Standard 8 :

Health and Safety in an adult social care setting

Question : Please list any two sets of legislation that you are aware of which relates to health and safety in your work setting/situation. Answer : 1. 2.

Main Area : Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting/situation.

Outcomes : 8.1.1- Be aware of key legislation relating to health and safety in your work setting/situation.

Question : Please explain briefly various agreed ways ( i.e. policies and procedures) of working in your work setting?. Answer :

Main Area : Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting/situation.

Outcomes : 8.1.2- Understand the main points of the health and safety agreed ways of working in your work setting.

Question : Please give at least two responsibilities of below mentioned in your work setting ?:

a. You b. Your manager c. The service user you support

Answer : a. b. c.

Main Area : Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting/situation.

Outcomes : 8.1.3- Know the main health and safety responsibilities of ; a) you b) your manager c) the individuals you support.

Question 1 : Please list any two things that you can do relating to general health and safety at your workplace?. Answer: a. b. Question 2 : Please list any two things that you cannot do relating to general health and safety at your workplace?. Answer : a. b.

Main Area : Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting/situation.

Outcomes : 8.1.4- Know what you can and cannot do relating to general health and safety at your current stage of training.

Question 1 : Please list any two sources/organisation you can contact to get additional support and information relating to health and safety?. Answer : 1. 2. Question 2 : Please list any two people you can contact to get additional support and information relating to health and safety?. Answer : 1. 2.

Main Area : Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting/situation.

Outcomes : 8.1.5- Know where and from whom additional support and information relating to health and safety can be accessed.

Question : Please give any three reasons on why it is important to assess health and safety risks in the work setting/situation or by doing particular activities?. Answer : 1. 2. 3.

Main Area : Health and safety risk assessments.

Outcomes : 8.2.1- Know why it is important to assess health and safety risks posed by the work setting/situation or by particular activities.

Question 1: Please explain briefly how you will report any health and safety risks that you identify in your work place. The identified risk - the carpet in one of the individuals rooms has been damaged which is not allowing the hoist to move across floor?. Answer 1: Question 2: Please explain briefly when you will report the health and safety risks that you identify at your work place. The risks identified is the carpet in one of the individuals rooms has been damaged which is not allowing the hoist to move on floor?. Answer 2:

Main Area : Health and safety risk assessments.

Outcomes : 8.2.2- Understand how and when to report health and safety risks that you have identified.

Question : Please list any 2 pieces of legislation which relate to moving and positioning people?. Answer : 1. 2.

Main Area : Moving and positioning.

Outcomes : 8.3.1- Be aware of key pieces of legislation that relate to moving and positioning.

Question : Please list any three tasks relating to moving and positioning that you are not allowed to carry out at work place?. Answer : 1. 2. 3.

Main Area : Moving and positioning.

Outcomes : 8.3.2- Be aware of tasks relating to moving and positioning that you are not allowed to carry out at your current stage of training.

Question 1 : You have to move an individual/service user from a bed to a chair. Please explain briefly how you would move and position the service user safely, also maintaining individuals/service users dignity. Please also take in to consideration the legislation and company policy and procedures?. Answer 1: Question 2 : You have to move heavy boxes in the office – please explain briefly what steps you would follow to move and position the boxes safely in line with the legislation and company policy and procedure? Answer 2:

Main Area : Moving and positioning.

Outcomes : 8.3.3- Understand how to move and position people and/or objects safely, maintaining the individuals dignity and in line with legislation and agreed ways of working.

Question : Please think of an individual you work with:

1. Please list any two examples of accidents that are likely to occur in the course of your work.

2. Please list any two examples of sudden illness the individual can develop.

Answer : 1. a. b. 2. a. b.

Main Area : Responding to accidents and sudden illness.

Outcomes : 8.4.1- Be aware of different types of accidents and sudden illness that may occur in the course of your work.

Main Area : Outcomes :

Question

1: You are at individual/service users house. You are giving an them a bath. The individual slips on the wet floor whilst getting out of the bath. Please explain briefly what procedure you will follow in this situation? Answer 1: Question 2: You are diagnosed with flu, what will you do in this situation at your current work place? Answer 2:

Responding to accidents and sudden illness.

8.4.2- Understand the procedures to be followed if an accident or sudden illness should occur in your work setting/situation.

Question : Referring back to 8.4.2 question 1, please list any 3 of the tasks relating to an emergency first aid surrounding that you are not allowed to carry out at this current stage of your training?. Answer : 1. 2. 3.

Main Area : Responding to accidents and sudden illness.

Outcomes : 8.4.3- Be aware of tasks relating to emergency first aid that you are not allowed to carry out at your current stage of training.

Question : Please list any 3 examples of policies and procedures that must be followed regarding medication at your current work place?. Answer : 1. 2. 3.

Main Area : Agreed ways of working regarding medication and health care tasks.

Outcomes : 8.5.1- Understand the main points of agreed ways of working about medication agreed with your employer.

Question : Please give at least 2 examples of policies and procedures that must be followed regarding health care tasks at your current work place?. Answer : 1. 2.

Main Area : Agreed ways of working regarding medication and health care tasks.

Outcomes : 8.5.2- Understand the main points of agreed ways of working about health care tasks agreed with your employer.

Question 1: Please give two examples of tasks relating to medication that you are not allowed to carry out at this current stage of your training?. Answer 1: a. b. Question 2; Please give two examples of tasks relating to health care procedures that you are not allowed to carry out at this current stage of your training?. Answer 2: a. b.

Main Area : Agreed ways of working regarding medication and health care tasks.

Outcomes : 8.5.3- Be aware of tasks relating to medication and health care procedures that you are not allowed to carry out at the current stage of training.

Question : Please list any three hazardous substances that you have come across in your work place/whilst caring for a service user?. Answer : 1. 2. 3.

Main Area : Handling hazardous substances.

Outcomes : 8.6.1- Be aware of hazardous substances in your work place .

Question : Please give one example safe practices at your work place for each of below?:

a. Storing hazardous substances. b. Using hazardous substances. c. Disposing of hazardous substances.

Answer ; a. b. c.

Main Area : Handling hazardous substances.

Outcomes : 8.6.2- Be aware of safe practices for : a. storing hazardous substances b. using hazardous substances c. disposing of hazardous substances

This relates to Health and Social care Act 2008, code of practice for infection control, item 10 ‘ compliance criteria’ Question : Please list any 3 routes by which infection can get into the body?. Answer: 1. 2. 3.

Main Area : Preventing the spread of infection.

Outcomes : 8.7.1. Know the main routes by which an infection can get into the body.

Question : Please give an example of any two ways that effective hand hygiene can prevent the spread of infection?. Answer: 1. 2.

Main Area : Preventing the spread of infection.

Outcomes : 8.7.2. Understand the principles of effective hand hygiene.

Question : Please give any examples that you have come across where your own health or hygiene could pose a risk to individuals you support or to other people you work with? Answer :

Main Area : Preventing the spread of infection.

Outcomes : 8.7.3. Understand ways in which your own health or hygiene might pose a risk to the individuals you support, or to other people at work.

Question 1: Please list the personal protective clothing, equipment and procedures that you are aware of within your work setting?. Answer 1: Question 2: For each example listed above please explain how and when you would use them/. Answer 2:

Main Area : Preventing the spread of infection.

Outcomes : 8.7.4. Be aware of common types of personal protective clothing, equipment and procedures and how and when to use them.

Question 1: Please give 2 examples of safe handling of infected or soiled linen at your current work place? Answer 1: a. b. Question 2: Please give examples of safe handling of clinical waste at your current work setting. Answer 2:

Main Area : Preventing the spread of infection.

Outcomes : 8.7.5. Be aware of principles of safe handling of infected or soiled linen and clinical waste.

Question 1: Please give any 2 examples of what you can do to? :

a. Prevent fires starting b. Prevent fires spreading.

Answer 1: a. 1. 2. b. 1. 2.

Main Area : Promoting fire safety in the work setting .

Outcomes : 8.8.1. Understand practices that prevent fires from : a. starting b. Spreading.

Question1: Please give examples of any two emergency procedures that you will follow in event of fire at your work place or at an individual’s house?. Answer 1: 1. 2.

Main Area : Promoting fire safety in the work setting .

Outcomes : 8.8.2. Be aware of emergency procedures to be followed in the event of a fire in the work setting.

Question: Please give any 3 examples designed to protect your own security at work, and the security of those you support in your work place?. Answer: 1. 2. 3.

Main Area : Security measures in the work setting. .

Outcomes : 8.9.1. Understand measures that are designed to protect your own security at work, and the security of those you support.

Question : You are in service user’s home supporting the individual. The door bell rings, you open the door. You find out that there is a visitor at the service user’s house. What procedure will you follow in this event? Answer :

Main Area : Security measures in the work setting. .

Outcomes : 8.9.2. Know the agreed ways of working for checking the identity of anyone requesting access to premises or information.

Question: Please list any 3 three signs or indicators that can identify that you or other people around you are suffering from stress. Answer : 1. 2. 3.

Main Area : Managing stress.

Outcomes : 8.10.1. Recognise common signs and indicators of stress in yourself and others.

Question: Please give any two examples or circumstances that can tend to trigger stress in yourself or others. Answer: 1. 2.

Main Area : Managing stress.

Outcomes : 8.10.2. Be aware of circumstances that tend to trigger stress in yourself and others.

Question: Please list any 3 ways of techniques that could help you manage stress?. Answer : 1. 2. 3.

Main Area : Managing stress.

Outcomes : 8.10.3. Know ways to manage stress.

Question : Please give any two reasons why following are important?:

a. Food safety b. Hygiene in preparation and handling of food.

Answer : a. b.

Main Area : Food safety, nutrition and hydration.

Outcomes : 8.11.1. Understand the importance of food safety, including hygiene, in the preparation and handling of food.

Question : Please give two reasons why it is important to receive good nutrition and hydration to enable and maintain well being? Answer: 1. 2.

Main Area : Food safety, nutrition and hydration.

Outcomes : 8.11.2. Understand importance of good nutrition and hydration in maintaining well being.

Question : Please give one sign or symptom of poor nutrition?. Please give one sign or symptom of poor hydration?. Answer :

Main Area : Food safety, nutrition and hydration.

Outcomes : 8.11.3. – Recognise signs and symptoms of poor nutrition and hydration.

Question : Please give 2 examples of ways in which you can promote adequate nutrition and hydration?. Answer : 1. 2. Tutor Comments – Signature /date

Main Area : Food safety, nutrition and hydration.

Outcomes : 8.11.4– Be aware of ways in which to promote adequate nutrition and hydration.