In this statement I am going to talk about three legislations which include HASAW 1974, COSHH 2002 and RIDDOR. I will relate this legislation on how they affect the service user and service provider and I shall give a few examples of each

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Discuss the application of health and safety legislation

In this statement I am going to talk about three legislations which include HASAW 1974, COSHH 2002 and RIDDOR. I will relate this legislation on how they affect the service user and service provider and I shall give a few examples of each legislation and how it relates to the placement which I am attending.

HASAW 1974

HASAW stands for Health and Safety at Work. This legislation covers the whole of UK. This act has prominent importance if the work area is a care setting because the service users are more likely to be young, vulnerable also they may be unable to manage and maintain their own Health and Safety.

 In a care setting workplace employees have to ensure the wellbeing and the safety of their workers also to provide as well as maintaining the equipment and the work systems in the sense to keep them safe. For example if there is a spillage how is it dealt with? In my care setting their was a child who accidently flooded the bathroom this incident was dealt with right away. First of all the children where taken away from the spillage and the spillage was mopped up quickly. The mop is stored in a locked cupboard away from the children along with the cleaning substances. This is an example of good practice.

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Their was some bad practice that happened in my placement. This happened the third week I was there. A child scraped their knee badly and one of the carers who treated them even though she knew how to perform first aid she did not wash her hands before attending to the wound or wear gloves whilst attending to the wound  this is a good example of a bad practice because the carer could have affected the wound and could have made it worse instead of making it better but usually the staff that works there are trained and giving ...

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