History of Occupational Health and Safety Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has been a topic of concern since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire occurred on March 25‚ 1911 in New York City (Stein‚ 1962‚ Von Drehle‚ 2003). 1911 employers’ attitude toward employees was that of harshness. The employers would lock the employees inside the building to ensure that they would work and not wonder off. Employers locked doors. The fire occurred on the
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nurses there‚ causing an uncomfortable environment and putting his safety and other safety on the line. I have always heard of patient abuse‚ patient neglect‚ patients being sexually abuse‚ etc.… but I have hardly ever heard about staff mistreatment from patients‚ patient’s family members‚ and other staff. In my first semester of nursing‚ I was taught to treat patients with courtesy‚ respect‚ and care and most importantly‚ their safety. But we were only taught once on ways to protect ourselves from
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Health and Safety Act 1974 The health and safety act provide security for the health‚ safety and well-being of individuals at work‚ this protect them against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of individuals at work‚ this is for controlling and preventing illegal possession or use of dangerous substances also to make more provision with respect to the employment medical advisor. This act also provides a safe working environment. The health safety act has influenced health
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responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety in the work setting 1. Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. Legislations/codes of practice relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting are: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; Riddor 1995‚ COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health); Manual Handling operations regulations 1992; Health And Safety (First aid regulations 1981); Fire
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Research and explain how current practice is influenced by Theories of development include; Piaget – Intellectual‚ Freud – psychoanalytic‚ Maslow – Humanist‚ Bandura – Social Learning‚ Skinner – Operant Conditioning‚ Watson – Behaviourist. Also explain how you holistically use these theories to work together e.g. EYFS – Holistic approach to learning is known as social pedagogy The theorist whose theory is physical development is Arnold Gesell. His theory is that most physical skills
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Assess Your Health Your Results For Diabetes Risk Estimate your risk of developing diabetes. Completed 0 100 Results Show Recommendations Explanation of your results. The results that follow estimate your chances of developing type II diabetes compared with other individuals your age. Type II diabetes‚ also known as non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes‚ accounts for 95% of diabetes in the US. Caused by the body s inability to use insulin properly‚ its risk
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better future: Primary Health Care Primary health care is a term used to describe a system where a patient’s health care needs are attended to by the most appropriately trained individual. This method of health care delivery has been called a “team based approach” (Health Canada‚ 2006). Instead of seeing the doctor for every health concern‚ other health professionals such as nurse practitioners‚ pharmacists‚ dieticians or physiotherapists may be called upon to take care of your concerns. In this paper
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This discussion is on three significant practices that promote health and safety in early childhood centres. I will explain the role of an early childhood teacher identifying and implementing health and safety in the centre according to the Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood and Care Centre 2008. “When parents enroll their children in a program‚ they expect them to be safe” (Marotz‚ Cross & Rush‚ 2005‚ p 193). The early years of children comprise of major growth changes‚ these changes will
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The first piece of legislation is the United Nations on the Rights of the Child 1989 (UN‚ 1989). This was ratified in 1991 by the UK. Although different British governments have said they are bound by this Convention it has not become part of English law. Safeguarding children in England Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) sets out how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act
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Your Total Health Definition of Health- the combination of physical‚ mental‚ emotional‚ and overall well being. “Three Components of Health” (Health Triangle) Physical Health Get eight to ten hours of sleep each night. Eat nutritious meals and drink eight cups of water each day. Engage in 30 or 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Avoid the use of tobacco‚ alcohol‚ and other drugs. Personal Hygiene I.E brush teeth and shower daily. Mental and Emotional Health Enjoy challenges that help
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