Provide, in your own words, a brief overview of relevant Health & Safety legislation, highlighting the main points: Pharmacy Home Work, KCL, UK

Task 1

Provide, in your own words, a brief overview of relevant Health & Safety legislation, highlighting the main points. You may wish to consider legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, manual handling, disposal of pharmaceutical waste, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), workplace injury, workplace ill health, Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR), Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

Task 2

Thinking about the key people within your workplace, outline the responsibilities for the following

1. pharmacy support staff
2. the employer
3. others in the workplace.

Task 3

Complete the following risk assessment process, Highlighting five risks within the workplace. You will need to include the following details:

1. aspects of the workplace that can cause harm (hazards)
2. who is at risk of being harmed?
3. evaluation of risk (e.g. risk rating)
4. controls measures and improvements to avoid risks

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