HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE IT’S NOT JUST A JOBSWORTH We as a sector have to follow many rules and regulations. These are set out by the Government and even the company you will work for. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 covers many subjects‚ and as a sector we follow this‚ as this not only protects the employer and employee but also the people we provide care for. SHOCKING FAILURES – IT’S WHY WE NEED TO OBEY THE LAW There have been many reports in the press
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administered by the government (Department of Health & Department of Children‚ Schools and Families). Anything that falls into the statutory sector means they have a legal duty to provide the services that they do (such as a school). Funding for services within the statutory sector comes from various forms of taxation (income tax‚ national insurance and council tax). Services are run by NHS Trusts and local authorities‚ they employ doctors‚ nurses‚ social workers‚ care workers‚ teachers etc. Independent
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How policies and procedures promote health‚ safety and security in a health and social care setting Employer’s role in a care setting The employer’s position is to supervise the health‚ security and safety of all the staff‚ visitors‚ volunteers to the grounds of the building and also its service users. Employers may assign accountability for health and safety to the employees‚ health and safety agents‚ administrators and the service users as well. But‚ it is still the employer’s job to have
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CT 301 1.1 List legislation relating to general health and safety in a sociel care setting. Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (also referred to as HSWA‚ the HSW Act‚ the 1974 Act or HASAWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive‚ with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment
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to Duty of Care in Health and Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings 1. Undestand the implications of Duty of Care. 1.1 Define the term "duty of care’. Duty of care is an obligation that a person/healthcare worker acts towards others and public with watchfulness‚ attention and caution in a reasonable and civilized way. SU needs to know that his welfare‚ safety and interest are put in the centre of attention of any healthcare organisation. 1.2 Describe how duty of care affects own
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SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT INTRODUCTION This book provides a rare insight into aviation safety from the work carried out by the UK Government’s Accidents Investigation Branch‚ by its former Chief Inspector. It is an account of the particular contribution that aircraft accident investigation has made‚ and can make‚ to the ever improving standards of flight safety. The basic objective of an accident investigation team is to bring to light a potential or actual failure‚ either technical or human. It is
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Health Care Setting In hospitals‚ clinics‚ and other healthcare settings‚ health educators often work one-on-one with patients and their families. They teach patients about their diagnoses and about necessary treatments or procedures. They also teach the patient about lifestyle changes that are necessary to manage the disease or to assist with recovery. Health educators direct people to outside resources‚ such as support groups and home health agencies and create activities and incentives to encourage
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Health and Social Care BTEC In Task two I’m going to describe in depth how‚ policies and procedures promote safety in a health and social care setting. Legalisation is a law which has created by the government. There are many legalisation‚ policies and procedures that are really important which have been put into place as they have a purpose to promote and protect the health and safety of individuals in a health and social care setting. One important piece of legalisation is (COSSH) (The control
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Heal and safety social care Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship 1. A working relationship is different because of boundaries‚ professional codes of conduct‚ employer policies and procedures. In your working relationship you would be friendly have a different approach treat with equality you would know your role and responsibility you would not share personal information as you friends. 2. You work with different people doctors family colleagues give examples
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Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting Health and Safety at work Act 1974 - An Act to make further provision for securing the health‚ safety and welfare of persons at work‚ for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 - any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting‚ putting down
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