Kayli Tipps Employers Get Tough on Health The article entitled “Employers Get Tough on Health” is printed by the Chicago Tribune September 24‚ 2007 and it addresses how some companies in America are now choosing whether you get hired or keep your job based on your personal behavior and lifestyle habits such as smoking or eating high fat meals. In the reading the Article states “the rules of the work place are changing” and you should be informed of those changes so you can be a likely candidate
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P2 Outline how key legislation‚ policies and procedures in relation to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care delivery Legislation Legislation is defined as the processor act of making law or a set of laws by the governing body of the country. They are set in place in every work setting to ensure the health and safety of the people within the area. Without these laws there would be many accidents that could harm both the employee and employer. Safety (General food hygiene)
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Unit 027: Support children and young people’s health and safety Outcome 1: Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety Describe the factors you have to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services When planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments or activities with children and young people you must take into consideration these principles: * The age
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1.1 The factors‚ which we need to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services are: INDOOR ENVIRONMENT The factors would be based on the age range and ability of the user and this would be taken into account when planning. Risk to toddlers would be different to older children and children with a disability would be different to a child without. If a new child entered this environment that was blind or in a wheelchair a risk assessment would be carried
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Within health and social care setting there are many different policies and procedures that have to be followed in certain situations. There are a number of policies and procedures that are put into place to help children‚ young people and their families whilst they are being looked after. A policy is a set of guidelines and rules that are agreed and put into place by the organisation and procedures are the steps and methods that are followed from the policy. They help to guide the professionals
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Food hygiene legislation 2006 requires that the food producer and handler are well trained in respect to food safety. It was established to treat food intended for human consumption in a controlled and managed way. The key requirements of the legislation are that food must comply within food safety requirements and should be appropriately labelled. Nurses must know about food and safety to have a job in clinical practice‚ as patients would not want food that would causes harm. For example in a hospital
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General Health‚ Safety and Welfare in the Workplace 1 641 1 2 7 A/503/1170 Unit Title: OCR unit number: Sector unit number: Level: Credit value: Guided learning hours: Unit reference number: Unit aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills‚ knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in conforming to general health‚ safety and welfare in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry. Learning Outcomes The Learner will: 1 Comply with all workplace health‚ safety
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Assignment 306 Understand health and safety in social care settings Task A Presentation You have been asked to contribute to an induction day for new staff. You are to prepare a presentation about Health and Safety. It must include the following: Ai A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. Task A A1. • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 • Medicines Act 1968 • Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 • Hazardous Wastes Regulations 2005 • Personal Protective Equipment
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P3 Carry out a risk assessment in a health or social care setting ‚ M2 Assess the hazards identified in the health or social care setting ‚ D1 Make recommendations in relation to identified hazards to minimise the risk to the service user group As a part of my college course it is essential to find a work placement within a health and social care setting. I have decided to go to First Steps Pre School in bristolwhere I will gain experience there every Monday from 9am-12pm. I will be handling a
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Promoting the health‚ safety and wellbeing of children in schools is an important part of whole child education. For success‚ health‚ safety and wellbeing promotion should be integrated into the school system. Successful integration‚ requires important conditions that encourage commitment‚ consistency‚ sustainability and accountability of programs. These conditions are discussed below: Condition One: School head must take up the role of an active‚ engaged and supportive leader of the integration
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