Safety Procedures And Measures Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is a safety procedure?
A set of actions or instructions that are carried out in a particular order. Eg how to deal with an emergency situation such as a fire
What is a safety measure?
Specific actions, such as putting out a wet floor sigh or placing a fire extinguisher by each exit.
Safety procedures for reducing risk (3)
- First aid policy
- Risk assessments
- Staff training programmes for
- equipment use
- moving and handling techniques
- first aid
What are emergency procedures? (2)
- Evacuation
- Fire drill
What are 3 equipment consideration?
- Fit for purpose
- Risk assessed
- Safety checked
How are individuals protected by Risk assessments for activities, equipment? (2)
- protected from avoidable injuries
- equipment will be fit for purpose, no damaged equipment will be in use.
How are individuals protected with staff training? (Safeguarding, manual handling) (3)
- alerts staff to potential dangers
- enables staff to do their job safely
- reduces risks and ensures a safer environment
How are individuals protected with first aid policy? (1)
- appropriate treatment by trained staff
Why are staff training programmes carried out? (3)
- Staff should be trained in the correct procedures to use equipment safely
- All staff involved in moving and handling people or objects should be fully trained.
- Each setting should have staff trained to carry out first aid
Why emergency procedures important? (Fire drill, evacuation) (2)
- Provide guidance for staff so they know what to do to keep residents safe in an emergency situation.
- Enables staff to take quick, efficient action to remove service users from danger.
Why is the equipment consideration of fit for purpose important?
- correct equipment provided for task, reduces the risk of injury to staff and service users.
Why is the equipment consideration of a replacement programme important?
A good standard of safe equipment is maintained.
What are examples of safety measures? (3)
- Fire safety notices in every room in the care setting
- Fire doors kept clear
- Signs indicating fire exits and assembly points.
How are individuals protected by those safety measures? (3)
- Promotes awareness of safety procedures
- Informs care worked and service users of where to go and what to do in an emergency
- Helps to keep staff and service users safe
How is wearing protective clothing and using safety warning signs such as ‘wet floor’ important?
- Wearing items such as goggles prevent injury, disposable gloves prevent spread of infection.
- Raises individuals’ awareness of possible hazards, prevent accidents
