P6: Compare the influence of different health and safety laws or policies on health and
social
CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES, HAZADOUS TO HEALTH (COSHH) 2002:
This regulation provides a legal framework to safeguard individuals working with perilous
substances. It places a responsibility on employers to review the dangers of exposure to any
substance dangerous to wellbeing and to guarantee that the health and safety of staff is secured in
the hospital. The industrial utilisation of nanomaterials is controlled under the Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health (COSHH). COSHH is the law that obliges organisations to control substances that
are dangerous to wellbeing and incorporates nanomaterials. People can forestall or diminish staff
exposure to dangerous substances by: realising what the wellbeing dangers are; choosing how to
avoid harm to wellbeing by carrying out risk assessments; providing control measures to decrease
harm to wellbeing; ensuring they are utilised; keeping all control measures in good working order;
providing information, guidance and training for staff, providing monitoring and health surveillance
in suitable cases and preparing for emergency situations. Most hospitals use substances or items
used which incorporates some form of substances. These could harm staff, patients and members of
the public. Health workers are a main group who may be more at risk due to the work they do. The
majority of these contaminations are diarrheal infections or diseases. Be that as it may, more severe
infections or diseases may occur. For instance, an example of this occurring in real life is when four
health specialists have died after having inadvertently suffered needle stick injuries while working
with HIV patients. Another nine workers are likewise known to be HIV positive because of this sort of
mishap.
The regulations oblige hospitals to guarantee the following: provide an evaluation concerning the
dangers to wellbeing brought about by an exposure to a perilous substance, every practical step
have been taken to limit exposure of the substance to staff and exposure of a COSHH substance is
kept below the exposure standards. Every suitable step has been taken to diminish with or decrease
the hazard and find a substitute substance. Health surveillance has been presented where necessary.
Even though, numerous potential unsafe substances are utilised daily that may exhibit a minor
hazard, others will require suitable monitoring and observation and all must come within the remit
of the COSHH regulations. As well as the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, this
policy ought to be read alongside other COSHH Regulations, Approved codes of Practice and Control
of Biological Agents, Control of Carcinogens, Asbestos Regulations, Personal Protective Equipment
Regulations and related Trust Policies. All workers are relied upon to take practical care to guarantee
the wellbeing of themselves, their colleagues, patients and members of the public at all times. In this
way all staff members are expected to follow policies and procedures, which in place to protect
them and others.
FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS (ENGLAND) 2006:
COSHH is different to the Food Hygiene Regulations (England) 2006 because The Food Hygiene
Regulations (2006) place an obligation on all organisations that provide food, such as hospitals, to
ensure that their jobs are carried out in a hygienic way, and make it an offence to provide food
which is dangerous to be consumed and unsafe to health and wellbeing. Food business activities are
classified as any procedure which handles preparing food or selling food. This comprises: producing -
social
CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES, HAZADOUS TO HEALTH (COSHH) 2002:
This regulation provides a legal framework to safeguard individuals working with perilous
substances. It places a responsibility on employers to review the dangers of exposure to any
substance dangerous to wellbeing and to guarantee that the health and safety of staff is secured in
the hospital. The industrial utilisation of nanomaterials is controlled under the Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health (COSHH). COSHH is the law that obliges organisations to control substances that
are dangerous to wellbeing and incorporates nanomaterials. People can forestall or diminish staff
exposure to dangerous substances by: realising what the wellbeing dangers are; choosing how to
avoid harm to wellbeing by carrying out risk assessments; providing control measures to decrease
harm to wellbeing; ensuring they are utilised; keeping all control measures in good working order;
providing information, guidance and training for staff, providing monitoring and health surveillance
in suitable cases and preparing for emergency situations. Most hospitals use substances or items
used which incorporates some form of substances. These could harm staff, patients and members of
the public. Health workers are a main group who may be more at risk due to the work they do. The
majority of these contaminations are diarrheal infections or diseases. Be that as it may, more severe
infections or diseases may occur. For instance, an example of this occurring in real life is when four
health specialists have died after having inadvertently suffered needle stick injuries while working
with HIV patients. Another nine workers are likewise known to be HIV positive because of this sort of
mishap.
The regulations oblige hospitals to guarantee the following: provide an evaluation concerning the
dangers to wellbeing brought about by an exposure to a perilous substance, every practical step
have been taken to limit exposure of the substance to staff and exposure of a COSHH substance is
kept below the exposure standards. Every suitable step has been taken to diminish with or decrease
the hazard and find a substitute substance. Health surveillance has been presented where necessary.
Even though, numerous potential unsafe substances are utilised daily that may exhibit a minor
hazard, others will require suitable monitoring and observation and all must come within the remit
of the COSHH regulations. As well as the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, this
policy ought to be read alongside other COSHH Regulations, Approved codes of Practice and Control
of Biological Agents, Control of Carcinogens, Asbestos Regulations, Personal Protective Equipment
Regulations and related Trust Policies. All workers are relied upon to take practical care to guarantee
the wellbeing of themselves, their colleagues, patients and members of the public at all times. In this
way all staff members are expected to follow policies and procedures, which in place to protect
them and others.
FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS (ENGLAND) 2006:
COSHH is different to the Food Hygiene Regulations (England) 2006 because The Food Hygiene
Regulations (2006) place an obligation on all organisations that provide food, such as hospitals, to
ensure that their jobs are carried out in a hygienic way, and make it an offence to provide food
which is dangerous to be consumed and unsafe to health and wellbeing. Food business activities are
classified as any procedure which handles preparing food or selling food. This comprises: producing -
