introduction to health and safety Health and safety in small businesses What you should know about – where to get more information It’s your business but we can help you look after it! Getting hurt at work or becoming ill through work is not a pleasant subject to think about. The reality is that over 200 people a year lose their lives at work in Britain. In addition‚ around 150 000 non-fatal injuries are reported each year‚ and an estimated 2 million suffer from ill health caused or made
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A Reflective Account This Assignment is a reflective account explaining my understanding of roles and responsibilities as a teacher. Promoting equality and valuing diversity When teaching I will consider it important to treat all learners equally with respect and dignity. It is necessary to remove barriers that they may face regardless of their disability‚ age‚ race‚ gender‚ ethnicity or social class. Some of these factors can affect the way in which they learn and it is necessary for the
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safegaurding task level 2 TDA 2.2. 3.3 -describe the actions to take in response to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused‚ harmed‚ (including self harm ) or bullied or maybe at the risk of harm‚ abuse or bullying? there is many diffrent signs to spot a child or young person who has been abused‚ the childs behaviour may become from overly aggressive to overly passive‚ the child may rock from side to side or suck a thumb be fearless when approached by a person known
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Reflective practice encourages health care professions to learn continually from their previous mistakes and deliver and improve their standards of care given to patients. Reflection is a good technique to use as it holds information and is a good way of gaining knowledge
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Health and Safety GAP Analysis 1. GAP Analysis and GANT chart. This was a good start and gave us something to aim for. We have made some progress but not enough. It didn’t really tackle the serious issues and had a poor starting point in the GAP analysis (should have been a risk assessment). Many initiatives have failed due to poor information flow and management commitment. 2. Management buy-in Not enough support from all Managers at all levels. “We are too busy” was a common phrase
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third party requests‚ but on the other hand‚ access to all personal data (under the Data Protection Act 1998) is an absolute exception under the Freedom of Information Act Moreover Care Standard Act 2000 is also another legislation relating to health and social care settings - All service users must have care plans in place‚ which include the medical information‚ personal details and risk assessment. The Risk assessment should include the environment‚ individual mental and physical conditions;
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Ever since I was about 3 or 3 ½ years old I had always loved learning and helping my family. Just two days after my 3rd birthday I got a baby brother. At first I wasn’t excited but as time went by I realized that I loved babies and smaller children. When I was 8 my baby sister was born‚ and one of the first nights that she was home I was giving her a bottle and we both fell asleep on the couch. Just two years ago my cousin was born‚ I loved holding and feeding her. One of my favorite things is helping
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Health and Safety – Long Essay When using ICT related equipment‚ responsibility for your own health and safety is a big factor to consider. When working in an office both the employer and the employee have responsibilities to ensure your health and safety is covered at all time. As an employer‚ your job would be to keep your work place a safe environment. This could be done by making sure all equipment and machinery is safe to use for your employers or providing the appropriate medical equipment
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Health and Safety Team Inspection Executive Summary The need to maintain a safe and healthy environment especially in the workplace has become a major goal in global corporations. In Canada‚ Health and Safety laws have been put in place to ensure employers take reasonable precaution to provide a safe working environment for their employees. Employees on the other hand‚ have an obligation to comply with the laid down health and safety policies and apply them accordingly. Health and safety inspection
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This reflective essay focuses on my learning development from performing a health assessment on food preparation and IADL’s‚ including vital signs. In nursing‚ a detailed health assessment is crucial in forming care plans‚ making a diagnosis and observing progress which is important to the patient (Gamble and Brennan‚ 2006). The health assessment indicated I can communicate well as the interview questions I had developed ensured I received all the data I required which I documented as part of
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