Sharps- In a hospital health and social care setting needles are frequently being used in lots of different places and lots of them are actually used. It’s important to have a place where these used needles can be stored which is why now after a needle has been used it’s put into a ‘sharps box’. If all the sharps are kept in the box then it reduced the possible harm to service providers and users such as if a person was to come into contact with a used needle they could hurt themselves because it
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Unit 306 Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care * 1.3 Analyse the main health and safety responsibilities of * Self: As an employee I have a legal duty to take responsibility to care for my own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by what I do or don’t do. Also to co-operate with my employer with health and safety. To correctly use work items and equipment provided by my employer‚ which includes personal protective equipment‚ in accordance
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FOOD SAFETY LEGISLATION & REGULATIONS: Food Act 2003 (NSW) - The Food Act is the main legislation relating to the safe handling of food for sale. - Its main aim is to protect the public health by preventing the sale of contaminated food. Key Points of Food Act 2003 (NSW) - It is an offence to sell contaminated food or food that has been falsely described. - The food premises and food handler must also conform to certain minimum standards of hygiene or risk prosecution‚ considerable
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allowed to carry out certain tasks relating to Health and Safety. Here are a few examples: • Moving and handling • Administering medication • Emergency first aid • Giving injections • Peg feeding • Colostomy • Fighting fire If you are unsure about what you can and cannot do‚ you must discuss this with your supervisor / manager. Where and from whom additional support and information relating to Health and Safety can be accessed? • The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to
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CYP3.4 - Health and Safety CYP3.4- 1.1 Tell me what you will need to take into account when planning the environment both indoors and outdoors. your answer should include the following: * The individual needs‚ age and abilities of the children and young people * Specific risks to individuals such as pregnancy‚ sensory impairments * The duty of care When planning an environment for children‚ there are certain requirements that must‚ by law be taken into account and ensured to be met by the
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M3 M3: Explain how accurate data on accidents and incidents contributes to improving health‚ safety and welfare in the workplace Introduction Accidents are unplanned events that results in injury‚ could’ve resulted in injury‚ where equipment is damaged or damage to the environment. In modern day construction reducing the amount of accidents on site is important as there are a large amount of negative effects of an accident. These range from the financial cost of the job such as the uninsured costs
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Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedure for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety. *** Answer submitted on Apr 7 2013 4:55PM *** Every Child Matters 2005: This was put into place to ensure all organisations and agencies invoved with children between birth and 19 years should work together to ensure that children have the support needed to be healthy‚ safe‚ enjoy and achieve and make a positive contribution and achieve economic
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Unit 402 K4P775 Legislation covering children’s rights and laws covering equality and inclusion within your home country. How these are interpreted and implemented in your local are and within your setting or service. Every child within my and any other setting has the right to be valued‚ treated as an individual and belonging. My role as a child care professional is to ensure that all the children that attend my setting are treated fairly. This is where I refer to inclusion‚ and looking critically
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describe the occupational accident statistics in Indonesia To describe the accident causative factors. To describe the impact of occupational accident. To describe the definition of occupational health and safety. To describe the importance of occupational health and safety Did you know that in the last two years there were 190 workers died due to occupational accident in Banjarmasin. This showed amazing impact and proves that the mortality rate caused by occupational accident in Indonesia is still
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Unit 8 Health and Safety is bound together by legislation in the workplace. Within the Health and Social Care Sector the legislation includes the following:- * Manual Handling Regulations 1992 * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002(COSHH) * Report of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995(RIDDOR) * Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 * Food Safety Act 1990 Under the Health
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