LO3 - roles & responsibilities.

Question 1

what’s the difference between a role & a responsibility?

Answer 1

a role is the function of a person but a responsibilities is the specific tasks or duties that s person is expected to complete according to their role.

Question 2

are are the different groups that will have roles & responsibilities?
what must they do?

Answer 2

employers, employees, clients.
they must follow the key pieces of health, safety and security legislations that have been set out by legalisation.

Question 3

what must employers do?

Answer 3

1. promote health, safety and security
2. maintaining health and social policy
3. enforcing policies.

Question 4

employers: give some examples of promoting health, safety and security.

Answer 4

1. making sure that these polices are in place.
2. ensuring staff are DBS checked
3. ensuring staff know their policy’s

Question 5

what must an employee do? - give examples

Answer 5

workers must work together wit their employers to maintain health, safety and security in health, social care and child care environments, BY:
1. Maintaining their own and others health, safety and security
2. risk assessments.
3. reporting hazards.
4. attending health & safety training
5. being aware of their obligations with legalisation.

Question 6

what must services users do?

Answer 6

1. health and safety is everyone’s job
2. comply with safety and health procedures
3. attending any client health and safety briefing
4. being mindful to others.

Question 7

services users: examples of safeguarding is everyone’s job.

Answer 7

1. they need to follow guidance and instructions.
2. read polices if requested to do
3. stay in designated area if requested to do so.

Question 8

service users: examples of complying with health and safety procedures.

Answer 8

1. moving & handling guidance
2. food safety guidance

Question 9

employers: give some examples of maintaining health and social policy’s.

Answer 9

1. keeping up to date with legalisation (review and up date).
2. training and supervision (CPD)
3. ensuring all incidents are recorded and followed up

Question 10

employers: give some examples of enforcing policies.

Answer 10

1. fire evacuation polices.
2. monitoring staff.
3. ensuring staff numbers meet ratio requirements.