Understand potential hazards in Health and Social Care Assignment Introduction In this unit I will explain six potential hazards in a Health and Social Care setting. These hazards in the Health and Social Care setting can all affect the people working in that environment; there are a lot of hazards which can be found in every surface of the setting. In a residential or day care setting‚ much is done to ensure that service users‚ and therefore staff as well‚ are protected from harm. The group of users
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Health and Safety- Potential Hazards in Health and Social Care Task 1: A hazard is something that is considered to be dangerous and has the potential to harm an individual or others around them. A risk has two separate explanations‚ how likely it is for something dangerous to hurt an individual‚ and the severity of harm that it can inflict upon someone. Usually the severity and likelihood of a risk is dependent upon the age of the person as older people and younger people are the most vulnerable
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site subject to geologic hazards (seismic‚ landslide‚ mudflow or tsunami)? YES/NO If yes please specify which hazards‚ the (ir) extent‚ and the relative level of risk. *YES - HAZARDS : 1. Earthquake 2. Landslide 3. Lahar flow 4. Ash fall 5. Tsunami 2. Will the proposed project create a geologic hazard or increase the intensity of such a hazard? YES / NO If yes‚ specify which hazard‚ how it will increase the hazard‚ the extent of increase‚ and
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reduce injuries while youth are in my care. This is an important facet of my job for the safety of children. Older youth often think they are invincible and tend to ignore hazards in the environment and many do not take into consideration behaviors that could cause injury. I promote safety by making the youth aware of the hazard and supervising them at all times. Because it is normal for youth to try new things I support them by planning safe structured risk-taking activities that challenge their
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of the health‚ safety and security procedures‚ and know their responsibilities for each other‚ the children‚ and the premises. We have a responsibility to keep the children in our care sage and healthy. To do this we need to be aware of potential hazards‚ develop emergency and health and safety procedures‚ and be able to respond appropriately in the event of an accident or emergency. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974 The main piece of legislation which governs the everyday provision of health
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and procedural controls? General Principles of Prevention: There are some general principles of prevention that can be applied to eliminate hazards and reduce the risk in the workplace. These principles rely on the correct selection of technical‚ procedural and behavioral controls. 1. Avoid risk: 2. Evaluate risks which cannot be avoided 3. Control hazards at source: 4. Adapt work to suit the individual 5. Adapt to technical progress 6. Replace the dangerous with the non dangerous or less dangerous
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in other states / territories as they are governed by different legislation. At the workplace management level the responsibilities must be specific‚ covering tactical and operational outcomes eg: Identifying‚ assessing and controlling workplace hazards and risks Minimizing events that could lead to injury Reduced costs of claims Assessment activity 3: Identify and approve financial and human resources for the effective operation of the OHS system What are some examples of financial and human
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legislation came into force to protect employees‚ young people and children within their work/school place against any hazard(s) under health and Safety. The Health and Safety Act 1974 was set up to ensure individuals within any particular setting were made responsible for ensuring documented policies and procedures were adopted and in place which allows for anyone to report a potential hazard. Under section 7 of the Health and Safety at work Act 1974‚ there is a duty on all employees to take reasonable
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covers a variety of professions and work places facing different occupational health hazards and associated health problems. A hazard‚ in general‚ refers to anything with the potential to cause harm in terms of human injury or illhealth‚ damage to property‚ damage to the environment or a combination of chemical substances‚ machinery or methods of work. The first step in safeguarding safety and health is to identify hazards and risk from materials‚ equipment‚ chemicals and work activities. The employer
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landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disaster. Among various natural hazards‚ earthquakes‚ landslides‚ floods and cyclones are the major disasters
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