and young people’s health and safety Task (links to Learning outcomes 1 and 3‚ assessment criteria 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3‚ 1.4 and 3.1) Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting Name of legislation Brief description of what this legislation is about What are the procedures for this in your setting? HESAW 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 This is a legislations that provides health and safety to all employees in
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Unit 306 - Understand health and safety in social care settings The numbers after each question relate to the assessment criteria in the standards 1. Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care setting (1.1.1) There are several legislations which would relate to health and safety in a social care setting: - Health and Safety at work act 1974‚ (Health and safety for all doing activities at work) Management of Health and Safety at work regulations 1999
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* Frozen taps * No heating * Building collapse * Missing child * Parent could become violent * Snow * Flood 3.2 Actions to take in the following situations are – Fire: * Know how to safely evacuate everyone * Know where extinguishers are kept and how to use them‚ know where all fire exits are * Check for obstructions on both sides of the fire exits * The person in charge must take the register and signing in and out form for visitors when the building
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Job Stress – A Health and Safety Issue Job stress can pose a significant threat to the health and safety of corporations’ employees and can consequently affect the health of an entire organization. If the symptoms are properly recognized by Human Resource (HR) personal‚ the devastating affects that job stress and its’ associated costs have on an organization can be minimized. This paper will look at what are some of the causes of job stress‚ the resulting symptoms‚ the consequences to employers
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Understand health and safety in social care settings Performance Criteria 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1. Identify legistation relating to health and safety in social care setting Current legislation and subsequent amendments may include: · Health & Safety at Work Act The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety. Under this Act
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Diabetes and Obesity; what are the risks for other disease. Dannie Goins University Composition and Communication 1 Dr. Shadia Gray June 21‚ 2013 Diabetes and Obesity; what are the risks for other diseases. (As of 2011‚ 25.8 million people‚ 8.3 percent of the U.S. population‚ are affected by diabetes.) Sadly out of 25.8 million people‚ 7 million people don’t even know that they have diabetes (http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes-facts/)
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Malathion: Human Health Risk Assessment Jessica Cialek Southern New Hampshire University 12/19/2015 ENV:101 General Information: Used as an organophosphate pesticide (NPIC). Potentially will be used to control mosquito populations (NPIC). Targets Nervous System Functioning (NPIC). Has not be shown to affect plant/algal growth (NPIC). Photo from: http://www.google.com/patents/US20120010175 2 Health Hazards: Adults (NPIC) Excessive perspiration Pupil constriction Increased tear production Increased
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that the employees is wearing proper and safety equipment but as well as the usage of the proper technique and way of doing the job . On the other hand ‚ the proper attire is very important in places wherein employees are expose to hazardous chemicals such as in laboratories and thus ‚ it the managers responsibility to ensure that proper attires are used in the workplace . Every work has its own safety precautions that should be applied in to ensure the safety of the employees Also ‚ it is also the
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What is the Health and safety at work Act 1974‚ and who does it relate Describe the roles and responsibilities employers have within an engineering environment (provide examples) What is the Health and safety Executive (HSE) The health and safety work act is basically a duty that all employers must ensue that its taken place amongst the employees. For example the employers must make sure machines/equipment is protected for use and maintained well. Adequate training of staff to ensure safe use‚ handling
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Improving Occupational Safety & Health Interventions – A Comparison of Safety Self-Efficacy & Safety Stages of Change Dissertation submitted to the faculty of Virginia Tech In partial fulfillment of the degree Doctor of Philosophy CHARLES BLAKELY PETTINGER‚ JR. Center for Applied Behavior Systems Department of Psychology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Safety Performance Solutions‚ Inc. 610‚ North Main Street‚ Suite 228‚ Blacksburg Virginia‚ 24060 540.951.7233 Dissertation
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