Unit 8

How legislation, policies and procedures relate to health, safety and security in a health and social care setting and how legislation, policies and procedures promote safety of individuals in a health and social care setting.

M1) Describe how health and safety legislation, policies and procedures promote of individuals in a health or social care setting

1.1- Describe how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the setting.

Describe how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the setting.

1. Describe different types of accidents and sudden illness that may occur in own work setting.

1.1 Describe how current health & Safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the setting.

Assess strategies and methods used to minimise the harm to children, young people and their families where abuse is confirmed (M3). Justify responses where child maltreatment or abuse id suspected or confirmed, referring to current legislation and policies (D2)

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:

1. Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting.

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 covers many health and safety legislations in England and Wales. These include, RIDDOR, COSHH, First Aid, Fire Regulations etc. All of these legislations need to be understood and adhered to when planning any activities.

| State how emergencies should be responded to in accordance with organisational authorisation and personal skills when involved with fires, spillages, injuries and other task-related hazards.

2.1. There are many legislations relating to general health and safety in a health and social care work setting:

The main piece of legislation affecting the management of health and safety in educational establishments across all sectors is the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974 (HSWA). This Act provides a framework for

MODULES ALSO REDUCE THE DUPLICATION OF CODE WITHIN A PROGRAM..THIS BENEFIT OF USING MODULES IS KNOWN AS code reuse BECAUSE YOU ARE WRITING THE CODE TO PERFORM A TASK ONCE AND THEN REUSING IT EACH TIME YOU NEED TO PERFORM A TASK.

Understand how health and safety legislation is implemented in the health and social care workplace