What is a hazard? A Hazard is any existing or potential condition which by itself or by interaction with other variables (physical/ biological) can results in death‚ injury or chemical damage to persons‚ property‚ the environment and information. There are five main types of hazards that exist everywhere‚ They are chemical‚ physical‚ biological‚ ergonomical and psychosocial. Hazards at my work place At the University of the Southern Caribbean‚ I work in the House keeping department. This
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will lose weight without having to exercise. However‚ this is an incorrect assumption. To lose weight in a way that doesn ’t damage one ’s body‚ one has to make time to exercise. Skipping breakfast and ignoring when your body tells you it needs energy from food is not the way to safely lose weight. When one exercises‚ he slowly burns off fat‚ which helps the body function smoothly and effectively. Though‚ nowadays‚ people don ’t have time to go to the gym or take aerobics classes‚ simply taking
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* Differentiate between hazard and a risk. Hazard is anything that causes injury‚ disease‚ or death to humans‚ or damage to personal or public property‚ or deterioration or destruction of environmental components. Risk is suffering injury disease‚ death‚ or some other loss as a result of exposure to a hazard. (Boorse) * What risks from Figure 17-16 and Table 17-3 surprise you and why do they surprise you? In figure 17-3 the aids rate is what surprised me I didn’t think it would be that low. If
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You should be aware and understand the safeguarding arrangements in place in your setting and also need to be aware of the indicators of child abuses. Every child care setting has a policy for dealing with the suspected abuse. If you have any concern then you should not come to any conclusion straight away after that‚ go first to your manager or designated person and discuss with them. If a child reports in a conversation that they are being abused or neglect‚ you should listen to them carefully
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many ways: problem solving‚ original and innovative thinking‚ and artistically‚ to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side. Creativity to me is when someone has the skills to make something beautiful or make nice stories. If you can turn something that is ugly and turn it around completely‚ then you are a creative person. I do have a creative skill because i learned how to use scratch and turn it around. With skill I always like to decorate my room because I watch many do-it-yourself
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"You express the truth of your character with the choices of your actions" - Steve Maraboli. The first adjective to come to your mind when you hear a persons name is what forms their character. Character is not only how people describe you‚ it’s about how you present yourself and what actions you choose. To show your strong sense of will‚ their are a few characteristics that are most important. The most important characteristic are compassion‚ perseverance and honesty. Compassion is feeling sympathy
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Unit 616 Medication Questions 1) What legislation is in place to help you administer medication safely? Give an account of how this affects your work. The Medicines Act 1968 Regulates the supply and manufacture of medicines and defines the three categories of medicine: Prescription only‚ pharmacy medicines and general sales list. This affects my work in that it tells me which types of medicine I can simply pick up over the counter (for example‚ if someone I supported had
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associated to the hazards. In the forthcoming paragraphs we will discuss in detail hazards‚ risks associated to hazards and how preventive measures can be taken to minimise the risks of any accident with reference to the Restaurants (McDonalds Restaurants Ltd). Before to go further one should know what hazard means and how it can be defined. The most common definition of the word Hazard is‚ “A potential source of harm or adverse health effect on a person or persons”. The word hazard has many definitions
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Chapter 2. Question 4. How would you measure risk of being a victim? I would measure the risk of being a victim by incorporating the NCVS summary findings for 2009. This survey gives me a broad range of information to use to minimize the risk of being a victim of a crime. It gives us great information such as the following: 1. Gender: men are a little more being victimized then women. 2. Reporting: almost half of the crimes were only reported to police. 3. Race: the highest with 27% for 1000 persons
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1. What surprised you about this chapter? What impressed you? Alarmed you? After reading the material I had‚ to reread it again. First‚ I must express‚ that the book gives some useful tips on safety in your environment. Society’s’ behavior is connected to the environment they live. The reported assaults to social workers are quite high. A social worker should always be aware of their surroundings and be cautious in situations that you don’t know. The book addressing safety in the practicum is an
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