1. Unit 124 – Introductory Awareness of Health and Safety in Health, Social Care and Children’s Settings

2. Learning Objectives By the end of the end of the session you will:
Outline key areas of health and safety at work
Outline employers’ and workers’ responsibilities for health and safety
Outline what is meant by risk
Give examples of hazards and their associated risks
State the purpose of a risk assessment and the occasions when one is necessary
Outline the importance of security and of safe moving and handling principles

3. Learning Objectives By the end of the end of the session you will:
Identify accidents and sudden illnesses that may occur in a health and social care setting and who might deal with them
Describe how infection is spread
Identify methods that reduce the spread of infection
Describe the standard method of washing hands
Identify when personal protective equipment should be used

4. Health and Safety Legislation
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main law.
It lists the responsibilities of employers and employees for health and safety in the workplace.

5. Health and Safety Legislation
There are other laws that support health and safety.
Some examples are:
Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
RIDDOR (Reporting of
injuries, diseases and
dangerous occurrences
regulations 1995)
COSHH (Control of
substances hazardous
to health regulations 2002).

6. What is a Hazard?
Something that has the potential to cause harm.

7. What is a Risk?
A possibility of something or someone causing injury or harm.

8. What is a Risk Assessment?
A risk assessment is where you think about what might cause harm to people and decide whether you are taking reasonable steps to prevent that harm.
It is something you are
required by law to
carry out.

9. When is a Risk Assessment Necessary?
You should carry out an assessment before you do any work which presents a risk of injury or ill health.

10. Dealing with Incidents/Emergencies
Support the trained First Aider
Raise the alarm/call emergency services
Evacuate the building
Assemble at a designated point
Press call button/call for help
Check the area is safe
Don’t stop to get personal belongings
Talk to injured person, try to find out what happened

11. Types of Fire Class A: Solids such as paper, wood, plastic etc.
Class B: 
Flammable Liquids such as paraffin, petrol, oil etc.
Class C:  
Flammable Gases such as propane, butane, methane etc.
Class D:
Metals such as aluminium, magnesium, titanium etc.
Class E:
Fires involving Electrical Apparatus
Class F:
Cooking Oil and Fat etc.

12. Dealing with Care Incidents
Initially care worker, who summons help
First Aider
Nurse on duty
First Response Paramedic
Ambulance personnel
G.P.

13. Manual Handling
Safe moving and handling principles are to prevent injury to yourself, the individual being moved and any other people in the immediate area.

14. Infections
Bacteria
Fungi
Viruses
Protozoa
Parasites

15. Cycle of Infection Infectious agent Susceptible host Reservoir
Portal of exit
Transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible host
Infectious agent
Cycle of Infection

16. Preventing Infection in Care
Hand hygiene
Personal protective equipment
Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
Management of blood and bodily fluids
Control of the environment
Management of care equipment
Providing care in the most appropriate place
Management of linen
Safe management of waste

17. Hand Washing

18. Personal Protective Equipment

19. Personal Protective Equipment

20. Personal Protective Equipment

21. Personal Protective Equipment

22. Personal Protective Equipment

23. Management of Blood and Bodily Fluid Spillages
Spills may be classified as high or low risk.
A low risk spillage may be:
A urine spill as a result of a toddler ‘having an accident’.
An area that has been observed as being accidentally coughed or sneezed upon.
A high risk spillage may be:
Blood - should be considered potentially hazardous.
Vomit – could contain an infection such as norovirus.
Body fluids may contain disease which must be dealt with as soon as possible after a spillage has occurred. The spillage may be blood, saliva, faeces, urine, mucus, pus or vomit.
It is the responsibility of all staff to deal promptly with such spills.
Spills may be classified as high or low risk and large or small.
A low risk spillage may be:
A urine spill as a result of a toddler ‘having an accident’.
An area that has been observed as being accidentally coughed or sneezed upon.
A high risk spillage may be:
Blood - should be considered potentially hazardous.
Vomit – could contain an infection such as norovirus.
While a level of common sense may be applied to decide whether a spillage is low or high risk, if there is any doubt treat as high risk.

24. Unit 124 – Introductory Awareness of Health and Safety in Health, Social Care and Children’s Settings