HEALTHCARE AND SAFETY

Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace

Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace

Introduction

The different healthcare practitioners belonging to the healthcare sector are inclined to perform a variety of tasks that require high diligence. There are different types of hazards and challenges which the healthcare employees have to go through and thus they must be aware of the solutions pertaining to the different healthcare challenges. In their performance of healthcare duties, employees are often not aware of the different risks and thus have to bear the consequences arising out of the different challenges. As a result, it becomes compulsory for healthcare employees to look for solutions regarding these challenges so as to perform the different duties in accordance with the laws and regulations.

Discussion

The way of their work, in the core processes of delivering healthcare tend to the physically or rationally weakened, or taking care of patients or giving cleaning administrations, makes it completely key that health and security is a necessity in this division. Yet European Union demonstrates that the extent of healthcare labourers recognize that their health and security is at danger on account of work they do is higher than the normal over all divisions in the EU. Specifically, introduction to dangers of physical roughness and genuine demonstrations of viciousness from partners and non-associates is greatly predominant contrasted with different parts.

The range of risks faced by health workers includes:

Biological hazards comprising of dangerous infections caused by needle stick injuries

Chemical hazards that are characterized by drugs utilized in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and disinfectants

Physical hazards such as ionizing radiation

Ergonomic hazards, for example, patient dealing

Psychosocial hazards including violence and shift work

The field of occupational safety and health is a significant field of study as it looks to incorporate the different methods responsible for ensuring that employees in a healthcare setting are safe and sound. People engaged in work or employment is protected from the various work related accidents by the application of occupational health and safety. The aim of such a program is to provide the employees with a safe and sound working environment that is free from the risks and thus the employees can accomplish their duties in a dignified manner. Not only the employees, but also other stakeholders that can be affected are also included in the application of occupational health and safety.

Occupational health and safety is considered as being a significant mechanism in the context of financial, moral and legal considerations. Thus, organizations look to employ occupational health and safety mechanisms for successfully ensuring maximum protection for its employees and also the other stakeholders. The legal reasons for such a mechanism include the applications of various codes, laws, statutes with respect to OSH. The compensatory effects of laws must be taken into account. On the other hand, the moral reasons include the maximum protection of employee's health and safety. OSH involves excessive funding mechanisms but have the capacity to minimize employee ...