and prevention of infection include the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA)‚ the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and the Reporting of Injury‚ Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). It is important as employees that we are aware of these so that we can work safely; at work we have information provided in the health and safety file and COSHH file. As employees we must ensure we attend all necessary trainings that our employers provide regarding infection control
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employees are safe whilst at work‚ this doesn’t just apply those those who are employed by a company it applies to any one who enters the building including professional bodies I.e district nurses‚ And general practitioners the legislation is made up of COSHH‚RIDDOR‚The manual handling operations regulations‚ the health and safety first aid regulations and management of health and safety at work regulations‚ I will identify and write a brief description on how these legislations relate to my job role and
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Outcome 1 Know the structure of education from early years to post compulsory education. 1.1 Summarise entitlement and provision for early years education. Since 2004 local education authorities‚ funded by the government ensured that every child in the UK aged three and four years old have been entitled to free places at nursery or another preschool setting (including childminders). From 1st September 2010 the Government extended these hours from 12.5 to 15 hours for up to 38 weeks of the year
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BEHAVIOUR POLICY Policy Statement: All children and adults are treated with equal concern and are made to feel welcome in my home. I aim to offer a quality childcare service for parents and children. As a registered childminder I recognise the need to set out reasonable and appropriate limits to manage the behaviour of children in my care. By providing a happy‚ safe environment‚ the children in my care will be encouraged to develop social skills to help them be accepted and welcome in
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on every 0-5 years’ provider‚ school leaders‚ school staff‚ childcare providers and childminders‚ it relates to maintained schools‚ independent schools‚ academies and free schools‚ nurseries‚ private nursery schools‚ pre-schools/playgroups and childminding. The EYFS was designed to ensure ALL children‚ regardless of where they live‚ their family background or circumstances would have access to a quality early years’ education. Where the leaning and development requirements‚
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to health and safety in a health or social care work setting. There are a number of different legislations to follow relating to health and safety in health or social care setting‚ such as: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 COSHH – The control of substances hazardous to health RIDDOR – Used to report incidents‚ accidents and injuries at work The above legislation is used to form the basis of Look Ahead’s Health and Safety Manual‚ which can be accessed using the intranet
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Employee Rights and Responsibilities Workbook for Children’s Care‚ Learning and Development Published by: Care Council for Wales South Gate House Wood Street Cardiff CF10 1EW Tel: (029) 2022 6257 Fax: (029) 2038 4764 E-mail: info@ccwales.org.uk Website: www.ccwales.org.uk ISBN: 978-1-906528-34-8 © (2011) Care Council for Wales All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission
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1995 Health and Safety First Aid Regulations Manual Handling Operations regulations 1992 (amended 2002) Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) Care Standard Act 2000 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings. Policies and procedures are in place for all employers and employees to follow. The Health and Safety Act 1974 is like the overall “umbrella” that holds
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1999‚ Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992‚ Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981‚ Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) Health and safety policies and procedures: agreed ways of working and approved codes of practice in health and social care settings relating to health and safety; dealing with accidents‚
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1999 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 emphasize what employers are required to achieve under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) require employers to control substances that can harm workers’ health. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 The Manual Handling Regulations 1992 sets out requirements for manual handling and moving and
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