misuse anything that is provided for health and safety. Any accidents or hazards must be reported to the foreman immediately. You must use any equipment or Safeguards provided by your employer. 2. What does coshh stand for and what are the main risks whilst carrying out construction operations? COSHH stands to the Control of Substance Hazardous to Health. The risks to individuals involve direct contact with a hazardous substance which could cause disease‚ skin Irritation or burning‚ these symptoms Could
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CACHE Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care and Education Unit 4: Keeping Children Safe Briefing: 25/2/13 Submission: 7/5/13 (Tuesday Exam Week) [pic] Preparation Task As previously advised you should have read the assignment brief and gathered information to support you □ Read the assignment information carefully (this can be found on pages 45-51 within your candidate handbook). □ Look at the marking scheme to the assignment on pages 285-289 within your
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general health and safety in a social care setting. Health & Safety at Work Act The Management of Health & 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 Describe the main points of health and safety polices and procedures. Some of the main points of health and safety are as follows; control
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Unit 2 : Working in the Science Industry Walworth Academy Science Department Course title: BTEC National Extended Diploma in Applied Science Tutor name: Assignment 2.1 : Procedures used in the Laboratory Ref: Learner name Start date: Deadline date: Unit : (10 Credits) Scenario You are a publicist for a technician training organisation. You have been given the job of producing a prospectus into the work of a science technician focussing on methods of communication
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wheelchair access if required Although was replaced by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. * Care of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations (2002) This deals with identification by risk assessment‚ control of exposure‚ health surveillance and incident planning‚ storage of cleaning fluids. * Health Protection Agency Act (2004) The Health Protection Agency is an independent
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Health and Safety Executive Health and safety regulation... ... a short guide Health and safety regulation .... .... a short guide Why this guide? The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) conducted a review of health and safety regulation in 1994. It found that people were confused about the differences between: ❋ ❋ ❋ guidance; Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs); and regulations and how they relate to each other. This document aims to explain how each fits in. It is for employers and self
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Explain what is meant by: a) Diversity- Diversity is about valuing individual difference. So ’diversity’ is much more than just a new word for equality. A diversity approach aims to recognise‚ value and manage difference to enable all employees to contribute and realise their full potential. Diversity challenges us to recognise and value all sorts of differences in order to make our environment a better place for everyone to work b) Equality- Equality is about making sure people are treated
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Heal and safety social care Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship 1. A working relationship is different because of boundaries‚ professional codes of conduct‚ employer policies and procedures. In your working relationship you would be friendly have a different approach treat with equality you would know your role and responsibility you would not share personal information as you friends. 2. You work with different people doctors family colleagues give examples
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Examiners’ Report NEBOSH National General Certificate December 2007 examination CONTENTS Introduction 3 Paper NGC1 : Management of health and safety 5 Paper NGC2 : Controlling workplace hazards 10 Examination statistics 17 Examination technique 18 The National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety has been offered since 1989 and‚ at the time of this examination‚ there were nearly 113‚000 holders of
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NVQ Certificate in Health and Social Care Level 2 Assessment Infection Control 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection Within the last few years it has been highlighted that there is a very high increase in service users contracting healthcare related infections. It is therefore important that I take full responsibility to ensure that I take all the necessary precautions to prevent myself‚ service users and the general
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