HEALTH AND SAFETY

IN HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE
WORKPLACE
1.1- Systems, policies and procedures for
communicating information on health and
safety
• Policies and procedures are something that are important in every
organisation to run smoothly and maintain control at the same time giving
direction to the flow of activities.
• Communicating the policies is also important as employees should be
aware of them in order to follow them.
• Adhering to all the policies makes an organisation successful.
• Safety has been significant since ages. Everyone looks for health and
safety first and then other things are taken into account.
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• In order to protect the rights of an individual, UK government has
formulated some policies and acts have been laid.
• At Frenchay hospital, organisational culture states all the saftey
standards and they have been poured in the system since the begining.
• When seniors follow the policies, only then employees do the same.
• Management people should strictly follow norms and policies in order
to maintain the direction.
• In order to give assurance to workers and service users, health and
safety workplace act (1974) should be applied.
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• Health committees and representatives should be there to solve health and
safety problems.
• Workplace conditions should be safe enough for the employees.
• Customers also expect safety at workplace as they are the ones being serviced
at Frenchay.
• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981: It governs the provision of
first aid to the employees. It has three main duties:
• Employers should provide first aid.
• They should make employees aware of such arrangements.
• Self employed people should provide first-aid equipments.
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 1.2- Responsibilities of an organisation
⚫ At Frenchay, it is every employer's duty to set some policies and working
processes. This is the responsibility of every employer in all the
organisations.
⚫ It is not only employers who are responsible for ensuring health and safety
of its employees. Even employees should come forward in solving such
problems and following standards.
⚫ Employers should guide the employees in situations where they are confused
and lack in information about safety.
⚫ They keep the workers safe from other dangerous situations.
⚫ Abide by all the laws and legislative requirements to maintain law and order.
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• Identifying situations that are perilous and take measure accordingly, is another
important thing.
• Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) should be provided.
• When employees join the organisation, at the initial stages only they should be
made aware about the work culture and trained in a manner that they understand
and are moulded according to the requirements of Frenchay.
• Supervisers should expertise in their fields in order to help others when they
need.
• There should be inspections done and reviews should be taken in order to find
out the drawbacks if any. This should be done at particular set time interims.
• Instant provisions should be available if the situation demands.
 1.3- Health and safety priorities
⚫ Care homes have a different kind of setting and environment than other
organisations. It should be designed carefully in order to keep it safe.
⚫ These organisations should be kept pleasant, green and happy to provide a
sense of positivity.
⚫ The worplace should be safe and healthy along with all the policies applied
and adhered to.
⚫ At Frenchay, every working member takes care of their own acts as it may
affect others in a bad way. They acre about their co-workers, other satff
members and management as a whole.
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⚫ Employees at Frenchay take great care of their clients and other workers as
well.
⚫ Clients belong to different cultures, they prefer different things and this
hsould be given respect by the employees. Individuality is of utmost
importance.
⚫ Keeping their personal information confidential is important as they may feel
bad about it in case care takers do not respect it.
⚫ Individuality, freedom of speech, client's rights all are understood by the
clients when they serve them. They also keep in mind the laws and policies
that are to be followed.
⚫ Frenchay sets a proper risk assessment procedure for situations like when
service users who are violent at times and create a different scenario for them
to protect others.
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• Technology used and equipments should be up- to- date in order to
prevent any violation of laws.
• Manuals containing risk assessment procedures should be prepared in
advance so that employees can use them when they require.
• Workplace entry and exit should be safe, the floors doors and other
things should be inspected to protect the service users as well as
employees.
• There should be appropriate signage boards at places where required.
Housekeeping practices and activities should be managed well.
1.4- Information from risk assessments
• Risk assessment: An organised form of estimating potential risk which
may occur due to some activities at workplace.
• Monitoring and reviewing of processes and activities is a must which
helps in identifying risk in advance.
• Due to avoiding any small problem, there may be a risk involved.
• These organisations should be well-equipped and processes should be
well planned and executed to keep the employees and clients safe.
• Well planned policies should be used to prevent any kind of
incalculable situations.
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⚫ At Frenchay, they have a well planned risk assessment system which
they follow very strictly.
⚫ It helps in informing about the limitations of the system that should
be identified and eliminated within time limits.
⚫ “Prevention is better than cure.” Identification of risk is important so
as to take actions and prevent such situations from occuring.
⚫ Experience makes people learn.
⚫ At the time of risk audit, all the workplace and service issues come
up and that is the way they are identified.
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 Continued...
• The audit also helps the organisation in revising their policies.
• Slippery floors should always have a signage board that says' caution,
wet floor'.
• Walking coridors and passages should be free from any kind of
obstructions.
• Warning signs at the required places should be appropriate.
• Fire exit boards should be put and other boards should be
appropriately labelled.
1.5- Own contributions to placing the health
and safety needs of individuals at the centre
of practice

⚫ I promote health and safety at workplace.

⚫ I contribute towards it by ensuring that I follow all the policies and
laws of the organisation.
⚫ Violating the laws can prove to be dangerous to others as well as
ownself.
⚫ I also respect individuality, rights of people, humanity, culture and
preferences of clients and also their wants.
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• When there is any ethical dilemma, iask management people to guide
so that there is no wrong act done.
• I mainatain good relations and keep client's trust by keeping their
perosnal information confidential.
• Loyalty leads to satisfaction. If the servise users trust care takers then
theywill cooperate as well as be satisfied with their service.
• Quality in service should not be compromised at any cost.
• It is as important as health and safety is.
• I make sure that i provide quality service each time i serve the clients.
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• Well equipped and technologically sound organisation grows.
• I keep communication clear and simple.
• Better communication is a criteria for making the organisation
successful. Important information should be transferred to all those
who require it.
• I demand trainings when there is a need to cope up with the outside
environment or when there are technological advancements.
• I keep evaluating my performance regularly based on my own set of
factors.
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