Induction Manual

• Overview
• COSHH
• RIDDOR
• Infection Control
• MRSA
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Risk Incident Reporting
• Training and Complaint Handling
• Handling Violence and Aggression
• Fire Procedures
• Fire Safety
• Manual Handling
• Lone Worker Training
• Ionising Radiation
• Calidicott Principles
• Health and Safety
• Clinical Governance
• Data Protection
• Good Medical Practice
• Useful Contacts

Health and Safety

Preventing needlestick and sharps injuries and the related prevention of infection are health and safety, risk management and clinical governance issues. All employees in the NHS, including primary care medical and dental practitioners, community pharmacists and those working privately in the NHS have legal obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA). They have a duty to protect their employees and others that may be affected by their work activities such as contractors, agency staff, patients and visitors.Under HSWA, employers must ensure their employees are appropriately trained and proficient in the procedures necessary for working safely. Employees have duties to comply with systems and procedures put in place by employers to ensure their health, safety and welfare; they also have a duty not to do anything that would put others at risk. These requirements apply throughout England, Scotland andWales.

Every Trust should make Health and Safety information available to you including its policies, procedures, and safe systems of work and risk assessments. You should familiarise yourself with these documents so that you have a good understanding of them.

It is your legal responsibility to report any concerns you have about Health and Safety to a senior member of staff/Health and Safety Co-ordinator immediately, even if you are there for a single shift. Health and Safety is everyone's responsibility and your co-operation is a legal requirement.

Further guidance can be found on the Health and Safety Executive web site www.hse.gov.uk/LAU/LACS/38-2.htm