introduction to health and safety Health and safety in small businesses What you should know about – where to get more information It’s your business but we can help you look after it! Getting hurt at work or becoming ill through work is not a pleasant subject to think about. The reality is that over 200 people a year lose their lives at work in Britain. In addition‚ around 150 000 non-fatal injuries are reported each year‚ and an estimated 2 million suffer from ill health caused or made
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Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting Health and Safety at work Act 1974 - An Act to make further provision for securing the health‚ safety and welfare of persons at work‚ for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 - any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting‚ putting down
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I. Occupational Health and Safety System OHSMS is a combination of the planning and review‚ the management organisational arrangements‚ the consultative arrangements‚ and the specific program elements that work together in an integrated way to improve health and safety performance. (Gallagher‚ 2000). Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) is a coordinated and systematic approach to managing health and safety risks. OHSMS provides a system for organizations to
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Health and Safety – Long Essay When using ICT related equipment‚ responsibility for your own health and safety is a big factor to consider. When working in an office both the employer and the employee have responsibilities to ensure your health and safety is covered at all time. As an employer‚ your job would be to keep your work place a safe environment. This could be done by making sure all equipment and machinery is safe to use for your employers or providing the appropriate medical equipment
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One of the most interesting careers that have caught my interest in the healthcare field that I would want to pursue in the healthcare field is a Health and Safety Specialist. A Health and Safety Specialist is a very important job‚ Specialists ensure a workplace is a safe place to work and to try decrease the risk of injury for employees and visitors. It important to have a specialist that pays attention to detail because with the new technology that’s being installed in a lot of the companies facility
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Safety‚ Health‚ and Welfare of the Employees Over the years‚ Government has taken great care to protect employee’s rights to take care of themselves and their families. Two of the greatest pieces of legislation passed to protect employees’ rights to themselves and their families are the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). This paper will summarize the application and implication of FMLA and OSHA. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was written
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WHAT IS A WORKPLACE? - If you put the phrase‚ “healthy workplace” into the Google search engine‚ you get about 2‚000‚000 results. Clearly it’s a hot topic. And just as clearly‚ once you follow some of the links‚ there are thousands of interpretations of what the phrase means; thousands of providers of healthy workplace models‚ tools and information; thousands of researchers looking into the subject. - A workplace is a location or building where people perform physical or mental work in order
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allowed to carry out certain tasks relating to Health and Safety. Here are a few examples: • Moving and handling • Administering medication • Emergency first aid • Giving injections • Peg feeding • Colostomy • Fighting fire If you are unsure about what you can and cannot do‚ you must discuss this with your supervisor / manager. Where and from whom additional support and information relating to Health and Safety can be accessed? • The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to ensure
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Occupational Safety and Health in the Caribbean lecture notes Dr. A. Bailey BBA Unit 1 Course objectives On completion of this module the student should have mastered the following : * Overview of OHS in LAC * Gender issues * High risk occupations * Common occupational hazards * The impact of OHS in LAC * Main policy issues and challenges * Policy recommendations People spend more than one-third of each day at work. For this reason alone it should be clear that
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1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services When planning health and safety for indoor and outdoor environments you need to know the age group and ability of each child you are planning for. For example if you are planning for children who are completely mobile the layout of the room/ outside space must be different to those who have just learnt to walk or are not mobile at all. In our setting we have separate rooms
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