Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities‚ and responsibilities of others‚ relting to health and safety in the work setting. 1. Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. The European Parliament issues Directives on all legislation‚ including Health & Safety. 1989 saw six Health & Safety Directives issued. They had to be applied as law by each of the Member countries. By authority given to the Secretary of Sate these Directives
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Task 1 There are many factors you should take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments. Look at the pictures below‚ and then complete the boxes in the grid to explain how you might need to adapt them in order to take the list of factors into account. Factor | Indoor environment | Outdoor environment | Age and ability of the children | * Age appropriate chairs and height of table. For example in year 3 the chairs and height of table are different of that
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areas of concern which lead to breaches to the following Health and Safety legislations: Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999‚ Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)‚ Electricity at Work Regulations 1989‚ Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 The health and safety of the employees‚ clients‚ subcontractors and visitor working on the Facility may be at risk if these concerns will not be looked into
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CARE HEALTH AND SOC TH AND SOCIAL CARE H SOCIAL CARE HEALTH A CARE HEALTH AND SOC AND SOCIAL CARE HEA RE QUALIFICATIONS HE ALTH AND SOCIAL CARE EXEMPLAR SOCIAL CARE HEALTH A CANDIDATE WORK CARE HEALTH AND SOC TH AND SOCIAL CARE H UNIT ICO 1 The principles of infection prevention and control. Unit ICO1 2 Unit ICO1 CONTENTS Introduction Page 4 Unit Purpose Page 5 Evidence for Learning Outcome 1 AC 1.1 Commentary for Evidence for AC 1.1
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NATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE Candidate report template (2009 specification) UNIT NGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION Student number Location: A Private Security Company Operating Base Date of review: Introduction including overview of area inspected and activities taking place The following is a report on the health and safety inspection conducted at A Private Security Company Operating Base (PSCOB) The PSCOB is
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Task 3 P2: Outline how legislation‚ policies and procedures relating to heath‚ safety and security influence health and social care settings. In this essay i will be explaining how different pieces of legislation influence health and care. Legislation consists of laws made by parlement‚ or people given power by parlement‚ such as a govenor. Legislation shows us what we need to do in certain environments‚ for example what to do to make us safe and how to do it. Health and safety at work act 1974
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following diagram. The Health and Safety at Work Act covers the following regulations: Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 1.2 Describe the main points of health and safety policies and procedures The main points of health and
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and safety in a social care setting are: * health and safety at work act * the management of health and safety work regulations * Control of substances hazardous to health regulations (COSHH) * manual handling operations regulations * the reporting of injuries‚diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR) * personal protective equipment regulations 1.2) how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in a social care setting are: * they are agreed ways of working to prevent
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legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. Legislations/codes of practice relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting are: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; Riddor 1995‚ COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health); Manual Handling operations regulations 1992; Health And Safety (First aid regulations 1981); Fire protection (Workplace) Regulations 1997; Food Safety Act 1990; Personal Protective Equipment and Management
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has a duty to work according to the legislation and provide systems of work that are safe and without risk to health. Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 1988 Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 1988 (COSHH) seeks to control exposure to hazardous substances‚ such as cleaning products and bleach at the workplace. Under this legislation the employee is responsible for storing (locked fire retardant cupboard)‚ handling (wearing personal protective equipment)
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