health and social care UNIT 3 influnces of legeslation
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- Created on: 22-03-17 18:04
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- Influences of legislation
- On staff
- Helps promote safe staffing levels
- Promotes the provision of effective supervision, instruction and training of staff
- Correct staff to client ratios and suitable knowledge and skills promote wellbeing and safe and secure environments
- On premises
- Has a direct impact on how health, social care and childcare premises are maintained
- Ensures premises are kept clean (infection control) and in good condition (security)
- Makes sure there is suitable ventilation and lighting for employees to work safely
- Handwashing (materials for washing and drying hands) and changing facilities that are kept in good condition
- Escape routes and exists must be provided (fire doors)
- Signs (escape routes) must be displayed, fire extinguishers and alarms, should be available
- On practice
- Legislation promotes and encourages good personal hygiene
- Wearing clean clothes, protective equipment and gloves
- Safe removal and storage of waste
- Recording and storing information correctly and securely
- Reporting and recording accidents, illnesses and accidents
- On staff
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