Roles and responsibilities

• Roles:

  • Employers - provide safe place to work, necessary training, ensure health and safety legislation complied with.
  • NHS - To provide environments that are secure and healthy to work in and visit.
  • Local authority - promote health and safety also enforce health & safety standards.
  • care manager - must develop, review and update care homes hss policies and procedures.
  • Third sector - charitable organisations safeguard and promote hss for individuals who require help e.g. childline.
  • Employees - use safe working practice to maintain their own and others safety.
• Individuals who require care and support must:

  Report any hazards.

  Take part in fire evacuation drills.
• Employees

  USING EQUIPMENT OR SUBSTANCES:

  • using equipment only accordance with training.
  • take care of themselves and others around them.

  REPORTING SERIOUS DANGER:

  • communicating hazards or dangers to Employer
• How can Employers PROMOTE H&S policies?

  • Provide training
  • Ensure wear PPE
  • Ensure staff aware of responsibilities.
• How can Employers MAINTAIN H&S policies:

  • Keeping up to date with legislation.
  • Update policies regularly.
  • Induction training for new staff.
• How can Employers ENFORCE H&S policies:

  • Evacuation policy.
  • Ongoing monitoring and supervision.
  • Risk assessment.