KNOW THE LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR HEALTH & SAFETY. LO 1.1. How current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented In order to ensure that school is managing health and safety for employees and others who come into contact with the school ( children‚ support workers and parents ) there is an act which must be followed up and so ensures the health and welfare of children‚ employees and employer. It is The Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974. The main
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Risk management is vital to ascertain vulnerabilities within health care organizations‚ keep them in check‚ mitigate the repercussions from these risks‚ and prevent harm to patients. If organizations do not follow a risk management protocol then breaches result with catastrophic consequences. For instance‚ St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (SEMC) is a tertiary care hospital located in Brighton‚ Massachusetts that offers both inpatient and outpatient services. On November 16‚ 2012‚ U.S. Department of
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Risk Management in Long Term Care Cornelia R. McCoy HCS/451 March 6‚ 2012 Shelby Frutchey Risk Management in Long Term Care In any occupational field‚ risk management refers to liability‚ proactively and reactively. Risk management‚ when it comes to health care‚ honors the safety of patients‚ quality assurance and patients’ rights. The potential for risk infuses all aspects of health care‚ which includes medical errors‚ the keeping of electronic records‚ and provider facilities along with
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2006) It has two medical management committees‚ the risk management committee and the critical care committee. The role of the critical committee is actually to appraise the standards of critical care practice of several emergency and intensive care units in the hospital. This committee actually supports an endless improvement of the patient care at the hospital through the continuing and focused monitoring of the main quality signs. (Sultz‚ 2006) The risk management committee normally directs
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Task A 1. A description of four different exemples of accidents and/or sudden illness that might occur: severe bleeding‚ cardiac arrest‚choking and difficulty of breathing‚ fractures andd suspected fractures 2. An outline of the procedure to follow if an accident or sudden illness should occur. Severe bleeding:you will need to apply pressure‚ if possible‚ use a sterile dressing. You will need to apply direct pressure over the wound for 10 minutes. If there is any object in the wound‚
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Critically review your own organisation’s Health and Safety Policy and procedures and make recommendations for improvements Organisations today widely regard their employees as their greatest assets‚ so it is no wonder that they are spending an increasing amount of their resources on ensuring that the workplace and work systems enable its staff to feel safe and secure; as management continues takes an active role in their wellbeing. Failure to ensure and provide a safe working environment can
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Health and Safety At Work Act – 1974 – In this sector this act ensures the safety and welfare of all its employees in any work activity by protecting others against risks to health and also safety of anyone who is affected by work activates e.g. pupils‚ visitors to educational sites‚ students and also parents. Although the Act emphasizes the responsibility of the employer on health and safety. Care workers must have awareness and understanding of their health and safety responsibilities in relation
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA D.W.G.A.P.K. Sirirathna Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management National Institute of Business Management March 2013 Acknowledgements First and foremost‚ I would like to thank my supervisor of this project‚ Ms. U K S M Uduwella for the valuable guidance and advice. She inspired me greatly to work in this project. I also would like to thank the management of Tudawe
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Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main piece of legislation that covers the health and safety in the work place in the UK. This is also known as (HSWA). This piece of legislation sets out guidelines for the employers that they need to ensure that all the necessary health and safety rules were met towards their fellow employees and visitors. The people who are responsible for the health and safety at work are the employers as they have to carry out risk
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