Unit 8: understand health and safety in the social care sector Outcome 1 A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting- · Health and Safety at work Act 1974 · Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 · Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 · The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 · Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 · Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 · Communicable diseases and infection control · Working Time Regulations 1998 · Care Standard Act 2000 · Control of exposure to …show more content…
Reporting of Injuries,Diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations of 1995 requires the reporting of work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. The Act applies to all work related activities, but not to all work related incidents. The objective of the regulations is to enable the enforcing authorities to identify where and how risks arise and to investigate serious accidents so as to prevent them from occurring in the future and thus providing a safer work environment. The enforcing authorities can then help and advise you on preventive action to reduce injury, ill health and accidental loss,the main points of our own policy that relate to this are: in the event of an accident the following people should be informed- the unit manager or senior on duty the partner-adult services a member of the development team care managers where appropriate family A record of the event should be entered in the accident book immediately,or as soon as practical. All details should be legibly completed and signed and dated. The manager is responsible for investigating all accidents/incidents and reporting their findings to the appropriate authorities where necessary. The Control of substances hazardous to
I was wondering if you could contact the residents in 1103 about their two dogs barking?
For Participant 1 (P1), experience of loneliness followed by a loss of an attachment figure who he could trust and feel safe. This sense of safety is related to both his trust in others that they would be honest and stay with him. He values sharing and dialogue with trusting other(s) as he reflects on his life tasks and in developing a solid sense of self. His value in making a good decision for himself as well as people under his care is achieved through interactions with trusting others. A lack of those trusting others, it led him to feel alone despite of his acknowledgement of presence/availability of other people. His loneliness was compounded as he found himself needing cope with difficult situations alone. He places an emphasis on the
The purpose of this email is to inform you of a concern that we, the tenants in Unit #4 at 2332 Saidel Drive, have regarding a noise issue from Unit #3.
For this assignment, I interviewed a parent of a child who does not have an IEP or receive special education services. Through this interview I was able to learn how parents of children with no special needs are aware of the inclusion classrooms.
One of our branch goals for DBR 2017 deliveries is to maintain procedures inventory and perform annual audit. I wanted you to review procedures of the desk that you are working on. You are required to perform this task quarterly. Below are dates that our procedures are assigned to your names.
M1- Discuss how policies and procedures help children, young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after.
However Time to talk is organised by Time to Change, the largest programme in England tackling the shame and discrimination are often associated with mental health and it is run by mental health charities such as Mind and Rethink Mental Illness and other organisations. Here I would like to illustrate some organisations in my local area East London, Newham Borough with a estimated diverse population of 308,000 according to census and the facilities provided regardless of prejudice about race, ethnicity, age, religion or gender or any discriminatory.
M3: Discuss the care strategies that can be used to support individuals with each physiological disorder.
I believe promoting and providing DIPPS is important in everything we do. I am working within a retirement home and the job of the health professionals is to provide a safe and comfortable environment where we try to help maintain their independence while allowing them to live a life as close to their original state. A lot of the residents who reside in this home is accompanied by some form a dementia, schizophrenia, frail bones, communication impairments, physical issues and sometimes it may be hard to complete daily tasks such as, eating, sleeping peacefully and maintaining the safety in the environment. As health care professionals working with individuals whose behaviour may never be certain, we try to work our way around
Agreed ways of practice have impacted our supervision by the requirements of CQC. It allows managers to ensure that staff is supported within the company and codes of practice and correct procedures are being followed. A professional supervision is one of the ways to meet that requirement. It is in the staff members contract from the company that they are required to have 4 supervisions annually. For new members of staff during their 12-week probationary period they have supervision after 4 weeks and 4 professional discussions throughout the 12 weeks. This allows the manager to be able to give new staff as much support they require and to resolve any issues they may have. This allows managers to be able to observe performance, skills and possible
HIV is communicable disease that is caused by virus. This particular virus attacks the immune system which means people who suffer from HIV find it more difficult to fight of infection than the average person who does not suffer from HIV. This disease can be transmitted by direct contact, generally it is transferred by sexual contact between partners in fact 95% of those who suffer from HIV are contracted it this way. It can also be contracted by using dirty needles or any other contaminated tool. It can also be contracted by sharing sexual toys. HIV is commonly found in a person’s bodily fluids this means it is spread through, Sperm, vaginal and even anal fluids, breast milk and blood are also common.
No Secrets – Guidance published by the Department of Health, builds upon the governments respects for human rights and highlights the need to protect vulnerable adults through effective multi-agency work.
2.1. There are many legislations relating to general health and safety in a health and social care work setting:
The duty to notify and report rests with the ‘responsible person’. For incidents involving pupils and school staff, this is normally the main employer at the school. The education pages on HSE’s website at
Complete and submit either online or hard copy of Accident Reporting and Investigation Form to supervisor/manager at the earliest opportunity within 24 hours of injury.