Unit: 504: Develop health and safety and risk management policies procedures and practices in health and social care (M1)

1.1 - Explain the legislative framework for health, safety and risk management in the work setting. The Health and safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is the major piece of the health and safety legislation in Great Britain. It provides the legal framework to promote, stimulate and encourage high standards.

The Act, when first introduced, provided an integrated system dealing with workplace health and safety and the protection of the public from work activities. By placing general duties upon employees,employers,the self-employed,manufacturers,designers and importers of work equipment and materials, the protection of the
Empowering staff and service users with the knowledge, skills and the home’s leadership and commitment to achieve human rights based approaches.
Enabling meaningful involvement and participation of all key people.
Ensuring clear accountability.
Non-discrimination and attention to vulnerable groups.
In employing a HRBA approach promotes service user involvement (DH 2008A; 2008B; 2009B) personal responsibility and upholds respects for the rights of others; whilst accounting for issues of equality and diversity.
Risk assessments should not be a process which is done to a person. Rather, we as a caring professionals strive to ensure that the process adopts a collaborative approach; collaborative in the sense that staff work, wherever possible, in collaboration with the service user with whom the assessment is concerned where possible, risk assessments are framed within a person – centred home incorporating the underlying human rights principles of fairness,respect,equality, dignity and autonomy ((FREDA).
5.1 - Obtain feedback on health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices from individuals and othersI will liase with the health and safety executive, and any independent health and safety consultants where necessary in order to keep the home updated on any new legislation i.e. directives, regulations and