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| Health and safety in residential care homes | | Corporate Author | Health and Safety Executive - HSE |
| Publisher | Health and Safety Executive, Sudbury, 1993 |
| Pages | 75 pp (HS(G) 104) |
| Source | Health and Safety Executive Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS. |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Safety services ; Hazards ; Accidents ; Accident prevention ; Law ; Guides, guide books. |
| Annotation | This document aims to provide guidance to both owners and managers of residential care homes and for employees and safety representatives, to help them to understand and meet their duties under health and safety legislation. It describes the main risks associated with machinery, equipment, substances and work practices in residential care homes, and gives guidance on how to safeguard both workers and residents. It does not include guidance on fire safety. Topics covered are: legal duties of employers and employees; health, safety and welfare of residents; management of health and safety; incidents; occupational health; water temperatures; manual handling; general working environment; central heating systems; electrical safety; kitchen safety; laundry safety; outdoor health and safety; and violence to staff. The appendices contain various checklists and example forms, including training check lists, example form for reporting injuries and dangerous occurrences; and factors/questions when making an assessment of manual handling operations. |
| Accession Number | CPA-951120001 B |
| Classmark | KW: OK: OK7: OKA: OQ: VR: 69N |
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