of
Co-operating with risk assessments and safety instructions
Direct cost examples
Legal costs
Fines
Compensation claims
Indirect cost examples
Lowered staff morale
Poor reputation
Loss of business income
Difficulty recruiting staff
Disciplinary action examples
Dismissal
Verbal and written warnings
Management changes
Increased monitoring examples foster
Civil or criminal prosecution examples
Sued for compensation
