DUTY OF CARE Duty of Care The legal definition for the term ‘Duty of Care’ means that person acts towards others and the public with watchfulness‚ attention‚ caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the same circumstances would. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care then their acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence. ‘Duty of Care’ means that whilst we are responsible for another persons wellbeing we must
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Duty of Care Duty of care refers to the obligations and responsibilities that people in authority have for those in their charge. Whether a duty of care is owed depends in part on the position of the person in authority‚ particularly his or her status as an expert with superior knowledge. Proof that a duty of care has been breached generally leads to a court awarding damages to the injured party to compensate for financial loss. Duty of care in child care Obviously people who work in child
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Aaron Long Roger Boisjoly‚ an engineer at Thiokol‚ attempted to save seven astronauts and the Challenger Space Shuttle before the January 28‚ 1986 disaster occurred. Boisjoly’s actions can be explained through Utilitarianism and Ross’ Prima Facie Duties. From a utilitarian standpoint‚ the engineer sought to maximize the “good” of the launch situation. Roger Boisjoly had two choices after discovering the O-ring dilemma: attempt to potentially save seven astronauts due to the predicted failure of the
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Pvt Hogue‚ Ryan 15‚ AUG 2012 RESPONSIBILITY There is no philosophically well-settled way of dividing or analyzing the various components of responsibility‚ and some components are often ignored by philosophers. To take a more comprehensive approach‚ this article divides the responsibility of individuals into four areas of enquiry. Recent analytic moral philosophy has tended to ask two deceptively simple questions about responsibility like; “What is it to be responsible?” and “What is a person
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The Duties of A Secretary When we enter a law office the first individual we meet is the legal secretary. She is the one withe responsibility for the correspondence‚ records‚ and other affairs of a.law office. The word "secretary" reflects its Latin root secretum (secret)‚ which originally referred to a person who acted as a confidant‚ and handled matters of a private nature for his principal. The executive position or executive secretary is one of major responsibility in business or government
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Duties of a Student by- Md. Abdul Mannan1 The period of life‚ which we spend to receive education in educational institutions‚ is called student life. It is not only the best time of a man’s life but also the seedtime as the success and happiness in our life depend on how we have spent our student life. That is why‚ this life is the life of work‚ of duties and responsibilities if the later part of life is to be a life of achievement and success. But what exactly are the duties of this life? Giving
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Patriotic Duty I believe in the soldier every little boy wants to become. By this I mean I believe in serving your country. As children we have all probably played army man and doctor‚ and we had fun. But what happened to that? Is it like the bad taste in our mouth? So very dry and disgusting finding out we have to actually work to achieve those? In my opinion I find it as a pride to look forward to‚ serving my country and protecting others. I like America I find I should serve it as my patriotic
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1.1 What it means to have a duty of care in own work setting. Duty of care is the “fundamental obligation that anyone working in child care‚ whatever the type of service and whatever their role‚ is to keep children safe”. (Marilyn Hopkins LLB‚ Dip.Ed.. (March 2006). DUTY OF CARE. This will involve giving appropriate attention in particular tasks to ensure no one is harmed‚ watching out for potential hazards
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The duties of a constable vary from one region to the next. In some counties‚ the constable is an elected official while in others‚ he or she is a part of the court system. Constables and sheriffs often have similar duties and responsibilities‚ but in some states there is only a sheriff and no constables. Traffic Officer Constables can make traffic stops within the city that they have jurisdiction. In some cases‚ that might be a city or county with rural areas that aren’t patrolled by the state
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Duty of Care 1.1 The term duty of care refers to the duties and responsibilities that someone in charge and authority has to those they are caring for. In the area of childcare and early years‚ teachers‚ nursery workers and other care workers have a duty of care to the children they are looking after and are responsible for. There is a general definition for duty of care as well as different definitions in greater detail. For example moral and legal duties of care. Legal duty of care is where
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