HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE WORKPLACE Table of Contents TASK 1: 2 Reference Guide for Health and Social Care workplace: 2 Overview: 2 1.1 Reviews of systems‚ policies and procedures for communication: Health and Safety 2 1.2 Responsibilities in a specific health and social care: 4 1.2.1 Organizational Responsibilities: 4 1.2.2 Monitoring and evaluating process: 5 1.2.3 Inspecting the workplace: 5 1.2.4 Management Structure: 5 1.2.5 Representation: 6
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Unit 012 012_1 Understand partnership working within the context of services for children and young people. 1.1 When people working with children and young people work together‚ it can be very positive for the children and young people concerned. The adults could be parents‚ carers‚ colleagues‚ professionals or multi-disciplinary teams. They need to communicate‚ exchange information‚ share their knowledge and experience and understand each other’s roles. whe If you work well as a team in your
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of Obesity in Children and Young People Introduction Fat adults are fat because they eat too much fatty food and do not get enough exercise. Fat children are healthy and cute. Fat teenagers are not. Fat people are funny. Fat people can lose weight if they really wanted to. These are just a few common perceptions the public have of people who are over their ideal body weight. What most people do not know is that being overweight or obese carry with it a myriad of health risks‚ economic
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CU1569 Support the creativity of children and young people 1.1 Explain evidence‚ approaches and theories about the benefits of creativity for the well being of children and young people Nature or nurture This approach refers to whether creativity is something which comes naturally to some people or whether it is something that can be taught. Creativity as a process Graham Wallas proposed this five-stage model about how we solve problems. 1. Preparation – initial thoughts about a problem
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Health and Safety Always place your baby on his or her back to sleep‚ even for naps. This is the safest sleep position for a healthy baby to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Babies placed on their stomachs to sleep are much more likely to die of SIDS than babies placed on their backs to sleep. Beat the heat and sun Heat-related illness occurs when the body’s temperature control system is overloaded. Those at greatest risk for heat-related illness include infants and children
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516 1.1) The policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people all stem from the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by Ian Huntley. From this horrific act of evil the Safeguarding Vulnerable Group Act 2006 was born (see evidence ‘6’ – 520 1.3). Another public enquiry was set up to address the failure of the law after the death of Victoria Climbié. Within this enquiry‚ Lord Laming called for changes to be made in child protection policies. From this there was
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discipline—ways to make children learn to behave. But there is a big difference between using physical punishment to discipline and physical abuse. The point of disciplining children is to teach them right from wrong‚ not to make them live in fear. Mental/emotional abuse – someone severely and persistently ill treats you which can harm your confidence and self-worth. It may be your parent’s failing to show you that they love you. Emotional abuse can severely damage a child’s mental health or social development
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CU2939 Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings. Legislative frameworks for Health and Safety and risk management within our work setting include: The Health and Safety at work Act 1974. This is in place to ensure that all people are kept safe at work or entering a workplace. We have the Health and Safety policy in place to protect all people. The staff are given a copy and this is reviewed
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Safety Checks Safety Checks Task 1 Using the EYFS welfare requirements‚ create a checklist on a separate page that will allow you to ensure that the inside and outside environment‚ and all equipment and materials can be checked for safety. Task 2 Using the welfare requirements‚ research and record below the minimum space requirements for: Children under two – 3.5 m²‚ Two-year-olds – 2.5 m²‚ Children aged three to five years – 2.3 m². What other guidance is there regarding
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Local authorities have a duty to work under the Children Act 1989 and Children act 2004 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in need and have an obligation of ensuring that children in need of protection in their areas are protected from significant harm. Policies which safeguard schools must develop a range of policies which ensure the safety‚ security and well-being of their pupils. These will set out the responsibilities of staff and the procedures that they must follow. Policies
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