UNDERSTANDING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE SETTING You have been asked to contribute to an induction day for new staff. You are to prepare a presentation about Health and Safety. It must include the following: Ai A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002). Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 COSHH Reporting of injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
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Health And safety 4222-306 The health and safety act consists of various principles‚ these are implemented to ensure employees are safe whilst at work‚ this doesn’t just apply those those who are employed by a company it applies to any one who enters the building including professional bodies I.e district nurses‚ And general practitioners the legislation is made up of COSHH‚RIDDOR‚The manual handling operations regulations‚ the health and safety first aid regulations and management of health
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assignment is based on child and young person development. It will cover: * The definitions of development and how each area is linked * The difference between the sequence of development and the rate of development * What influences a child’s development * What support and interventions a child can receive if they are not meeting their milestones * The expected pattern of child development from birth to 19 years * Transitions experience by children and how they affect behaviour
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1.2. EXPLAIN HOW HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PROTECT THOSE IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974‚ the employer‚ the employee‚ and where appropriate the service users I support have a responsibility to ensure safety is maintained in the workplace. There are two accident books in the organisation: one for service users and the other for members of staff. It is important to record each accident that happen to me or that I witness. The books are reviewed
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1.All those working with children have a professional responsibility to safeguard and protect children. Child Protection is a highly emotive subject‚ evoking strong feelings in most people. In order to provide the most effective support and help for vulnerable children and their families‚ all staff managing services and involved in working directly with children need to be able to acknowledge their feelings and examine their different values and beliefs. Every child can be hurt‚ put at risk of
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CYP – Core 3.4 – Support Children & Young People’s Health and Safety 1. Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 covers many health and safety legislations in England and Wales. These include‚ RIDDOR‚ COSHH‚ First Aid‚ Fire Regulations etc. All of
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Student Handbook Caring for Children and Young People. Once you have read this handbook‚ it will help you understand why many children often end up being looked after by other people rather than their parents. When a child ends up getting” looked after” it means the local authority has placed a care order to be put in place for them to be placed in someone else’s care. There are two types of care that a child can enter into. One is voluntary where their parents put them in care because
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learner must demonstrate a range of communication methods‚ adapting the style to meet the needs of the child/children with whom they are working. The learner will need to read a story to a small group of children. Learner name: Becky Ferris Assessor name: Kath Dineen Date: 15th January 2013 Professional discussion: topics to discuss Comments Learners need to explain confidentiality and show that they understand what that means within their own role in placement. They must
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after children and young people This report will introduce the types of care provisions that are available for children and young people. The report will outline what the different types of care provisions include What they do and why they do it. Key information that will be addressed include the following care provisions; ∙ Foster Care ∙ Residential Care ∙ Respite Care ∙ Adoption Within this report you will find many pieces of legislation that enhance the health and wellbeing
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consideration. Most important is that before starting any learning activity‚ whether its indoor or outdoor we should always make sure that the 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
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