LO3 Flashcards
What is the role of the NHS?
must provide environments that are safe and healthy to work in and visit
Must provide staff with instructions, information and supervision to be able to work safely
What is the role of the third sector?
safeguarding, promoting health, safety and security for employees, volunteers and service users.
What is the role of the local authority?
To promote and enforce health and safety to prevent accidents and ill health
How can local authorities enforce health and safety?
inspections, advisory letters, prosecution
What is the role of the manager of a care home?
to develop, review and update health, safety and security policies and procedures and to ensure there are effective safe systems to record, report and investigate accidents and injuries under RIDDOR
What is the role of a headteacher?
Manage the school site, staff and activities to safeguard health, safety and security and welfare of everyone
How can we promote health, safety and security?
Policies
staff aware of responsibilities
provide training
staff with DBS checks
staff have appropriate qualifications and experience
How can we maintain health, safety and security?
update and review policies regularly in line with changes in legislation
provide induction
ongoing training
risk assessments
How can we enforce health, safety and security?
Regular fire drills
respond to external checks
ensure working hours are complied with
disciplinary procedures
What are the 5 roles of employees/ volunteers?
Maintain own and others health, safety and security
follow employers guidance
attend health and safety training
Use equipment/PPE provided
Report any hazards
What are the 4 roles of service users?
Follow instructions
Comply with procedures
Observe health and safety signs
Report any hazards
What are the 7 consequences of not meeting responsibilities?
Disciplinary actions
Civil prosecution
Criminal
Direct costs
Indirect costs
Causing injury or harm or being injures
Removal from professional registers
Name some examples of disciplinary actions
Dismissal
Management changes
Increased monitoring
Further training
Examples of direct costs
Sued for negligence
Fines
Insurance may not pay out
Increase in public liability insurance
Cost of lawyers
Sick pay
Equipment stolen
Loss of charitable status
Examples of indirect costs
Poor reputation
Problems recruiting suitable staff
low staff morale
high staff turnover
loss of trust
difficult to find future employment
