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LO2.3: Influences of legislation - Coggle Diagram
LO2.3: Influences of legislation
On Premises
All health, social care and child care environments have to maintain high levels of hygiene in all aspects of care, nursing, general cleanliness of the setting and personal hygiene.
Risk assessments for activities and equipment must be carried out to ensure the safety of all who work in or use the care setting.
Health and safety law requires fire exists to be kept clear and well signposted; fire extinguishers should be available by exits and fire blankets in kitchens. Special evacuation equipment should be available if needed, depending on the type of setting, for example evac chairs. Visual and audio alarms should be in place.
Any care setting providing food must comply with food safety regulations. Settings are checked on a regular basis by environmental health inspectors.
The Equality Act 2010 requires that adaptation should be made to provide access for those with disabilities. Adaptations could include provision of disabled parking spaces near to thee building, automatic doors, wide doorways, disabled toilets, ramps for wheelchair access, and lowered reception desk or tables.
On Staff
Health and Safety
Legislation requires that employees have a responsibility for their own safety and that of others. They should:
Co-operate with their employer on health and safety matters.
Inform their employer if they identify any hazards.
Follow systems of work in place for their safety.
Take care to ensure that their activities don't put others at risk.
Training
Employees are required to take part in training relevant to their job role. This is so that they have the relevant skills and knowledge to perform their duties to the required standards.
This could include examples such as training in health and safety, data protection, safeguarding, child protection, food safety or manual handling, or completing the Care Certificate.
Safeguarding
The Children Act 2004
includes the paramountcy principle and encourages partnership working to protect children.
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015 provides statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
The Care Act 2014
established a new statutory framework, which includes adult safeguarding.
On Practices
Safeguarding training will ensure that staff are able to identify signs of abuse; service users will be aware of the procedures to raise a concern.
Staff will be provided with training as required for their role.
Data protection principles will be implemented, for example to ensure the safety and security of patient records.
Managers will develop polices, for example for health and safety, safeguarding, manual handling, evacuation and fire procedures.
Regular fire drills will take place to ensure everyone knows what to do in an emergency and where to go.
Critical points where food contamination could occur have to be identified and control measures put in place.
A COSHH file will be kept and updated regularly.
Staff not trained in manual handling should not attempt to move or lift individuals or equipment; all manual handling will be risk assessed.
Work-related accidents, injuries and diseases (where appropriate) will be reported according to RIDDOR regulations.
Activities and equipment are risk assessed.
Managers will ensure safe staffing levels in a care home and adequate child-to-teacher ratios in a school or nursery.