assistance a ambulance will be rang‚ if you need to go home‚ another member of staff will need to cover your shift Dvi – It is important to assess health and safety risks as you will be able to identify the likelihood of the risk happening‚ the cause and ways to minimise this risk. Dvii – There are three different ways of promoting good health and safety practice in an adult social care setting by educating others of good practice‚ by showing good practice through your own work and report and serious
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Three effective ways to systematically identify existing hazards are: 1. By examining specific areas of the worksite and the activities carried on in them. 2. By analysing different occupations and their tasks. 3. By analysing the total process used to convert raw materials into final product for sale. Hazard identification by area – Static worksites such as Engineerig Factories are well suited to a hazard identification method involving grouping hazards into common types and identifying them
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Assigned Task 9 - Hazards and risks Briefly describe a situation in your care work when you have recently been involved in an activity with a child that involved either: moving and handling (such as a wheelchair) hazardous and non-hazardous equipment and materials (such as a craft session‚ cookery group‚ assisting someone with hygiene needs or administering medication). Any setting or activity carries a level of risk. By identifying and reducing risks in advance‚ full use can be made of the setting
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POLICY TITLE :Health and SafetyLegislation underpinning the policy: Health and safety Act 1974 | Summarise the main points of this policy:This policy is written and reinforced by the head teacher and the governing body and covers aspect of the following: * First aid * Crisis management * Fire policy and bomb incidents * Accident reporting and recording * Alcohol and drug abuse * Risk Assessments * Electrical equipment PAT testing * Manuel Handling | What
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there are numerous policies and procedures relating to health and safety that the services must have in place. The approved provider of these services must ensure that these policies are being met; otherwise there is a $1000 penalty. The compulsory policies and procedures relating to health care and safety include; 168 (a) health and safety‚ including matters relating to— (i) Nutrition‚ food and beverages‚ dietary requirements: Children within childcare settings must always have access to safe
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Explain how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in own work setting or service . Ensure the area in or outdoors is free of any hazards or risks and is safe for CYP to work or play in safely. There should be adequate space for the number of people using it to move round comfortably and safely. Equipment should be stored safely storage should be labelled clearly. Furniture should
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Occupational Health and Safety Act Introduction • The Occupational Health and Safety Act provides us with the framework and the tools to achieve this goal.• Changes to the Act in 1990 and subsequent years continued the evolution of occupational health and safety legislation in Ontario. These improvements are based on our experiences. History • Occupational injuries and illnesses have been present throughout history: – Ancient Egypt: stonemasons with respiratory problems– Industrial Revolution:
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Maintaining Safety and Security Daniel Brown Maintaining Safety and Security; the Department of Homeland Security Kaplan University “I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We ’ve created life in our own image.” Stephen Hawking Maintaining Safety and Security; the Department of Homeland Security While there are many important agencies responsible for the safety and security
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HSC 32 ~ Support the health and safety of yourself and individuals (Level 3) 1. There is much legislation dealing with health and safety in the workplace. The health and safety at work act 1974 contains general provisions but it has been supplemented by many regulations and guidelines dealing with specific areas. The main specific regulations important to care workers are: ● ● ● Control of substances hazardous to health 1988 (COSHH) Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
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International Health and Safety Chapter1. Foundations in health and safety [Practice questions] 1. Explain‚ using an example in EACH case‚ the meaning of the following terms: (a)’hazard’; A hazard is the potential of a substance‚ person‚ activity or process to cause harm. Hazards take many forms including chemicals‚ electricity and working form a ladder. (b)’risk’; A risk is the likelihood of a substance‚ activity or process to cause harm and its resulting severity. Although the hazard will continue
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