Task A 1. A description of four different exemples of accidents and/or sudden illness that might occur: severe bleeding‚ cardiac arrest‚choking and difficulty of breathing‚ fractures andd suspected fractures 2. An outline of the procedure to follow if an accident or sudden illness should occur. Severe bleeding:you will need to apply pressure‚ if possible‚ use a sterile dressing. You will need to apply direct pressure over the wound for 10 minutes. If there is any object in the wound‚
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LATEST ISSUE IN SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY: Infrastructure-based wireless networks provide convenient access to the Internet‚ and are becoming increasingly popular in spite of their costly wired deployment. On the other hand‚ mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) eliminate the need for infrastructure‚ decreasing deployment time and alleviating network construction costs. However‚ having routing functions on all nodes in a MANET complicates the design of networking devices. The fact that MANET usage
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OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL Prepared by: OSU Environmental Health & Safety 120 Physical Plant Stillwater‚ OK 74078-0113 405-744-7241 December‚ 1999 This document describes the Chemical Hygiene Plan for (department or laboratory name‚ building‚ room number(s) ) at Oklahoma State University‚ as required by Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1910‚ Subpart Z‚ Section .1450 (29 CFR 1910.1450)‚ "Occupational Exposures
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bunch them together‚ and to make sure they are out of the way. .Evacuation assembly areas – This is a designated area for staff and other members to meet. We have these to round up people away from the fire to ensure the safety of everyone. Employers must train their staff about a fire evacuation‚ making sure they know which point on the premises to go to. .Site building works – From time to time‚ employees may find themselves having to enter certain areas which may be hazardous‚ having
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CT301 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings        3.3 Reasons may include: To comply with health and safety legislation‚ To preserve life‚ To minimise the consequences of injury and illness‚ To treat injuries and illnesses effectively. 4.1 Routes of infection may include: Blood circulation‚ Digestive‚ Respiratory‚ Body fluids. 4.2 Own health or hygiene might pose a risk by e.g.: Causing a serious infection‚ Causing illness‚ Causing
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in the summer of ‘56 by Paul Zoll (We may recognize this procedure from what we have seen on television where we’ve seen the ER doctor hold two paddles that have been gelled with paste on a patient’s chest and yell clear before he shocked him with about 3000 volts of electricity. The doctor had to yell “clear” in order to ensure that no one that was standing near would get explicitly shocked. Claude Beck (1894-1971) was a pioneer of heart surgery‚ he focused on operations to improve circulation in
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Health and Safe Legislation and Regulation You are required to research two different engineering environments that you have come knowledge of. It may be best if one is an electrical environment and one a mechanical environment. For each of these environments: • Identify a minimum of four different sets of regulations that would be relevant • Describe a minimum of three key features of each of the sets of regulations you have chosen. Mechanical Provisional and Use of
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Safety Rules Safety is defined as the state of being safe‚ while rule is a statement of what to do or not to do in a certain situation. Safety rules contain set of policies interpreting a law or policy to maintain safety. It is applicable in any area and must be done at all time. Unexpected situation like accident may occur in a workplace. That’s why safety rules come with its purpose‚ and it is to prevent the occurrence of any work related injury. Safety rules includes checklist of safety standards
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and Safety Law Health and Safety at work act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 also referred to as HASAW or HSW is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. This Act provides a framework for ensuring the health and safety of all employees in any work activity. It also provides for the health and safety of anyone who may be affected by work activities e.g. Visitors. Section 2 places a duty on employers to ensure the health‚ safety and
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Health and Safety At Work Act – 1974 – In this sector this act ensures the safety and welfare of all its employees in any work activity by protecting others against risks to health and also safety of anyone who is affected by work activates e.g. pupils‚ visitors to educational sites‚ students and also parents. Although the Act emphasizes the responsibility of the employer on health and safety. Care workers must have awareness and understanding of their health and safety responsibilities in relation
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