Arooj assignment 2
P6-Compare the influence of different health and safety laws or policies on health
and social care practice in a selected setting.
In this assignment I will be discussing health and safety policies and
legislations.
The legislation Health & Safety at work act 1974, was put into place in order to
ensure the health and safety of individuals when at work, this is to prevent risks,
hazardous environments and protect patients/ other personnel in the workplace. This
is put into place in the health and social care setting to prevent cross contamination
of bodily fluids, or medication, and the correct way using medical instruments. This
legislation is important as it ensures workplace safety and individuals health. The
legislation is used to provide information, guidance and responsibilities, it can
provide guidance on how individuals can safely work with laptops/ online, this could
be confidentiality wise, or being advised on how to work with hazardous chemicals.
(tuc.org.uk.ND)
The manual handling operations regulations legislation was introduced in 1992 and
enhanced in 2002, stating that all employers must ensure that a risk assessment has
been fulfilled on any tasks/ object that may pose a risk to employees. Employers and
managers have the responsibility of reducing any risk towards workers or members
of the public within the workplace, this is to ensure everyone's safety is prioritised
within the building. Manual handling tasks could be lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling
etc, all tasks that involve these movements should be assessed and how much of a
risk they pose. The tasks in a health and social care setting may be moving heavy
boxes possibly containing medical equipment; scalpel, scissors, syringes etc or
boxes containing various medications which could pose a chemical hazard. This
legislation is important as it verifies work places to assess what hazards are within
the workplace and how they can be overcome.
Between these two legislations, they both have the similarity of safety in the
workplace and reinforcing it to be hazard free. The manual handling operations and
HASAWA both provide guidance of the safety of employees.
RIDDOR 2013
The legislation reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
enforces the act that all legal employers have the responsibility to report any
accidents that have either been caused in the workplace or elsewhere. If this is not
reported it can lead to a 2 year prison sentence. Accidents that should be reported
are injuries that can cause death, serious injuries, dangerous risks (that could lead to
harmful injuries) (hse.gov.uk). Within the health and social care workplace,
employers must report any deaths of individuals and how it happened, whether they
, are on work premises or not. This is done to inform local authorities of incidents at
the workplace so they can deal with the incidents legally.
The control of substances hazardous to health legislation is put into place to assess
the risks of hazardous substances in order to prevent illnesses from working with the
substance or material. This can be put into place in the health and social care
workplace by putting used materials/ substances into the correct bins to be disposed
of correctly and to avoid cross contamination. Furthermore, professionals should be
qualified when administering medication, check the amounts that's being
administered, and dates to prevent any risks to patients. The legislation can be used
by wearing appropriate ppe when handling hazardous substances like gloves,
aprons, face masks etc. This is important because the substances are risk asses to
warn individuals the hazards and risks when dealing with the substances, this will
help put into place arrangements/ safety precautions when dealing with them.
A comparison of these two legislations would be that RIDDOR puts into place the
legal obligations to reporting any accidents within the workplace which are injury
related, however the COSHH legislation discusses the risks of dealing with
hazardous substances and the risks it has towards an individual's health.
The food hygiene regulations were introduced in 2006 and believed to be the most
important legislation in the UK. This legislation makes it mandatory for all food
businesses to be registered with their local authorities, all the food they supply to be
labelled correctly. Furthermore, ensure that all surfaces/ areas where food is
prepped, handled, distributed, is sold and handled in a hygienic way. This is
important in health and social care as employers must make sure staff are trained on
how to handle and prep food professionally, this is to prevent cross contamination
between foods and avoid infectious diseases. This enforces the safety of the public
when consuming food.
The data protection act was introduced in 1998, this is the regulation explaining how
professionals can handle, use, manage individuals data in a safe manner. It also
helps to protect sensitive information from damage, loss, cyber crimes and fraud.
This applies to health and social care as confidentiality of patients documents and
files is vital, these could be why they are attending practises, where they live etc.
This legislation is important as it offers guidance and support on how to work with
private data without being at risk of a data breach.
A comparison between these two legislations would be that both The data protection
act and The food hygiene regulations are enforcing the safety of the public. However
The data protection act monitors the safety of the public’s data and information and
the other manages the public’s overall health when eating from suppliers.
P6-Compare the influence of different health and safety laws or policies on health
and social care practice in a selected setting.
In this assignment I will be discussing health and safety policies and
legislations.
The legislation Health & Safety at work act 1974, was put into place in order to
ensure the health and safety of individuals when at work, this is to prevent risks,
hazardous environments and protect patients/ other personnel in the workplace. This
is put into place in the health and social care setting to prevent cross contamination
of bodily fluids, or medication, and the correct way using medical instruments. This
legislation is important as it ensures workplace safety and individuals health. The
legislation is used to provide information, guidance and responsibilities, it can
provide guidance on how individuals can safely work with laptops/ online, this could
be confidentiality wise, or being advised on how to work with hazardous chemicals.
(tuc.org.uk.ND)
The manual handling operations regulations legislation was introduced in 1992 and
enhanced in 2002, stating that all employers must ensure that a risk assessment has
been fulfilled on any tasks/ object that may pose a risk to employees. Employers and
managers have the responsibility of reducing any risk towards workers or members
of the public within the workplace, this is to ensure everyone's safety is prioritised
within the building. Manual handling tasks could be lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling
etc, all tasks that involve these movements should be assessed and how much of a
risk they pose. The tasks in a health and social care setting may be moving heavy
boxes possibly containing medical equipment; scalpel, scissors, syringes etc or
boxes containing various medications which could pose a chemical hazard. This
legislation is important as it verifies work places to assess what hazards are within
the workplace and how they can be overcome.
Between these two legislations, they both have the similarity of safety in the
workplace and reinforcing it to be hazard free. The manual handling operations and
HASAWA both provide guidance of the safety of employees.
RIDDOR 2013
The legislation reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
enforces the act that all legal employers have the responsibility to report any
accidents that have either been caused in the workplace or elsewhere. If this is not
reported it can lead to a 2 year prison sentence. Accidents that should be reported
are injuries that can cause death, serious injuries, dangerous risks (that could lead to
harmful injuries) (hse.gov.uk). Within the health and social care workplace,
employers must report any deaths of individuals and how it happened, whether they
, are on work premises or not. This is done to inform local authorities of incidents at
the workplace so they can deal with the incidents legally.
The control of substances hazardous to health legislation is put into place to assess
the risks of hazardous substances in order to prevent illnesses from working with the
substance or material. This can be put into place in the health and social care
workplace by putting used materials/ substances into the correct bins to be disposed
of correctly and to avoid cross contamination. Furthermore, professionals should be
qualified when administering medication, check the amounts that's being
administered, and dates to prevent any risks to patients. The legislation can be used
by wearing appropriate ppe when handling hazardous substances like gloves,
aprons, face masks etc. This is important because the substances are risk asses to
warn individuals the hazards and risks when dealing with the substances, this will
help put into place arrangements/ safety precautions when dealing with them.
A comparison of these two legislations would be that RIDDOR puts into place the
legal obligations to reporting any accidents within the workplace which are injury
related, however the COSHH legislation discusses the risks of dealing with
hazardous substances and the risks it has towards an individual's health.
The food hygiene regulations were introduced in 2006 and believed to be the most
important legislation in the UK. This legislation makes it mandatory for all food
businesses to be registered with their local authorities, all the food they supply to be
labelled correctly. Furthermore, ensure that all surfaces/ areas where food is
prepped, handled, distributed, is sold and handled in a hygienic way. This is
important in health and social care as employers must make sure staff are trained on
how to handle and prep food professionally, this is to prevent cross contamination
between foods and avoid infectious diseases. This enforces the safety of the public
when consuming food.
The data protection act was introduced in 1998, this is the regulation explaining how
professionals can handle, use, manage individuals data in a safe manner. It also
helps to protect sensitive information from damage, loss, cyber crimes and fraud.
This applies to health and social care as confidentiality of patients documents and
files is vital, these could be why they are attending practises, where they live etc.
This legislation is important as it offers guidance and support on how to work with
private data without being at risk of a data breach.
A comparison between these two legislations would be that both The data protection
act and The food hygiene regulations are enforcing the safety of the public. However
The data protection act monitors the safety of the public’s data and information and
the other manages the public’s overall health when eating from suppliers.
