Standard 14

Question 1

What is general standard 14?

Answer 1

Establish and maintain a safe practice environment

Question 2

How has standard 14.1 changed?

Answer 2

Addition of “themself and others including carers and colleagues”

Now reads “understand the need to maintain the safety of themself and others, including service users, carers and colleagues”

Question 3

How has standard 14.2 changed?

Answer 3

Removed “be aware of applicable” and “any relevant safety policies and procedures in force at the workplace such as incident reporting and be able to act in accordance with these”

Now reads more simply “demonstrate awareness of relevant health and safety legislation and comply with all local operational procedures and policies”

Question 4

How has standard 14.5 changed?

Answer 4

Removed “be able to” and “to service users, those treating them and others including the use of hazard control and particularly infection control”

Reads as “establish safe environments for practice which appropriately manages risk”