Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Health and safety legislation’ from the Social Care Institute for Excellence
- ‘Health and social care services' webpage on the Health and Safety Executive website
- Find and read the health and safety policies and procedures at your care setting. Is there a separate policy and procedure for lone working?
- ‘Health and safety made simple’ from the Health and Safety Executive website
- ‘Guidance for providers on meeting the regulations' by the Care Quality Commission
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read about ‘RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013’ on the Health and Safety Executive website.
- Obtain a copy of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publication ‘Managing Skin Exposure Risks at Work’. Read the publication and notice risks that apply to you in your setting and the responsibilities of you and your employer to deal with them.
- ‘Domiciliary care provided in people's own homes’ from the HSE. Increasingly, care is provided within people's homes by Personal Assistants (PAs), care agency staff or local authority homecare services. The risks to both those being cared for and those providing the care, will vary greatly according to the individual's needs, the environment where care is provided, the type of care being provided and the competence of the carer.
- Think And Challenge
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