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CYPOP5-2 Understand how to establish a safe and healthy home based environment for children.
CYPOP5-2.1 .Explain the key components of a healthy and safe home based environment.
Hygiene
hygiene is the maintenance of health and healthy living. Hygiene ranges from personal hygiene, through domestic up to occupational hygiene and public health; and involves healthy diet, cleanliness, and mental health.
Personal hygiene
Daily washing of the body and hair.
More frequent washing of hands and/or face
Oral hygiene
Daily brushing and flossing teeth.
Cleaning of the clothes and living area.
General avoidance of bodily fluids such as feces, urine, vomit, saliva and other bodily fluids.
Not touching animals before eating.
Avoidance of direct or indirect contact with unhygienic people.
Holding a tissue over the mouth or using the upper arm/elbow region when coughing or sneezing, not a bare hand. Alternatively, washing hands afterwards.
Suppression of habits such as nose-picking, touching the face etc.
Washing hands before eating.
Not licking fingers before picking up sheets of paper.
Medicine hygiene
Use of bandaging and dressing of wounds.
Use of protective clothing such as masks, gowns, caps, eyewear and gloves.
Sterilization of instruments used in surgical procedures.
Safe disposal of medical waste.
Risk Assessments
Risk assessment is the process where you:
• Identify hazards.
• Analyze or evaluate the risk associated with that hazard.
• Determine appropriate ways to eliminate or control the hazard.
In practical terms, a risk assessment is a thorough look at your home , workplace , to identify those things, situations, processes, etc that may cause harm, particularly to people, staff and children. After identification is made, you evaluate how likely and severe the risk is, and then decide what measures should be in place to effectively prevent or control the harm from happening.
Why is risk assessment important?
Risk assessments are very important as they form an integral part of a good occupational health and safety management plan. They help to:
Create awareness of hazards and risks.
Identify who may be at risk (employees, cleaners, visitors, contractors, the public, children etc).
Determine if existing control measures are adequate or if more should be done.
Prevent injuries or illnesses when done at the design or planning stage.
Prioritize hazards and control measures.