Explain the actions to take when health, safety and risk management, procedures and practices are not being complied with.

CASE STUDY

Be able to implement and monitor compliance with health, safety and risk management requirements in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

Explain the actions to take when health, safety and risk management, procedures and practices are not being complied with.

If there is ever any doubt that health and safety 9 risk management procedures and practices are not being adhered to then immediate action is required. Within my workplace we have a responsible individual who ensures that risk assessments are up to date and factual’ however’ the staff and management team as a whole have an overall responsibility for reporting any areas or issues which may jeopardise the safety and wellbeing of individuals. The usual course of action taken when a health and safety issue is highlighted is to contact the company maintenance team who will address any issues without delay and ensure that necessary steps are taken to amend the problem. There are however at times’ instances whereby a staff member may not be following basic procedures or may be taking unnecessary risks in relation to health and safety issues: This again is dealt with swiftly and without delay’ usually through formal supervision or immediate action by the management team. at times a simple refresher training is all that is required to ensure that a repeat of the same action does not occur again.i+f non2compliance is down to a service user’ then advice and support is offered and clear expectations and guidelines are explained’ to prevent further occurrences and information is logged and recorded and shared with any necessary third parties.