Unit 3 Legislation

Question 1

Health and safety at work act 1974

Answer 1

basis for other health and safety regulations
established health and safety executive as regulator
established key duties of employers and employees

Question 2

Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999

Answer 2

employers to carry out and implement risk assessments

employers to provide info training and supervision

Question 3

Food safety act 1990

Answer 3

good personal hygiene maintained
records kept of food so can be traced
requires unsafe food to be removed and incident report completed

Question 4

Food safety (general food hygiene)

Answer 4

identify food safety hazards
food safety controls maintained and reviewed
seperate chopping boards

Question 5

manual handling operations regulations 1992

Answer 5

avoid hazardous manual handling where possible and assess those which are unavoidable
reduce associated risks
employers provide info training and supervision

Question 6

RIDDOR 2013

Answer 6

procedures in place for reporting injuries diseases and incidents
employers provide info and training on reporting
employers report and keep records for 3 years

Question 7

Data Protection Act 2018

Answer 7

keep info accurate and up to date
don’t keep info for longer than necessary
store securely

Question 8

Control of substances hazardous to health 2002

Answer 8

employers carry out risk assessments
procedures in place for safe working
provide info training and supervision

Question 9

health and social care act (safety and quality) 2015

Answer 9

professionals share info

consistent identifier