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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develop in. We wish to develop and promote a strong health and safety provision within the nursery for the benefit of all staff‚ children‚ parents and visitors. The policy will be kept up to date‚ particularly as the business changes in nature and size‚ and will be revised annually‚ or as and when necessary. Aims and objectives The aim of this policy statement is to ensure that all reasonably practical steps are taken to ensure the health‚ safety and welfare of all persons using the premises.
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children or young people with whom you work. The health and safety requirements of all young people and adults must be taken into consideration before starting any learning activity and it must be ensured that the learning environment is free from any hazard that could affect a person’s health and safety. The duty of care of a setting to children‚ young people‚ parents and carers is a legal obligation that should always have the child’s safety and welfare uppermost in mind when planning. The desired
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As a teaching assistant it is really important to follow health and safety procedures at all times. Our responsibilities in terms of health and safety hold a very important role as we are always direct in contact with the classrooms and playgrounds therefore we should always ensure that there are no hazards left being unattended and unreported. Our role includes routine walk around checks where we ensure items are stored safely in cupboards after using them and the floor is kept clear at all times
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operations a. Explain the legal responsibilities in relation to health and safety for the following: Employers responsibilities Employees responsibilities Safety for all employees‚ risk assessments continually assessed. Local and national legislation that directly affects your work. Industry codes of practice‚ regulations and requirements for practice and codes of ethics should be known and observed. Personal Safety‚ necessary safety checks and procedures‚ to remain safe. Actions to minimise
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training and supervision to ensure health and safety at work. Employees have a duty to take care of their own health and safety and those of others‚ and must not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided for health and safety. These principles are generally embodied in health and safety legislation in the industrialized world and this means that everyone has statutory obligations (legal requirements) under the various Health and Safety at Work acts in place in the federal
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EDUCATION IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) AT UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG (UMP) M.I.Mohd Fadzil (Ph.D)‚ S.Ezrin Hani‚ A.J. Mohammad Ezuan‚ I. Norazura‚ M.Z. Mohd Zuzainy ‚ S.A. Afiza‚ S. Nurud Suria‚ A. Norhidayah Occupational Safety and Health Programme Department of Technology Management Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Management‚ University Malaysia Pahang‚ Lebuhraya Tun Razak‚ 26300 Gambang Kuantan‚ Pahang. INTRODUCTION Issues on Occupational Safety‚ Health and Environment
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The reason I chose to do my project on a game that can hit all three areas safety‚ health‚ and nutrition‚ is because all three areas are important to children and their families. As a parent I can easily justify the role a teacher has on the lives of our children. It is usually a parent does not know anything and the teacher is always right. In the eye’s of a child. Many times well most of the time what you teach a child it usually stays with them‚ and if it is presented in a
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Task 1 – Health & Safety Policy Booklet Health and safety at work act The Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 1974 secures the health and safety of people at work. This Act imposes a responsibility to the employer to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all their employees. The employee has a duty to work according to the legislation and provide systems of work that are safe and without risk to health. Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 1988
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Reflection on health and safety Introduction This reflection will be about moving and handling skill‚ which took place during my introduction to health care assistant programme where I was supposed to learn and practice health care assistant skills. For the purpose of confidentiality the name of the patient will be changed. Description I was on one of my long day shift work when the registered nurse asked me to transfer John from his bed to the chair. John is a 75 year old man who suffers from
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