Safety in Social Care Settings – Unit 208 1.1 List legalisation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting The settings in which you work are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA). This Act has been updated and supplemented by many sets of regulations and guidelines‚ which extended it‚ support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect your workplace are shown in the following diagram. The Health and Safety at Work Act covers the following
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1. Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role. As a care assistant my duties include giving personal care to residents‚ such as washing‚ dressing‚ toileting and assisting with nutritional needs. It is my responsibility to ensure that company policies and procedures are followed to maintain the best possible care for the residents. 2. Identify standards that influence the way the role is carried out. Care standards act 2000 Health and safety at work act 1974 Codes of practice National
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Information Systems Practicality within the Business Setting Debbie Hampton INF220 Professor Ray Schafer November 14‚ 2011 Information Systems Practicality within the Business Setting The key to a business’ global success is the method employed to manage its information system and technology. Information systems solve business challenges and problems involving the organization‚ its technology‚ and people. The most successful companies‚ today‚ are those that are fully aware of their IT potential
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Introduction to Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Car or Children and Young Peoples Settings UNIT 5 1.1 Being a support worker means I have a responsibility of duty of care‚ which I am to adhere to at all times. This responsibility is a legal obligation as part of my job role. If these standards of care are not met I can put the service user/s in jeopardy of harm. The duty of care should be my self acting in the best interest of the individual at all times which should not be detrimental to the
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000 people worldwide and is a leading engineering‚ construction and services company. It supports the energy‚ hydrocarbon‚ government services and civil infrastructure sectors. KBR’s business is based on project management activities. This means it works with clients‚ providing a wide range of specialist expertise and experience. Examples of projects that KBR supports include: • providing solutions for converting crude oil into transport fuel • designing airports‚ recreational facilities and educational
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environment‚ China has experienced an important economic and social change‚ it will also affect people’s expectations and meaning of work. For previous generations of employees of Foxconn‚ almost all jobs have been viewed as equal and noble. Therefore‚ assembly line work for them in Foxconn is a job of which makes them proud because they can realize the family sense of responsibility and they can support their family members. However‚ Chinese economic and cultural environment has changed. According to Buzzanell(2010)
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Work within a legal and ethical framework Task A Question 1 Why is important for a worker in the csi to follow their job description? It is important for a worker in the community service industry to follow their job description as it is important that they give a professional standard of the service. It is also due to confidentiality. Community service workers have duty of care to their clients. Also it is important they follow their job description because different services may have different
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Gender Constructs within Hawthorne’s Works Often found within Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writings woman are depicted as beautiful‚ humble woman who are either suffering at the hands of strong willed‚ arrogant men. “A quiet‚ shy fellow prone to a genteel nature ill-suited to the aggressive competitive nature of the era ’s masculinity‚ Hawthorne struggled to rationalize and justify his writing career with the imagined indictment of his Puritan forefathers that he was a ‘mere scribbler‚ a story-teller’”
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PPD1 – portfolio 2 Corporate Social Responsibility within Phillip Morris (USA and International) Word Count: 1867 I will in this essay assess the efforts of the two chosen companies‚ Altria’s Phillip Morris USA and Phillip Morris International‚ in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Before tackling this‚ a brief explanation of CSR and its introduction in the companies will be provided. Thereafter‚ I will deal with domestic issues within the United States regarding health deterioration
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LM1c – Lead and manage a team within a health and social care or children and young people’s setting The difference between Managing and Leading Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: described the difference between management and leadership as “Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.” The differences can be seen as:- Managers develop policies and procedures. Leaders develop
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