General Health and Safety Ontario workers experience about 200‚000 injuries p/year 100‚000 roughly are strains and sprains Strains/sprains are known as Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) Inspections are to identify hazards Hazardous agents are: Chemical‚ biological and physical Hazard pathway Source of hazard path to worker affect worker Example: Chemical use in unventilated room vapors in air toxic to worker Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) “Right to know” Global Harmonized
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K22 how and when you should seek support in situations beyond your experience and expertise Theory for practice K23 the factors that may affect the health‚ wellbeing and development of individuals you care for or support K24 how these affect individuals and how they may affect different individuals differently K25 the main stages of human development Communication K26 factors
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Support the Health and Safety of Yourself and Individuals • Ensure your own Actions support the Care‚ Protection and Well-being of Individuals Introduction The importance of the health and safety of yourself and individuals in the process of dispensing care cannot be overemphasized. It forms the basis of care provision by creating awareness of potential hazards‚ how best to prevent or manage these hazards in administering care. The objective of every care rendered should be to maintain
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Job Stress – A Health and Safety Issue Job stress can pose a significant threat to the health and safety of corporations’ employees and can consequently affect the health of an entire organization. If the symptoms are properly recognized by Human Resource (HR) personal‚ the devastating affects that job stress and its’ associated costs have on an organization can be minimized. This paper will look at what are some of the causes of job stress‚ the resulting symptoms‚ the consequences to employers
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How to Ensure Food Safety Food microbiology Submitted to Mam Azra Submitted by Syeda shadab zahid M.sc previous College of Home Economics University of Peshawar Food safety: Food safety is the utilization of various resources and strategies to ensure that all types of foods are properly stored‚ prepared‚ and preserved so they are safe for consumption. Practicing this level of food sanitation begins with the purchase or acquisition of different food items and ends with the proper storage
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a nationally recognised quality assurance scheme. Health and Safety To ensure a safe environment for children including • Risk assessments should be carried out for each room that will be registered including the garden/outdoors and are based on the needs/developmental stage of the children cared for at the time of the risk assessment. Risk assessments should be reviewed on a regular basis • Ensuring equipment is well maintained‚ age appropriate and safe to use • Ensuring good
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Within the workshop health and safety is taken very seriously. Everyone has the correct PPE on at all times‚ everything in the workshop has been risk assessed and everyone gets the correct training on how to use any new tools and equipment. The tutors also make sure that everyone is aware of what risks there are before they use something within the workshop. Before every task we do we get a brief walkthrough of how the tutor wants the job done. If we do not understand the task at hand‚ then the tutor
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HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE IT’S NOT JUST A JOBSWORTH We as a sector have to follow many rules and regulations. These are set out by the Government and even the company you will work for. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 covers many subjects‚ and as a sector we follow this‚ as this not only protects the employer and employee but also the people we provide care for. SHOCKING FAILURES – IT’S WHY WE NEED TO OBEY THE LAW There have been many reports in the press
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Unit D6011696: Support Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety. . Learning Outcome 1: Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety. 1.1 In order to ensure a safe and healthy environment and services for children/young people there are some factors which need to be taken into account. These include any equipment which they will be in contact with‚ such as electrical equipment‚ anything which may pose a fire risk
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checks for potential hazards • Supervision • Working as a team • Hygiene • Make sure children’s needs are met D2- List two physical and two health needs of children from birth to 5 years Physical needs: • Food and drink • Sleep and rest Health needs: • Appropriate clothing • Hygiene and safety D3- Describe two ways the individual needs of babies and two ways the individual needs of young children can be met Baby’s needs are being met by being looked
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