Unit 3

Question 1

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 1993
Manual handling operations regulations 1992
RIDDOR 2013
Data protection act 2018
COSHH 2002
Civil contingencies act 2004
Health and social care (safety and quality) act 2015

Question 2

Health and safety at work act 1974

Answer 2

established health and safety executive as regulator for health safety and welfare for workers in the UK
basis for other health and safety regulations and guidelines
established responsibilities of employers and employees

Question 3

management of health and safety at work regulations 1999

Answer 3

duties on employers to carry out and implement risk assessments

employers to provide info training and supervision
arrangements in place

Question 4

food safety act 1990

Answer 4

good personal hygiene maintained
records kept of where food is from
unsafe food to be removed and incident report completed

Question 5

food safety (general food hygiene) regulations 1995

Answer 5

food safety hazards identified
food safety controls in place and reviews regularly
separate chopping boards for different foods

Question 6

manual handling operations regulations 1992

Answer 6

employers avoid hazardous manual handling tasks when possible
assess those that can’t be avoided
eliminate and reduce risks associated with tasks

Question 7

RIDDOR ( reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulation ) 2013

Answer 7

report and keep records of work related accidents for up to 3 years
procedures in place for reporting injuries diseases and incidents
employers to provide info and training on reporting

Question 8

Data protection act 2018

Answer 8

security of personal info
accurate and up to date info
kept for no longer than necessary

Question 9

COSHH ( control of substances hazardous to health ) 2002

Answer 9

employers to carry out risk assessments to prevent/control exposure to hazardous substances
procedures in place for safe working with hazardous substances
info training and supervision

Question 10

Civil Contingencies Act 2004

Answer 10

organisations must work together to plan and respond to local/national emergencies
how organisations can work together and share info
risk assessments undertaken emergency plans in place

Question 11

Health and social care (safety and quality) act 2015

Answer 11

care providers must share info about persons care with other professionals
reduces risk of harm and abuse by making provision for removing people convicted of certain offences