Legislation that relates to general health and social care setting are the Health and Safety Act‚ The Management of Health and Safety Work Regulations‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)‚ Manual Handling Operations Regulations‚ The Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)‚ Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (PPE). The main points of the health and safety policies and procedures identify significant risks in relations to the work place and
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on the health and safety legislation in relation to employee protection for accidents at work. Introduction Health and safety law at UK The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering work-related health and safety in the United Kingdom. It sets out employers responsibilities for employee’s health and safety at work. Employers and employees must comply with the duties set out in out which are as follows: Section 2 places a duty on employers for the health‚ safety
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Unit 202. Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. Task A 1. There are many different legislations that can be related to children’s welfare‚ I will be talking about 6 main legislations. Children act 2006 was revised to include the Every Child Matters framework‚ there are 5 outcomes that the local authorities have to improve for all children and young adults up to the age of 20. The five outcomes are Be Healthy‚ Stay Safe‚ Enjoy and Achieve‚ Achieve Economic Wellbeing and Make
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young people and alcohol the role of cultural influences young people and alcohol the role of cultural influences An examination of the cultural drivers of risk-taking behaviour and their effects on ‘low risk’‚ ‘risky’ and ‘high risk’ use of alcohol among 14-24 year old Australian drinkers Ann M. Roche‚ Petra Bywood‚ Joseph Borlagdan‚ Belinda Lunnay‚ Toby Freeman‚ Lisa Lawton‚ Amanda Tovell‚ Roger Nicholas Roche‚ A.M.‚ Bywood‚ P.T.‚ Borlagdan‚ J.‚ Lunnay‚ B.‚ Freeman‚ T.‚ Lawton‚ L.
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Supervise children and young people on journeys‚ visits and activities outside of the setting 1. Understand the policy and procedures for supervising children and young people on journeys‚ visits and activities outside of the setting. There are various organisational and legal requirements for supervising children on journeys‚ visits and activities outside of the school setting. These include policies and procedures which should be carried out by the school including risk
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Food Safety Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 provides the legal framework in Britain to promote‚ stimulate and encourage high standards of health and safety for people at work and protection for others‚ members of the public‚ against risks that arise from work activities. Employers must make sure that: -Safe plant and safe systems of work -Safe handling‚ storage‚ maintenance and transport of work articles and substances. -Necessary information
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SHP 3433 SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK DISCUSSION CASE 1 – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT “Forget it! We are not going to train our employees in first aid. Emergencies notwithstanding‚ I don’t want a bunch of amateur doctors running around the company doing more harm than good.” Mary‚ safety director for Gulf Coast manufacturing‚ was getting nowhere trying to convince her boss that the company should have employees trained in first aid in the event of an emergency. “But John‚ we have had three hurricanes
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Health and Safe Legislation and Regulation You are required to research two different engineering environments that you have come knowledge of. It may be best if one is an electrical environment and one a mechanical environment. For each of these environments: • Identify a minimum of four different sets of regulations that would be relevant • Describe a minimum of three key features of each of the sets of regulations you have chosen. Mechanical Provisional and Use of
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for playworkers to ensure children’s health‚ safety and security at all times whilst they are in their care. All staff in the setting should have a clear understanding of the health‚ safety and security procedures‚ and know their responsibilities for each other‚ the children‚ and the premises. We have a responsibility to keep the children in our care sage and healthy. To do this we need to be aware of potential hazards‚ develop emergency and health and safety procedures‚ and be able to respond appropriately
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CT301 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings        3.3 Reasons may include: To comply with health and safety legislation‚ To preserve life‚ To minimise the consequences of injury and illness‚ To treat injuries and illnesses effectively. 4.1 Routes of infection may include: Blood circulation‚ Digestive‚ Respiratory‚ Body fluids. 4.2 Own health or hygiene might pose a risk by e.g.: Causing a serious infection‚ Causing illness‚ Causing
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