Assignment 306 Understand Health And Safety In Social Care Settings 9 
Assignment 306 Understand health and safety in social care settings
Task A Presentation
You have been asked to contribute to an induction day for new staff. You are to prepare a presentation about Health and Safety. It must include the following:
Ai A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting.
Task A
A1.
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Medicines Act 1968
• Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
• Hazardous Wastes Regulations 2005
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work regulations 1992
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH)
• Provisions and use of Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
• Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
• Food Safety Act 1990
• Data protection Act 1998
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Mental Health Act 1983
• Mental capacity Act course 2005
• Health and Social Care Act 2008
Aii An explanation of how health and safety policies and procedures protect people using social care settings.
Protection may include identifying:
The significant risks
Control measures for hazards
Arrangements for reporting
Accidents or health
Problems
Arrangements for first aid, fire and emergencies
Arrangements for communicating health and safety
Aiii An explanation of how health and safety policies and procedures protect people who work in social care settings.
Health and safety policies and procedures sets out how employees are expected and should conduct themselves in their place of work to ensure they protect themselves in a social care setting, they can achieve this in a number of ways one of which is to adhere to the general social care councils codes of practice. Take reasonable care not to put other people, including other employees and members of the public at risk by what you do or don’t do at work • Co-operate with your employer making sure you get proper training and you understand and follow your organisation’s health and safety policies • Not to interfere with or
Task A Presentation
You have been asked to contribute to an induction day for new staff. You are to prepare a presentation about Health and Safety. It must include the following:
Ai A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting.
Task A
A1.
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Medicines Act 1968
• Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
• Hazardous Wastes Regulations 2005
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work regulations 1992
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH)
• Provisions and use of Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
• Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
• Food Safety Act 1990
• Data protection Act 1998
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Mental Health Act 1983
• Mental capacity Act course 2005
• Health and Social Care Act 2008
Aii An explanation of how health and safety policies and procedures protect people using social care settings.
Protection may include identifying:
The significant risks
Control measures for hazards
Arrangements for reporting
Accidents or health
Problems
Arrangements for first aid, fire and emergencies
Arrangements for communicating health and safety
Aiii An explanation of how health and safety policies and procedures protect people who work in social care settings.
Health and safety policies and procedures sets out how employees are expected and should conduct themselves in their place of work to ensure they protect themselves in a social care setting, they can achieve this in a number of ways one of which is to adhere to the general social care councils codes of practice. Take reasonable care not to put other people, including other employees and members of the public at risk by what you do or don’t do at work • Co-operate with your employer making sure you get proper training and you understand and follow your organisation’s health and safety policies • Not to interfere with or