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Assignment 2: Health and Safety legislation table Key features of the legislation

Give at least 2 examples of related policies and/or procedure (include the key steps of the procedure). Include a reference

Analyse how this influences and maintains safe practice at Merryvale residence or Cherry trees children’s centre case study

This legislation makes sure that everybody has a responsibility to put health and safety in place to protect everybody involved. The act ensures that businesses put things in place such as risk assessments and health and safety procedures. The management Of Health and Safety at Work regulations is about making sure that any risks involved at work are kept to a minimum and that safe options are available.

A procedure In place to support this legislation is a maintenance procedure, this procedure makes sure ‘to maintain a high standard of maintenance and safety’ (wellbeing residential, 2017) Another example is the first aid policy and procedure, which I in place to ensure that accidents are dealt with properly, ‘provide first aid support to someone if they are injured or become unwell in school’ (Milner school of English, 2015)

In the cherry tree’s case study it is evident that that there is a broken climbing frame that the children play with which was noticed by the staff/volunteers and not reported, this doesn’t follow these legislation as it wasn’t brought to the attention of somebody who could have done something about it, if the climbing frame had been moved or fixed then the accident that happened could have been prevented. These legislation should influence cherry tree’s because the centre should have carried out a risk assessment in order to estimate how dangerous the climbing equipment is and how to go about using the equipment as safely as possible which also wasn’t followed correctly.

This legislation is about limiting exposure to hazardous substances, it is in place to

Some policies and procedures which are in place to support this

This legislation and its policies and procedures should influence and maintain safe practice because it gives staff guidelines on how to safely ensure that dangerous

Legislation/regulation s Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) The Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations (1999)

Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) 2002

Learner Name: Ella Douthwaite

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Assignment 2: Health and Safety legislation table ensure that chemicals are stored correctly with the correct labels and kept in original containers and are disposed off properly, risk assessments are also an important part of this legislation.

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 2002

legislation include a clinical waste disposal policy and procedure which aims too ‘establish requirements regarding safe handling and disposal of waste’ (wellbeing residential, 2017) Another policy is a safe disposal of medication procedure, this aims to make sure that medication that could be dangerous to service users is kept safe and disposed of appropriately. ‘to safely dispose of unused or expired medication’ (wellbeing residence, 2017) This legislation is designed to Policies and procedures avoid the need for hazardous involved in supporting handling and makes manual this legislation include handling a lot safer. The the restraint policy legislation makes sure to perform which aims to safely use risk assessments of the risk and restraint and when to the best ways to reduce the risk know its necessary, of injury. ‘approved methods of restraint and how these methods can be used

Learner Name: Ella Douthwaite

substances are used, stored and disposed off appropriately. In the Meryvale residence the legislation should be followed in several examples, firstly the cleaning equipment and medication should be stored and locked away from service users as they could be confused by how dangerous they are. Chemicals used to clean should be kept in the original containers and labelled correctly to ensure no mistakes are made, another factor that should be implemented is making sure that soiled bed linen is cleaned and moved properly without spreading he risk of disease. If these ideas were implemented Into the Meryvale residence then the area would be a lot safer for the residence and there would be a lower risk of infections and disease.

These legislation should be implemented in Meryvale in many ways, firstly there should be a refreshed manual handling training course for all of the staff as it is evident that the lady with the bruises on her body was not handeled correctly and in the right ways as she was clearly hurt and bruised in the process of moving her. Secondly it should be noted by the staff that not all service uses needs manual handling, some may be able to move themselves safely, this is important because eit makes sure that the risk of manual handling isn’t made if its not needed, Thirdly risk assessments should be made when 2

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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 2013

This legislation is about reporting any serious work places incidents and dangerous occurrences; the legislation is pt in place to ensure that employers have records of all accidents and dangerous incidents.

Learner Name: Ella Douthwaite

safely’ (mid Essex hospital services, 2014) Another example is a Moving and Handling of People and Inanimate Load policy, this aims to prepare staff on how to appropriately and safety carry out manual handling, ‘To promote effective manual handling and reduce the incidents of injury’ (NHS, 2016)

needing to carry out manual handling, this ensures that the level of risk is minimised. Lastly, staff should be full updated on changes in manual handling policies and procedures.

Some polices and procedures in place to support this legislation includes a sickness policy which helps to stop the spreading of disease, this policy aims to ‘Enable our staff and parents to be clear about the requirements and procedures when a child is unwell’ (strawberrypatch,2019)

RIDDOR should influence and maintain safe practice in cherry tree’s in several ways, firstly the incident with the climbing frame should have been reported in full as it was a serious incident, if this was reported it could prevent future accidents, secondly any accidents or injuries involving the staff should also be reported, this to keep them safe as much as the children, RIDDOR would apply to Lisa’s accident if she was taken directly to hospital to treat her injury. If RIDDOR was applied well to the cherry tree’s case study then fewer accidents could occur in the near future because they would have been reported.

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Another example is client fall policy and procedures, these ensure to promote the ‘responsibility and processes for the assessment, prevention and management of patient falls’ (Nottinghamshire healthcare, NHS, 2017)

The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006

This legislation sets out basic guidelines for safety when handling and preparing food, the law requires employers to have a HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control point) which is a form of risk assessment to ensure that the chances of disease and infection is limited.

Policies and procedures in place to support this legislation include, a food and nutrition policy, this aims to make sure there all service users are given the correct nutrition to benefit their health ‘those who use our services eat a diet that is appropriate for their needs and one that will optimize their health’ ( surrey and borders partnership nhs, 2017) Another example is food

This legislation and its policies should influence and maintain safe practice in several ways, first of all over flowing bins in Meryvale can be dangerous to safety within food hygiene so Meryvale should be ensuring that beans get cleaned out properly and frequently to ensure they don’t overflow. Secondly the residents and Meryvale eat all meals at the residence there for there should be polices in place to make sure that they are receiving enough nutritional value in every meal, this mean will help optimize full potential of the residence.

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safety polices and procedures, these aim to promote ‘safe and healthy practices around the storage, preparation and services of food’ (little dreams nursery, 2019)

Comparison of the influence of different health and safety laws or policies in a health and social care setting (choose either Merryvale or Cherry trees) Legislation – compare 2 in each box Control of substance hazardous to health (COSHH)

and The Food Hygiene Regulations

Similarities These 2 pieces of legislation are similar because they are both legally required which means that employers know that they cant ignore the rules they have to follow which ensures that vulnerable people are safer. Another reason that makes these legislation similar is that they are both in place to prevent harm; both ensure that there are polices and procedures in place to prevent harm from happening instead of fixing problems in the future which can use more time and resources. Another similarity is the fact that both legislation cross over in the fact that some service users may not be able to distinguish between chemicals and a safe drink which is where both legislation come in to ensure that the both don’t get mixed up an cause more damage.

Differences These 2 pieces of legislation are different because te control of substance hazardous to health is about the storage and disposal of chemicals where as the food hygiene regulations is about the safekeeping and usage of food and ensuring its safe to be eaten. Another difference is that there are different ways that damage is caused to the system from what both legislation is about, for example with COSHH the chemicals can effect the skin by burning it or irritation, where as with the food hygiene problems the results are generally more internal casing bodily issues instead of physical external body issues.

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Justify the effectiveness of health and safety legislation, policies and procedures in maintain health and safety in health and social care setting (choose either Merryvale residence or Cherry Trees children’s centre) Name of the health and safety legislation AND a related policy/procedure

Legislation: The Food Hygiene Regulations Related policy and procedure that a HSC setting (Merryvale or Cherry Trees) should have in place to meet the requirements of this legislation: Food safety policy and procedure

WHY is this legislation, policy and procedure an effective way to maintain health and safety in this setting? (This section MUST include references, in text and in a reference list at the end) This legislation and the related policies and procedures are effective because of several reasons, firstly the legislation stops the staff and service users from getting food poisoning, this means that extra staff aren’t needed to look after the sick service users and staff to cover shifts that ill carers have taken off from the poisoning, ‘ Good food hygiene is essential to make sure that the food you serve is safe to eat.’ (food standards agency 2018) Another reason why this legislation is effective is because it s a preventive measure rather than fixing new problems, this is good for a care home because it means that less time, money and resources are needed in the long run, the legislation also prevents damage and risk, In the Meryvale residence this legislation would prevent illness from spreading as it promotes safe practice when preparing food meaning that less bacteria and disease can get to other people, the spillages of food in the residence are dangerous as a slipping hazard to unstable service users and can also help spread disease if not disposed of properly. However, some difficulties involved with this include that training staff with new food hygiene laws can cost a lot of money when care homes have a high turnover meaning that they’re needing to spend the money to train new people often, another difficulty is the money for supplies and staff to be in charge of ensuring that hygiene is kept at the best level. This legislation and the related policies and procedures are effective because of many 6

Assignment 2: Health and Safety legislation table Legislation: Health and safety a work act Related policy and procedure that a HSC setting (Merryvale or Cherry Trees) should have in place to meet the requirements of this legislation: First Aid policy and procedure

Learner Name: Ella Douthwaite

things, firstly the legislation ensures that there are always staff who are trained in first aid, this means that should any accident happen there is always somebody there who can deliver basic medical attention until more help comes, ‘First aid education can save lives in situations of an employee falling ill or being involved in an accident’ (alsco 2017) Another point is that having this legislation means that risk assessments are taken on possibly dangerous activities which means that less dangerous changes can be made, this results in less injury or none at all, In the cherry tree’s case study a risk assessment should have been made in order to check the risk of the climbing frame, if this had taken part then Lisa may not have injured herself as something would have done about the faulty equipment. Some difficulties to this legislation include how risk assessments take time and sometimes that time may be difficult to find when working in a busy environment, another difficulty is that it can cost a lot of money to train staff or pay for training sessions then don’t turn up to the training as this is a waste of money and time and the staff are then still not fully trained.

Concluding points about why legislation, policies and procedures are important to maintaining health and safety in either Cherry trees or Meryvale: Overall legislation, policies and procedures are essential for maintaining health and safety because the staff know how to safely prevent situations from happening, but also know how to handle crisis when they happen meaning that less damage is done. Legislation helps to prevent service users from risk and unsafe practice as it gives a legal obligation for employers to provide good service, However it can be costly to train high turnovers of new staff and eeping track of updating those training.

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Reference list: Wellbeing residential, Maintenance policy and procedure, accessed 29th march 2019, http://www.wellbeingresidential.co.uk Milner school of English, first aid policy and procedures, accessed 29th march 2019, milnerschool.co.uk Wellbeing residential, clinical waste disposal policy and procedure, accessed 29th march 2019, hhtp;//www.wellbeingresidential.co.uk Wellbeing residential, safe disposal of medication policy and procedure, accessed 29th march 2019, http://www.wellbeingresidential.co.uk Solent Nhs, Moving and Handling of People and Inanimate Load , accessed 29th march 2019, www.solent.nhs.uk Strawberrypatch, sickness policy, accessed 29th march 2019, http://www.strawberrypatch.co.uk Nottinghamshire healthcare, FALLS: THE ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT FALLS, accessed 29th march 2019, www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

Surrey and borders partnership nhs, food and nutrition policy, accessed 29 th march, www.sabp.nhs.uk Food Standards agency , Food hygiene for your business, accessed 29th march 2017 Alsco, the importance of first aid training in the work place, accessed 30 th march 2019-04-02, www.alsco.com

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