Understand health and safety in social care settings Performance Criteria 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1. Identify legistation relating to health and safety in social care setting Current legislation and subsequent amendments may include: · Health & Safety at Work Act The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety. Under this Act
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Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings – Unit 208 1.1 List legalisation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting The settings in which you work are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA). This Act has been updated and supplemented by many sets of regulations and guidelines‚ which extended it‚ support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect your workplace are shown in the following diagram. The Health and Safety at
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Understand health and safety in social care settings (ai) a list of key legislation are COSHH‚ RIDDOR‚ manual handling regulations‚ health and safety (first aid) regulations‚ health and safety at work act‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health‚ Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations (aii) All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health
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Assignment 301 Principles of communication in adult social care settings Task A Question and Answers Ai Identify four different reasons why people communicate. 1. to communicate how we feel 2. to communicate what we need 3. to build relationship with other people 4. to get informations we want Aii Explain how effective communication can affect relationships in an adult social care setting between: a) Colleagues and other professionals - efective communication is important because we
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1.1 It is very important to ensure that your setting supports and promotes diversity‚ equality of opportunities and inclusion. By promoting these 3 things it will help children and young people to progress in all areas of their development to have the best possible chances in life. Diversity is what sets people apart from each other‚ a difference in appearance‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ culture‚ religion or disability. Without diversity the world would be a rather boring place although sadly throughout
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Assisting skills The role of the heath care assistant in maintaining a safe and hygienic environment for client. Comprehensive description of clients needs. My client is 77 year old man with diabetes. He lives with his wife. My client is weak and depressed. He smokes cigarretes knowing that he is not allowed‚ he dont go out and the man is always grumpy. I dont know to much about him cause he never really talks but watch TV. He doesn ’t have a children but his wife looks after him. My task
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individual in a health and social care setting 1. Understand assessment processes 1.1 Compare and contrast the range and purpose of different forms of assessment There are many forms I use to assess an individual’s needs. The first bit of the information comes from Derby City Council‚ which is called a outcome based support assessment. This is what they use to identify someone’s needs and how much care they require. The information on this document is great for Derby City to use‚ but I also need to do
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ABUSE AND ITS MANIFESTION WITH THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTING. Abuse comes in all forms and here are examples of abuse. PHYSCIAL ABUSE: Includes hitting‚ slapping‚ scratching‚ pushing‚ kicking‚ and misuse of medication‚ restraint or inappropriate sanctions. The sign’s of this is marks on the body that can’t be explained also doing what’s done to them to fellow housemates. PSYCHOLOICAL ABUSE: Includes emotional abuse‚ threats of harm or abandonment‚ deprivation of contact‚ humiliation
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communication is important in adult social care setting 1.1 identify the different reasons people communicate People communicate in different ways to help social interaction. Communication is not just though words it can also be though touch‚ facial expressions and body movement as well as written electronic messages. 1.2 Explain how communication affects relationships in an adult social care setting Relationships are important within a social care setting as residents need to feel that
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The article I chose to research this week was entitled "Social Support: Tap This Tool to Beat Stress". In it‚ there is a simple‚ but -in my opinion- true statement: Having and maintaining a strong support network can be crucial in helping you through stress. ("Social Support"‚ 2015). I definitely agree with this sentiment‚ as I know that I can always rely on my close friends and family to be there for me and my own family. An example for this is simply the fact that my wife and I are a military family
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