There are five pieces of current legislation which include: RIDDOR 1995 (Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations)‚ PPI 1992 (Personal Protective Equipment at Work Act‚ Disability Discrimination Act 1995‚ Sex Discrimination Act 1975&1986 and finally The Race Relations Act 1976. RIDDOR will influence working practises in a setting because it enforces policies into nursery settings that make it vital that RIDDOR is put into place by keeping a record book (accidents book)
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Occupational Medicine 2009;59:96–100 doi:10.1093/occmed/kqn172 IN-DEPTH REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................................... Reducing occupational exposure to chemical carcinogens John W. Cherrie .................................................................................................................................................
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Principle of Care Practice md shibbir ahmed ID: LCC 20102431 Ans. to the P1 In health care setting every individuals has their own rights to be treated fairly. The rights are based upon on the principles of care value base‚ such as: promoting anti-discriminatory practice‚ maintaining confidentiality‚ promoting and supporting individuals rights to dignity‚ needs (which is included physical‚ emotional‚ environmental‚ social‚ cultural‚ mental health‚ spiritual etc) choices‚ preferences‚ independence
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E1 Health and safety at work act 1974 Child care act 2006 Data protection act 1998 Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Children act 1989 E2 It is important to make sure when dealing with any accidents and injuries you follow the settings correct policies and procedures‚ this ensures that every staff member is aware of how to deal with incidences as well as ensuring that the health and safety of each child is maintained. Dealing with a bump
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blanching/blanching)‚ a spongy feeling or touch to touch skin. Any non blanching skin needs to be reported immediately and monitored. 2.1 Legislation and national guidelines affecting pressure area care: • Safeguarding • Health and Safety Act • COSHH • Manual Handling Regulations • NICE guidelines • RCN guidelines
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and resources are: • Infection control policy – Ensure hands are washed using the hand washing technique‚ using personal protective equipment when needed. Waste is disposed of in to the correct bins. • Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) – ensure the correct substance is being used to clean the right equipment/device or body fluid spillage. • Risk assessment management – Ensure that the clinic area is clean and safe to use. Also ensuring that the bed is at the correct height for
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areas of the workshop. Although local exhaust ventilation (LEV) was in operation‚ it did not appear to be functioning efficiently. There was no evidence of maintenance being undertaken on the LEV in the past two years. This is a contravention of the COSHH Regulations 1999. 2. Fire Whilst fire extinguishers were of the correct type and in the correct position‚ fire notices were conspicuous by their absence. This is in contravention of the requirements of our Fire Certificate. 3. Electrical Safety
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log book that I will describe four legislative factors that influence the health and safety in football. This will include * Health and safety at work act(1974) * Work act(Reporting of injuries ‚diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations(RIDDOR) * Health and safety(First aid) regulations(1981) * Fire safety and safety of places of sport act (1987) Health and safety at work act (1974) This act explains the main principles of health and safety within the work place‚ the main aspect
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ACTIVITY Task 1 (1.4 / 1.2) Looking at the list of Health and Safety legislation given below‚ carry out some research using the internet and fill in the boxes to describe what each document is about. |Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |It explains that | | |The Health and Safety Executive with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities)
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Infection control The different routes‚ through which infection can get into the body‚ are: * You can get an infection through the respiratory tract and into the lung‚ by a cough‚ cold‚ influenza and any other common airborne infections that are contracted in this fashion. * You could get it through a cut or wound that has broken the skin‚ one of the main functions of the skin is to act as a barrier against any infection. Anything that penetrates the skin or for that matter the mucous membrane
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