Occupational Health and Safety Questions 1. (15 marks) The TLV for carbon monoxide is 35ppm. Define the terms TLV and ppm and calculate them for the following example: Answer: TVL = Term for airborne concentration of a substance‚ below which all workers are believed to be protected while exposed to it day after day for 8-hour periods. PPM = Concentration by volume of one part of a gas‚ or by weight of a liquid or solid‚ per million parts of air or liquid. A mechanic in
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Describe the factors to take in account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. According to me while planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services‚ there are various factors which should be taken into consideration. Most important is that before starting any learning activity‚ whether its indoor or outdoor we should always make sure that the environment is free of any hazards and that children will be able to work safely. As there are some
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Impact on occupational safety and health for higher labour productivity Occupational health and safety is about ensuring a safe workplace. For resource recovery facilities this includes staff employed at the factory as well as contractors and the public. Occupational health and safety is a discipline with a broad scope involving many specialized fields. In its broadest sense‚ it should aim at: * The promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical‚ mental and social well-being of
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037 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care setting. Fire Precautions Act 1971 Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Health And Safety of Work Act 1974 Manual Handling Operations Regulation 1992 Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health regulation 2002 (COSHH) These are the main principles of health and safety legislation that applies to a health care setting. By following these acts can
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Unit 50118195.CU1531- Engage in personal development in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. I work with clients with Autism and/or a learning disability‚ within a supported housing setting. My current job role is as a ‘care assistant’. I am responsible for providing support to the service user’s‚ which includes: personal care‚ assisting with meal preparation‚ assisting with medication‚ organising service
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CU2939 Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings. Legislative frameworks for Health and Safety and risk management within our work setting include: The Health and Safety at work Act 1974. This is in place to ensure that all people are kept safe at work or entering a workplace. We have the Health and Safety policy in place to protect all people. The staff are given a copy and this is reviewed
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Legal‚ Safety‚ and Regulatory Requirements Alicia Race University of Phoenix Human resources in health care HCS/341 Michelle Calvin-Casey January 31‚ 2011 Legal‚ Safety‚ and Regulatory Requirements The legal‚ safety‚ and regulatory impact the human resource department greatly by ensuring that all employees are treated equally and fairly. The rights of both employer and employee are covered by several different entities such as the National Labor Relations Board‚ Equal Employment Opportunity
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Unit 1: Health‚ Safety and Welfare in Construction and the Built Environment L/600/0211 BTEC Nationals 10 Unit code: QCF Level 3: Credit value: Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose This unit enables learners to understand the responsibilities of employers and employees and the control measures used to reduce risk and meet legal requirements. They will gain knowledge of how to undertake risk assessments and accident recording and reporting procedures. Unit introduction The construction
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Legal‚ Safety‚ and Regulatory Requirements Markeeta Watkins HCS/341 Joanne Kronstedt 3/02/2015 Legal‚ Safety‚ and Regulatory Requirements “Common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation” The above statement effects the way companies and businesses are ran in today’s workforce. It is the Human Resource department’s responsibility to ensure the safety‚ and equality privileges for all employees. With lawsuits concerning discrimination‚ harassment‚ wrongful termination
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meet food and safety requirements when providing food and drink for individuals 1.1 food safety hazards when preparing‚ serving‚ storing and cleaning away food and drinks are of three types‚ namely‚ biological and chemical hazards. 1.2 this is important because it prevents food poisoning for the individual for e.g. if i don’t take all the necessary precautions when preparing food or drink‚ the service user may get food poisoning which could end with the service user going into hospital.
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