Unit 027 Outcome 4.1 Explain the policies and procedures of the setting or service in response to accidents‚ incidents‚ emergencies and illness. Accident Book – Each room has an accident and incident book‚ with clear guidelines. The books are stored in the main office. They are numbered carbon pages and a copy is always kept inside the book‚ all information is stored in a locked cupboard for confidentiality‚ once a form is completed two people are to sign the carer who has written it and also the
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In 1970‚ the Occupational Safety and Health Act was established to prevent on the job hazards resulting in serious injuries including death (The OSH Act‚ Standards‚ and Liability‚ 2010). The law requires “employers to provide their employees with working conditions that are free of known dangers” (Occupational Safety & Health Administration‚ n.d.). This week case study discusses the work environment of an employee that worked at a car dealership by the name of Joe Peterson. Joe was an older man that
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ID-12528 LEGISLATION AND ETHICS in T&T Icon Collegeof Technology and Management Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Travel and Tourism Unit 8 egislation and Ethics in Travel and Tourism Sector Session February 2014 Submitted to: E. Fomuso Submitted by: ID-12528 Legislation and Ethics in the Travel and Tourism Sector Task 1 (a) Civil law spells out the rights and duties that exist between persons and between persons
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HSC 32 ~ Support the health and safety of yourself and individuals (Level 3) 1. There is much legislation dealing with health and safety in the workplace. The health and safety at work act 1974 contains general provisions but it has been supplemented by many regulations and guidelines dealing with specific areas. The main specific regulations important to care workers are: ● ● ● Control of substances hazardous to health 1988 (COSHH) Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
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Understand health and safety in social care settings. 1.1 legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting would be Health and safety at work act‚ Manual handling operations regulations‚ Control of substances hazardous to health regulations RIDDOR Health and safety first aid regulations‚ Management of health and safety at work regulations. 1.2 The main points of the policies and procedures are to ensure everyone follows the same guidelines‚ is safe and to minimise the
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Assignment Task 1 Regulatory bodies and current legislations OFSTED Ofsted is the office for standards in Education‚ children’s services and skills. They make sure that people achieve excellence in care of children and young people. Ofsted assess children services in local areas and inspect services for looked after children ‚ safeguarding and child protection. Ofsted’s job is to check places that young people and children are looked after and the people who look after children and young people
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Implementing policy and procedures Instructions: Complete the following. 1. Gather feedback on your policy/procedures document. (2.8‚ 3.7‚ 5.7) a. Write down the feedback and the suggestions made. (minimum of 2) Not specific enough with the retiring of equipment Borrowing procedures was unclear b. How will you respond to each of these suggestions? Broke it down and decided one point into two to explain ropes and alloy materials as separate items. Reviewed borrowing procedures and simplified 2.
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Develop and Implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of Children and Young People. National and local guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding that affect My role as a carer on a day to day basis Within the home from a childcare practice prospective since being at Genus care I have discovered that this affects my day to day work as I must be aware of the child protection procedures at all times‚ such as how to spot the signs of abuse‚ how and who to report my concerns
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Outcome 1 UNDERSTAND HOW TO PLAN AND PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH AND SAFETY 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services Most of the factors to consider when planning safe and healthy environments for children and young people come down to common sense. As everyone is an individual you will need to take in to account each child/young persons level of development
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Current legislation covering home-based childcare 1.1 The Children Act 1989 aimed to ensure that the welfare of the child is paramount‚ to work in partnership with parents to protect the child from harm. The Act was intended to strengthen the child’s legal position. To give them equal rights‚ consider their feelings and wishes and to ensure children were consulted and kept informed. Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice 2001 it focuses on preventative work to ensure that
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