Impact on occupational safety and health for higher labour productivity Occupational health and safety is about ensuring a safe workplace. For resource recovery facilities this includes staff employed at the factory as well as contractors and the public. Occupational health and safety is a discipline with a broad scope involving many specialized fields. In its broadest sense‚ it should aim at: * The promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical‚ mental and social well-being of
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Unit 009 Contribute to Children and Young People’s Health and Safety Level: 2 Credit value: 3 NDAQ number: J/601/3491 Unit aim This unit provides learners with the knowledge and skills to contribute to supporting children and young people’s health and safety. Learning outcomes There are seven learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will be able to: 1. Know the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting 2. Be able to recognise risks and hazards in the work setting and
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Health and Safety Always place your baby on his or her back to sleep‚ even for naps. This is the safest sleep position for a healthy baby to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Babies placed on their stomachs to sleep are much more likely to die of SIDS than babies placed on their backs to sleep. Beat the heat and sun Heat-related illness occurs when the body’s temperature control system is overloaded. Those at greatest risk for heat-related illness include infants and children
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Accountability for health and safety lies with the Company’s Trust members The organisation chart of the business identifies the key positions of people who are accountable to the Trust Members for ensuring that the detailed arrangements for safe working are drawn up‚ implemented and maintained. DUTIES Chief Executive The role of the Chief Executive is to provide leadership on Health and Safety matters and policies. Specific duties are: to ensure that the Health and Safety policy‚ organisation
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Occupational Safety and Health in Bangladesh Introduction The occupational health and safety service in Bangladesh is still in the developmental stage. Here the occupational health & safety refers mainly to needs of workers of industries or some manufacturing processes but does not completely cover all occupations of the country. The main laws related to occupational health & safety in this country is the Factory Act 1965 and the Factory Rule of 1979. There are a number of other laws and
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Health and safety P1 Identify key personnel involved on both the design and construction of the building project described within the assessment brief above‚ and outline their roles and responsibilities with regard to Health‚ Safety and Welfare DESIGN CONSTRUCTION Client Client Architect Contractor Structural engineer Sub contractors Civil engineer QS M&E engineer Employees QS Project manager Landscape architect Health and safety officer Health and Safety officer: • making
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Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook Level 2 Health & Social Care 1. HEALTH AND SAFETY 2 This sequence of activities will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of health and safety policies and procedures in your workplace. As a health and social care worker‚ it is important that you are competent in assessing risks and hazards and implementing good practice on health and safety. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING These activities assess your knowledge of health and safety. There are different items
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25/2/12 Health and safety at work act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering work-related health and safety in the United Kingdom. It sets out a lot of your employers’ responsibilities for your health and safety at work. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing health and safety at work. Your employer has a ’duty of care’ to ensure‚ as far as possible‚ your health‚ safety and welfare while you’re at work. They should start
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CU2939 Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings 1.1 Explain the legislative framework for health‚ safety and risk management in the work setting. Answer – The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main piece of the health and safety legislation in Great Britain. It provides the legal framework to promote and encourage high standards in the workplace. The Act‚ when first introduced
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Health and Social Care and children and Young Peoples Services 504 – Element 2 Within the work setting it is imperative that records and reports are maintained regarding all aspects of the running of the home and the young person’s daily life. Each daily report is hand written noting the date‚ times of events‚ people involved‚ staff on duty and the thoughts and feelings of all involved. Within the report there are references to any subsequent actions which may have been taken for example if
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