Unit 208 – Supporting children and young people’s health and safety 1.1 Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures implemented in the setting With reference to appended evidence C (Health and Safety Policy)‚ the document clearly our School’s stance on health and safety. The school is “committed to doing all that we can to ensure that the children in our care are healthy‚ safe and enjoy emotional well-being. We also have a fundamental duty of care to the adults
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Unit 1: Health‚ Safety and Welfare in Construction and the Built Environment L/600/0211 BTEC Nationals 10 Unit code: QCF Level 3: Credit value: Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose This unit enables learners to understand the responsibilities of employers and employees and the control measures used to reduce risk and meet legal requirements. They will gain knowledge of how to undertake risk assessments and accident recording and reporting procedures. Unit introduction The construction
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Unit 7: Support Children and Young people’s Health and Safety. All schools in the UK have a health and safety policy‚ in which they have to adhere to requirements. There are many current health and safety legislations‚ policies and procedures. These include the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which was created to protect those at work by following procedures in order to prevent accidents. In a school setting‚ it is compulsory to follow the rules of this act. Schools must have an annual
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business and employment law‚ identify the key features relating to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and will then evaluate the Acts’ significance in protecting the rights and interests of the workforce. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) brought in a new approach to dealing with the risks to people at work. Prior to HSWA there were approximately 30 Acts and over 500 regulations dealing with health and safety in the work place. The situation was confusing and unfair in that it afforded
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left blank Health and safety in the engineering workplace affects all personnel‚ no matter what their involvement. Ensuring a healthy and safe working environment is not only the province of management - who are responsible for supplying the personal protective equipment and warning notices shown in the photograph; but also that of every individual. All staff and all visitors must use appropriate personal protective equipment and ensure that they are conversant with the safety warning notices
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to safeguard the well being of children and young people. Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people * The main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures that are used to ensure that children and young people are safeguarded are “The Children’s act 1989” which was updated in 2004. * The green paper was introduced after the laming enquiry into the death of a young child and this was
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The health and safety representative is responsible for addressing workplace health and safety issues. The employees of the workplace who do not exercise managerial functions select‚ from among those employees‚ the person to be appointed health and safety representative. If the employees are represented by a trade union‚ then the union selects the person to be appointed after consulting any employees who are not in the union. The health and safety representative’s duties include: * to consider
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the potential effect of transitions on children and young people’s development. Through out our lives we are confronted by changes. People‚ places and even our own bodies change. We are faced by ongoing periods of transition as things alter from how they were to how they are now. Transitions can positively or negatively impact on children and young people’s development depending on how they are supported and the change is managed. There are several types of transition children and young people
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What is an occupational health and safety (OH&S) program? A health and safety program is a definite plan of action designed to prevent accidents and occupational diseases. Some form of a program is required under occupational health and safety legislation in most Canadian jurisdictions. A health and safety program must include the elements required by the health and safety legislation as a minimum. Because organizations differ‚ a program developed for one organization cannot necessarily be
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Health and Safety in the Workplace Bradley Whitaker Mid Continent University Human Resource Management DL17/M14 Professor J. Gordon February 13‚ 2013 Health and Safety in the Workplace Health and Safety play a very important role in the workplace today. Many organizations take the responsibility of their employees’ safety and health seriously due to the various affects that could stem from a lack of providing a safe work environment. During the 20th century our nation has become a world
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