Health and Safety Legislation

In this assignment I am going to describe three different Health and Safety legislations that promote the safety of individuals within a health and social care setting.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) -
RIDDOR came into operation on April 1998; it requires the reporting of work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences within all workplaces. It applies to all work activities but does not apply to all incidents. It has been made a legal requirement for all workplaces to report incidents and ill-health at work, this information gathered enables enforcing authorities and other agencies to identify where and how risks arise and to investigate serious accidents.
All individuals including employers, self-employed or persons in control of work premises will have duties under the regulations of RIDDOR.
Workplaces must keep suitable and accurate records required by the regulations of RIDDOR; these records help to identify patterns in accidents and injuries and will help when risk assessments are carried out. Personal records of employees must also be kept, but must be kept confidential in order to comply with the Data Protection Act. In the event of work-related claims workplaces may also insure they keep all their records and information as insurance company will want to see these records.
These records must be kept safe and in an organised manner such as keeping the records in a file, keeping them on a computer, in an accident book or in a written log book. Whatever method the records are stored they must be kept in a safe place as RIDDOR record books must be kept for a minimum of three years after the date of the last incident reported and recorded. Good practice recommends th...

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...sumers would expect
The main aims of the Act are-
• To ensure that all food meets consumers expectation in terms of nature, substance and quality and is not misleadingly presented
• To provide the legal powers and make people aware of the offences in relation to public health and consumers interest
• To enable Britain to fulfil its part of the United Kingdom’s responsibilities within the European Union.
All premises dealing with food registered with the council are inspected on a priority basis according to risk. New premises should register with the council so that an initial visit can be set up and carried out, this will allow them to give advice about complying with the rules set out by the Food Safety Act. All individual working with food and dealing with food should undergo food hygiene training to ensure that they are complying with the Food Safety Act.