occupational health and safety practice requires the collaboration and participation of both employers and workers in health and safety programs such as the Four-Point Workplace Program and Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)‚ as well as involving the consideration of issues relating to the direct and indirect costs of injuries to an organization. The OSH Act of 1970 was established to provide guidelines and regulate laws to protect employers and employees in the workplace. The purpose of a safety and health
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Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings Outcome 1 Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety 1.1 Some health and safety legislations are: 1 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 1 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 2 Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 3 Workplace Health‚ Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992 1.2 All health and safety policies and procedures should include
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why reflecting on work activities is an important way to develop own knowledge and skills. Reflection on your own practice is important because it allows you to assess what you are doing well‚ identify areas where you might like or maybe need more training or guidance in to ensure you are performing to the best you can‚ and are meeting all standards and expectations within the care settings policies and procedures. It helps you think about what you are doing in the setting and to always be aware
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Health and Safety Assignment 2 Task D Introduction In this part of the assignment I will look at a case study and evaluate this in term of risk assessment‚ I will use this information to determine recommendations for care planning and management of Mr Campbell the service user. I will discuss how dilemmas within the case study can be addressed by implementing policies and systems for Health‚ Safety and Security. Ref 1 Risk assessment Risk assessment is the process of evaluating risks to workers’
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It is important that children and young people are allowed to exercise their rights and choices‚ while maintaining health and safety requirements. This can lead a dilemma when children or young people wish to undertake a task that you may feel is not within their capabilities‚ or that is not safe for them to do so. 1. What are your feelings about the above statement? It is important for children to have opportunities to take risks in everyday tasks and activities. They need to explore and discover
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IGC1. Management of International Health and Safety Chapter1. Foundations in health and safety [Practice questions] 1. Explain‚ using an example in EACH case‚ the meaning of the following terms: (a)’hazard’; A hazard is the potential of a substance‚ person‚ activity or process to cause harm. Hazards take many forms including chemicals‚ electricity and working form a ladder. (b)’risk’; A risk is the likelihood of a substance‚ activity or process to cause harm and its resulting severity. Although
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than negative approaches to encourage children and young people to behave appropriately. Promoting positive behaviour involves: Setting clear boundaries‚ which are applied in a calm and consistent way Encouraging children and young people to make their own choices about behaviour – and to understand the negative consequences if they choose inappropriate behaviour Setting ‘positive’ rules rather than ‘negative’ ones. Negative rules tend to begin with the word ‘Don’t’‚ and tell children and young people
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new staffs‚ including chefs‚ kitchen hands and waiters are informed of the safety in workplace in the hospitality industry. I’ll also talk about the hazards you need to be careful of while working in a restaurant. Please put your hands up if you are under 24. One‚ two…there’re four of you! Did you know that Hospitality Industry workers under the age of 24 are the most likely to get injured during their first year at work? It is true and in some severe cases‚ these injuries‚ unfortunately‚ causes
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are as important to the environment as are safe and well-kept buildings and grounds. A safe‚ clean‚ and well-maintained school with a positive psychosocial climate and culture can foster school connectedness‚ which in turn boosts student and staff health as well as students’ educational achievement. I want to begin by asking the Honorable Minister ‘What is the position of the ministry in this regard and what measures have been put in place to ensure a healthy physical environment? Budget allocation
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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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