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Aiv A comparison of the differences in the main health and safety responsibilities of each of the following:
a) Social care worker – Responsible for …show more content…
• Volounters and supporters are to ensure they read and understand the companies policies and procedures.
• Co operate with the companies health and safety procedures.
• Not to put themselves or others under any unnecessary danger.
Av An example of a situation where responsibility for health and safety lies with the individual receiving care.
Smoking- The individual could be responsible for ensuring they smoke in the designated area and that their cigarette is put out and disposed of correctly.
Avi An explanation of why each of the following tasks should only be carried out with specific training and the potential consequences if undertaken by staff who are not …show more content…
c) Medication – Only staff who have attended medication training and are competent to administer and record the use of medication should be responsible for doing so. This helps to ensure errors are not made i.e Administering the wrong dose, which could lead to a possible over dose.
d) Assisting moving and handling- According to manual handeling regulations 1992 individuals should be aware and understand their companies manual handelling policy avoid the need for hazardous manual handling, as far as is reasonably practicable. Therefore undertaking any manual handeling without being suitably trained to do so would put yourself at risk of injury.
e) Emergency procedures- Every staff member should be made aware or and trained in the companies emergency procedures. Being unaware of this could lead to serious illness or even death i.e using a lift or being un able to raise the alarm due to not knowing where the fire bells are in the event of a fire.
f) Food handling and preparation- It is good practice to ensure any individual handeling or preparing food has the appropriate training. This minimizes the risk of food poisioning through cross contamination or under cooked meat
Aiv A comparison of the differences in the main health and safety responsibilities of each of the following:
a) Social care worker – Responsible for …show more content…
• Volounters and supporters are to ensure they read and understand the companies policies and procedures.
• Co operate with the companies health and safety procedures.
• Not to put themselves or others under any unnecessary danger.
Av An example of a situation where responsibility for health and safety lies with the individual receiving care.
Smoking- The individual could be responsible for ensuring they smoke in the designated area and that their cigarette is put out and disposed of correctly.
Avi An explanation of why each of the following tasks should only be carried out with specific training and the potential consequences if undertaken by staff who are not …show more content…
c) Medication – Only staff who have attended medication training and are competent to administer and record the use of medication should be responsible for doing so. This helps to ensure errors are not made i.e Administering the wrong dose, which could lead to a possible over dose.
d) Assisting moving and handling- According to manual handeling regulations 1992 individuals should be aware and understand their companies manual handelling policy avoid the need for hazardous manual handling, as far as is reasonably practicable. Therefore undertaking any manual handeling without being suitably trained to do so would put yourself at risk of injury.
e) Emergency procedures- Every staff member should be made aware or and trained in the companies emergency procedures. Being unaware of this could lead to serious illness or even death i.e using a lift or being un able to raise the alarm due to not knowing where the fire bells are in the event of a fire.
f) Food handling and preparation- It is good practice to ensure any individual handeling or preparing food has the appropriate training. This minimizes the risk of food poisioning through cross contamination or under cooked meat