Obtaining a risk evaluation
Home care providers may be exposed to serious risks while on the clock. One clear source of possible risks is the fact that they are working alone, off-site, in someone's home. Workers providing domiciliary care may also be required to handle household appliances including vacuum cleaners, microwaves, kettles, and cookers, as well as lift or move clients and dispense medication.
In severe situations, there can even be a chance of abuse or violence.
As a responsible employer, we want to make sure that we are taking all reasonable and practical precautions to keep your employees and service users safe. It's not just about meeting the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act.
This entails providing all home care service consumers with thorough and current risk assessments.
Care providers have access to these evaluations, especially when they are seeing a new or unknown service consumer.
