Health and safety in health and social care 1.1 ‘The legislation relating to general health and safety in social care work settings: The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Reporting of Injury‚ Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) Food Safety Act 1990 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPE) 1992 Manual Handling Operations Regulations
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What is the Health and safety at work Act 1974‚ and who does it relate Describe the roles and responsibilities employers have within an engineering environment (provide examples) What is the Health and safety Executive (HSE) The health and safety work act is basically a duty that all employers must ensue that its taken place amongst the employees. For example the employers must make sure machines/equipment is protected for use and maintained well. Adequate training of staff to ensure safe use‚ handling
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1. HOW MIGHT YOUR OWN VALUES IN RELATION TO HEALTH AND HYGEINE DIFFER FROM YOUR CLIENT’S AND HOW WOULD YOU DEAL WITH THIS? I will make the individual understand what their choices are and what might be the outcome. If they prefer something in their own way ‚i will have to deal with it and provide them the best. 2. WHAT CONFLITS MIGHT ARISE BETWEEN YOUR CLIENT CHOICE AND GOOD HYGEINE PRACTICES? The clients might not be willing to practice their personal hygiene because they might not be in
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Capacity Statement for Railways Alex Landex‚ al@ctt.dtu.dk Centre for Traffic and Transport‚ Technical University of Denmark 1 Abstract The subject “Railway capacity” is a combination of the capacity consumption and how the capacity is utilized. The capacity utilization of railways can be divided into 4 core elements: The number of trains; the average speed; the heterogeneity of the operation; and the stability. This article describes how the capacity consumption for railways can be worked out and
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Guidance and Counseling BS Psychology IV Chapter 2 Activities UNIT 1 ACTIVITY 1 1. Conduct a research on the following: 1. History of the guidance program of your school and that of nearby school. 2. Compare the guidance program of that school with your school. Answer: The guidance program in our school is much the same with other school nearby. In our school the guidance program aims to provide
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well-managed OHS programs will help hospitals achieve this corporate goal. These programs will help hospitals identify hazards at an early stage‚ put effective preventive measures in place‚ ensure that employees are properly trained to face any workplace damage and guarantee that processes and work activities are designed in a way that promotes the delivery of more consistent safety and health performance. This program would be of great benefits for hospitals. These benefits can be summed up as follows
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Current Health Promotion Pamphlet: Hand washing to Prevent Flu‚ Colds‚ Etc. Current Health Promotion Pamphlet: Hand washing to Prevent Flu‚ Colds‚ Etc. Health promotion is‚ “The process of enabling individuals and communities to increase control over the determinants of health and thereby improve their health” (Dawson‚ & Grill‚ 2012‚ p. 101). Empowering individuals to address health risk behaviors and care for themselves is an important responsibility. Health education is necessary to affect
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Understand health and safety in social care settings Ref 36 Level 3 Credit value 5 Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment criteria The learner can: 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings 1.3 Compare the differences in the main health and safety responsibilities
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY TUI UNIVERISITY Montest Bumpers Module 2 Case Assignment BHE314 Environmental Health and Safety David Turbow 04 February 2013 Explain which of the following two approaches to enhance food safety would be more effective in the long run- a stronger enforcement program by the local health department‚ or a mandatory food safety training requirement for all restaurant employees. Describe worker behaviors that may promote or compromise food safety. Provide two
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Unit accreditation number: Understand health and safety in social care settings PWCS 27 2 4 40 31/08/2015 R/602/3179 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to‚ working in a social care setting. It introduces knowledge and understanding of areas of health and safety required to work in a social care setting. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings Assessment Criteria
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