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LO3.2: Responsibilities involved in health, safety and security in…
LO3.2:
Responsibilities
involved in health, safety and security in different care settings
Employers
Maintaining health and safety policies:
Providing induction training for new staff.
Providing ongoing training.
Recording and following up all accidents and incidents.
Checking the setting for health and safety issues, i.e. carrying out risk assessments, doing safety walks.
Staff supervision.
Updating policies regularly.
Keeping up to date with legislation.
Enforcing health and safety policies:
Ongoing monitoring and supervision; training.
Managing response to external checks, e.g. CQC or Ofsted inspections.
Regular fire drill evacuation practices.
Monitoring whether policies for staff ratios, levels of supervision and working hours are being complied with.
Implementing disciplinary procedures as and when required.
Promoting health and safety policies:
Ensuring health and safety training is provided.
Ensuring appropriate staff are recruited, i.e. DBS checked, suitably qualified and/or experienced.
Ensuring all staff are aware of their responsibilities as stated in the relevant policies.
Ensuring all relevant health and safety policies are in place.
Employees
Reporting serious or imminent danger:
Communicating hazards and anything dangerous to the employer immediately.
Implementing safeguarding procedures.
Reporting shortcomings:
In health and safety arrangements or procedures.
Using equipment or substances:
Co-operating with wearing PPE as required and provided.
Not tampering with or misusing any equipment provided to meet health and safety regulations, e.g. fire extinguishers.
Taking care of themselves and others around them.
Using only in accordance with training.
Individuals who require care and support
Understanding health and safety policies:
Reporting any hazards they become aware of.
Co-operating with risk assessments and safety instructions.
Taking part in fire evacuation drills as necessary.