How to promote a safe work environment Care environments are places where accidents can quite often happen‚ not because staff are careless or fail to check hazards‚ but because of the vulnerability of the people who use the care facilities. As people become frail or develop physical conditions which affect mobility such as arthritis or Parkinson’s‚ they become susceptible to falls and trips because they are unsteady‚ and the slightest change in surface or level can upset their balance
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1. Understand the current legislative framework and organisational health‚ safety and risk management policies‚ procedures and practices that are relevant to health‚ and social care or children and young people’s settings 1.1 Explain the legislative framework for health‚ safety and risk management in the work setting The basis of British health and safety law is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Act sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members
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At the setting we have a promoting positive behaviour policy in place‚ which dictates the procedures that should be followed and be consistently used in our practice. The person that has overall responsibility for the management of behaviour is the setting manager‚ Helen Jacklin. The policy also states that we will attend relevant training to help us understand and guide appropriate models of behaviour‚ implement the settings behaviour procedure which includes the stepped approach‚ and have the
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policies and procedures for communicating information on health and social care workplace in accordance legislative requirement. The health and safety is an essential consideration for all the practitioners in health and social care. And also this unit will enable learners to develop an understanding of the importance of continually monitoring the implementation of health and safety legislation and policies within any health and social care setting. Learners will gain a clear understanding of the implications
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(B): Describe how two pieces of legislation impacts on the setting. For this assignment‚ I will consider how rights and responsibilities of service users and service providers in the setting are impacted by the use of legislation. According to www.dhsspsni.gov.uk “Legislation is defined as the act of making law(s) by the Governing Body in a country. Legislation is needed for the implementation of policies in‚ e.g. hospitals” The two legislations I will consider are; • The Northern Ireland Act
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Healthcare setting safety assignment By Nayna Parikh MA275-Online Clinical Competencies II Prof: Leon Deutsch Kaplan University February 02‚2015 Health and safety in healthcare setting The health care sector is complex and covers a variety of professions and work places facing different occupational health hazards and associated health problems. A hazard‚ in general‚ refers to anything with the potential to cause harm in terms of human injury or illhealth‚ damage to property‚ damage
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Section 4 – Understand how to work with and support colleagues 1. Explain the purpose of agreeing standards for your own work. Give at least two reasons. The ‘components’ (the people who are a part of‚ and the ultimate goals) of the organisation (organisation being the operative word)‚ need to have structure and need to be organized‚ or there will be no organisation. That is why work standards are put in place. Everyone who is a member of the organisation needs to agree with‚ and comply
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STATEMENT Evidence no. 1 Evidence title Risk Assessment of new Power Bending Machine process Unit / LO.AC Statement Evidence reference 4/4.6 4/4.5 4/4.3 4/4.4 4/1.1 4//1.2 4/1.3 4/1.4 4/4.1 4/4.6 4/1.6 4/2.3 4/2.1 4/2.2 4/2.5 4/4.2 4/4.1 4/4.2 4/2.5
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A work plan is an outline of a set of goals and processes by which a team and/or person can accomplish those goals‚ offering the reader a better understanding of the scope of the project. Work plans‚ whether used in professional or academic life‚ help you stay organized while working on projects. Through work plans‚ you break down a process into small‚ achievable tasks and identify the things you want to accomplish. Learn how to write a work plan so that you can be prepared for upcoming projects
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All businesses need to be well organised to achieve their aims and objectives. Certain tasks‚ or functions‚ must be done regularly and these are usually grouped into specific types of activities. In a large organisation like Tesco PLC‚ people work together in functional areas. Each functional area has a specific purpose. Below are the main functional areas: Finance The main activities of the finance department are: * To record all the business transactions This means
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