Environmental Health & Safety EHS Risk Management Assignment 2 Assessment Due Date: 15th April 2011 Student No: A00169067 Student Name: Loretta Kirrane Lecturer: Dr Sean Reidy Question 1 In compliance to the SHWW Act 2005‚ it is the duty of the employer (section 8) to prepare a risk assessment as required by section 19 of the Act. It states that every employer must identify the hazards at the workplace‚ assess the risks from those hazards‚ and have a written risk assessment of
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Is any work better than no work? Not for unemployment benefits New York – Roberta Hanson of North Haven‚ Conn.‚ had been searching for work for 22 months when she landed a part-time job weekend afternoons and nights for a nearby municipal parks and recreation department. But now Ms. Hanson rues the day she took that work. Why? The Connecticut Department of Labor used her negligible earnings in her part-time job as the new baseline for Hanson’s unemployment benefits. She went from receiving $483
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Workforce Unit 030 Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People Title Unit 030 Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People Level 3 Credit Value 3 Learning outcome 1 – Understand how the Social‚ Economical and Cultural environments can impact on the outcomes and life chances of Children and Young People: 1.1 Describe the Social‚ Economic and Cultural factors that will impact on the lives of Children and Young People: There are many Social
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DOES RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WORK? The aim of this essay is to be able to explore what restorative justice is and how it has been developed in different places‚ showing if it works. There can be no doubt that restorative justice is now part of the criminal justice system in the United Kingdom and many other countries such as Canada‚ Australia‚ the United States‚ South Africa and New Zealand. The essay is going to be in three parts: Part I will provide an introduction to the ideas of restorative
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The strengths approach to social work practice values empowerment of individuals seeking services and advocates a relationship of collaboration as opposed of one of authority. Recognizing the resilience of individuals and believing in the potential of all humans‚ the focus is changed from one of limits to one of potentials‚ building on strengths‚ interests‚ abilities‚ knowledge‚ and capacities (Grant‚ Cadell‚ 2009‚ p.25). The formula is simple; rally client’s interests‚ capacities‚ motivations‚ resources
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Guidance Document Fire safety training Schools Staff training In the event of a fire‚ the actions of teachers/lecturers and other relevant persons (e.g. pupils/students) are likely to be crucial to their safety and that of other people in the premises. All teachers/lecturers should receive basic fire safety induction training and attend refresher sessions at pre-determined intervals. Teaching staff will play a critical role in the evacuation of the premises with children relying on
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part of being a social worker whether it is communicating with a client‚ a co-worker‚ or a different agency. The first part of communication is engagement. Finn and Jacobson (2003) explain that engagement "is about being fully present‚ doing the communicative an relationship-building work‚ and becoming more critically aware" (p. 187). You have to engage communication in order for it to start as well as continue. The process of engaging includes listening and reflecting on words‚ body language and thought
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Carousels: How it is made! Overview and background: A carousel in principle was an idea at which purpose is amusement. It goes back to the fifth century within the Ancient Byzantium as the early idea was crafted. A pole in the center with lashes carrying a basket is attached to the top of the pole as riders used to spin around it for the purpose of entertainment. Subsequently‚ with the development and enhancement of craftsmanship across the centuries‚ the idea was improved to a very wide perception
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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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environment is free of any hazards and that children will be able to work safely. As there are some special children with different needs so we need to consider their requirements as well. When planning healthy and safe indoor environments and services‚ the factors which are to be taken in account are as follows:- * Pre-assessment of the room Before starting any learning activity in the class room we should make sure that is free of any hazards. It should be organised safely with sufficient space
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