Legislation Flashcards
What is the Health and Safety at Work Act?
Duties for HSC employers to follow to ensure safety of employees, visitors and customers
What does the Health and Safety at Work Act require?
Carry out risk assessment to control risk
Inform workers about hazards associated with work process, chems or activities
Provide a safe place of work
Appoint a competent person responsible for health and safety
Why is it important to follow Health and Safety at Work Act ?
Nursery not carrying out risk assessment – no hazards discovered, uneven carpets could cause trips which could result in a broken limb of a child or employee.
Limitation of health and safety at work act?
Hard to implement because cost of safety measures may be too expensive and not a priority at this moment, so establishments may not carry out risk assessments to save money and time, or do a poor job of risk assessment. This could cause harm to staff, customers and visitors as hazards aren’t discovered
What is Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999?
Places a duty on employers to assess and manage risks to their employees and other’s which occur due to work activities/practices.
What does the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require?
Undertake an assessment of the risks to the health and safety of employees and others
Employers of 5 or more employees should record the main points from the risk assessment
Make arrangements for managing health and safety
Provide up to date information
Ensure adequate training is given
Ensure no tasks beyond their ability are given
Why is it important to comply with Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 ?
For examples, In a hospital there needs to be risk assessments for each part of the equipment – if it was faulty this could cause harm and eventually financial loss.
Limitation of Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 ?
Time consuming to do regular assessments – which may mean they are not done well.
What is Food Safety Act 1990 ?
Make sure they do not treat the food that is damaging to people’s health- not adding or removing anything from food
What does Food Safety Act 1990 require?
Provides a framework including – businesses should not treat, add or take something from the food which could be damaging
The food is in a nature that the consumer would expect
Food is labelled, advertised and presented in a way that is not false or misleading
Why is it important to follow food safety act 1990?
When the food in a nursery is not consumed and so additives are given to the food to ensure it is fresher for longer- this would be illegal. Some may do this to save money. This legislation prevents things such as additives being added to food to keep service users/consumers safe as these additives could cause illness.
What is Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995?
In response to a need for greater hygiene – sets standards for employers to abide by when they sell consumer goods (all stages production, selling)
What does Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 require?
Sanitation – making sure food is clean and safe
Employee must be trained
Must complete risk assessment
Understand principles of food
-All of this protects public health
Why is it important to follow Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995?
In school, the kitchen would need to stick to a high hygiene standard that is readily checked so that consumers do not get ill and they know what they are eating
Limitation of Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995?
Fairly easy to implement, however if the manufacturer has not followed this, the supplier will need to. Therefore can add to a persons workload significantly.
