UNIT 3 HS REVISINO

enviornmental : worn or damaged equipent or things that cause slip

biological: medical or other waste products not done correctly or poorly hygenic

chemical: medicines

psychological: sterss and fatigue

physical: excessive loud noise at work, radiation

musculoskeletal: manual handling of equipment,

working conditions: temperature, noise, travel

working practices: excessive working hours, lack of supervision

lack of security: door locks alarm systems and monitoring of visitors

employee: person who works there

employer : manager or owner

individuals who require care or support : service users

types of hazards: injury or harm

illness

poor standards of care

financial loss

intentional abuse: theft , verbal abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse and phsycial abuse

unintentional abuse: careless approach to task, lack of training

health and safety at work act : regulator does spot checks or if accident has occured and can fine if bad

responisiblities of employer: the working environment must not put anyone at risk, the equipment provded must be safe and in good working order, employer must provide health and safety training to staff, a written health and safety policy must be provided, protective equipment, if needed, must be free

management of helath and safety at work regulatinos: duties on both employers and employees and add details to the hasawa about health and safety

food safety act : safe preparation, storage and serving, enviornmental heatlh officers can close premesis causing a risk to health

the food safety regulations: wear right stuff, keep hygenic

manual handling operatoins regulations : avoid need for manual handling as much as possible, make sure risk of injury is reduced as much as possible

standard DBS check: chekcs for criminal convitions

enhanced dbs check : an additional chek of any information held by police thats relevant

policied: provide a step by step guide of how to complete a task or implement a policy

fire safety: have fire evacuation procedures

asbestos policy: find out if asbestos is present, prepare a plan for how to manage it

transport policy: appropriate insurance, seat belts work

care setting safeguarding policy: someone is responsible for safeguarding, all staff dbs checked

reporting on accidents policy: report accidents

food safety policy : ensure everything is clean, wash fruit and vegetable before use

checmical and biological health hazards: cleaning materials, liquids , sprays , disinfectant

clinical waste and dressings: put into yellow bags, burnt

body fluids, urine, faeces: flushed down the toilet

needles, sharps, syringes: yellow box or contact local council to collect

soiled linen: red bags into washing machine ; bags dissolve

lone working: staff are often required to work all hours, including late at night

security of premises: staff wearing ID lanyards, ccctv monitoring

review policies to make sure they're up to date

employers: role is to ensure compliance with health and safety legislations

NHS : has a role to provide enviourments that are secure and healthy to work in and visit

local authority: has two roles prmoting and enforcing health and safety

consequences of not meeting responisbilities: direct costs, indirect costs, disciplinary action, criminal law, causing injury or harm

three P's: preserve life, prevent further injury, promote recovery