Understand how legislation policies and procedures promote health, safety and security in health, social care and child care environments

Question 1

Types of legislation

Answer 1

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Food Safety Act 1990
• Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Regulations (RIDDOR) 2013
• Data Protection Act 1998
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 2002
• Civil Contingences Act 2004

Question 2

Safeguarding

Answer 2

• The need for safeguarding
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• Disclosure and Barring Services checks

Question 3

Influences of legislation

Answer 3

• Staff (staffing numbers, level of education)
• Premises (fire exits, accessibility)
• Practises (reporting, storage of information)

Question 4

Implementation of policies and procedures

Answer 4

• Health and Safety management systems
• Workplace hazards and risk controls (risk assessment)
• Fire safety
• Asbestos
• Transport hazards
• Electrical safety
• Safeguarding
• Reporting of accidents
• Food safety
• Chemical and biological health hazards
• Disposal of hazardous wastes (needles, body waste, expired medicine)
• Lone working
• Storage and dispensing of medicines
• Security of premises, possessions and individuals