Every play setting needs to have policies and procedures to help them guide the actions of all individuals involved in the play setting. They ensure the well-being of all families‚ children‚ staff and everyone who is connected to the setting. When policies and procedures are well thought out and implemented they provide common understanding and agreement on how things should be done at the play setting. Policies and procedures help new staff and families to familiarise themselves with the play settings
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IGC1. Management of International Health and Safety Chapter1. Foundations in health and safety [Practice questions] 1. Explain‚ using an example in EACH case‚ the meaning of the following terms: (a)’hazard’; A hazard is the potential of a substance‚ person‚ activity or process to cause harm. Hazards take many forms including chemicals‚ electricity and working form a ladder. (b)’risk’; A risk is the likelihood of a substance‚ activity or process to cause harm and its resulting severity. Although
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The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)‚ often referred to as the "OSH Act‚" was enacted in 1970 by President Richard M. Nixon. Its purpose is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for men and women (EPA‚ 2006). The Act is administered and enforced at the national level by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration‚ a division of the US Department of Labor. The application of the OSH Act in the current employment climate will be discussed as it applies to a variety of industries;
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identify how four health and safety laws and two health and safety regulations influence the policies and working practices within your organisation. Health and safety law or regulation How this influences your workplace policies How this influences working practices Control of Subtances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 This regulation covers all substances that could affect a person’s health. These include cleaning materials‚ chemicals‚ dust and fumes. The workforce policies need to
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I. Occupational Health and Safety System OHSMS is a combination of the planning and review‚ the management organisational arrangements‚ the consultative arrangements‚ and the specific program elements that work together in an integrated way to improve health and safety performance. (Gallagher‚ 2000). Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) is a coordinated and systematic approach to managing health and safety risks. OHSMS provides a system for organizations to
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identifying the different occupations involved and the work people carry out‚ then the hazards they face doing that work. This method is better suited for those work activities where there is a considerable degree of scope for the worker to decide how the task is carried out‚ e.g. tradespeople. This analysis would be applicable for work in construction‚ forestry operations and similar work where people tend to work in small autonomous groups with minimal supervision. A major problem with this approach
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Unit 8 Health and Safety is bound together by legislation in the workplace. Within the Health and Social Care Sector the legislation includes the following:- * Manual Handling Regulations 1992 * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002(COSHH) * Report of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995(RIDDOR) * Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 * Food Safety Act 1990 Under the Health
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The setting should be aware how to look after the children in the eyes of the law therefore they must allow the children to be healthy‚ this means that the setting provides children with healthy foods however ensuring that they know if a child is allergic to a certain foods‚ practitioners ensure that the children are safe within the setting by doing things such as risk assessment. Another principle of the Children Act 2004 states ‘helping children to enjoy life’ practitioners do this by carrying
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Health and Safety act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974‚ also referred to as HASAW or HSW‚ is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. Covers: • safe plant and systems of work; • safe methods for the use‚ handling‚ storage and transport of articles and substances;
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Following the policies and procedures insures the well being of all individuals involved in the setting. They also provide clear instructions and guidelines on what must be done in a particular set of circumstances or with an issue. Policies and procedures allow a common understanding and agreement on how things should be done. In an event that a legal matter has arrived‚ if everyone has followed the policies and procedures the practitioners cannot get into as much trouble as they would if they
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