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Training
The Care Standards Act was introduced in 2001. The aim of the Act was to reform and govern standards of community care. A new body was introduced to regulate the standards called the National Care Standards Commission NCSC. The Commission for Social Care Inspection took over the duties of the NCSC in 2004 and brings together the inspection, regulation and review of all social care services into one organisation which allows for a more rational and integrated system. Both employers and employees have duties which must be discharged under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA 1974).
Induction training components should assist employers in meeting the legislative requirements of the CSCI and HASAWA 1974.
Training should include the following components:
- Health & Safety
- CPR and First Aid
- Manual Handling
- Risk Management
- Food Hygiene
- Infection Control
Employees are required to have training before they commence employment and should have updates on a regular basis. It is recommended that the practical manual handling training is conducted within the working environment. The care team should be shown how to use the employer’s equipment properly, competently and safely. The employer must be able to provide evidence that all the equipment has been maintained accordingly under the relevant health and safety legislation, LOLER, 1998 and PUWER 1998. Hositing equipment should be serviced at least every 6 months. Written records and details of all training, supervision and inspections should be kept on file.
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