Box 1 4.1: Setting’s health and safety policies and procedures Legislation and regulations guide practitioners how they must work within the nursery. They are also important because they communicate to practitioners how the nursery should run. The nursery must interpret the law and the regulations that apply to them. Settings do this by inventing policies that explain how the setting will work in line with the law and the regulations. Policies also let other professionals‚ parents/carers
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needs. That the child has the correct safety equipment (gloves‚ helmet etc...) I would evaluate and consider every risk and avoid them as far a possible but be aware that it is not always possible to control certain risk. 2. Explain how health and safety is monitored and maintained and how people
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Date: ___________ Ricky Halpin J.M. Slijkhuis‚ Eric F. Rietzschel & Nico W. Van Yperen (2013) ‘How evaluation and need for structure affect motivation and creativity’‚ European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology‚ 22:1‚ 15-25. In the recently published article ‘How evaluation and need for structure affect motivation and creativity’ the authors aimed to identify that the relation between type of evaluation and employees’ motivation and creativity is ultimately
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As a Health care worker I work in accordance with the Care Standard Act 2000‚ Codes of Practice and conduct‚ with the Legal and Organisational requirements‚ and procedures. Before I start work‚ I ensure that the environment is spacious to avoid any accidents. By ensuring that the floor is dry and clear of any obstruction or material that could result to risk of an accident to both the service user and member of staff in line with Health and Safety first Aids Regulations 1987. I carry out checks
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asked me to check policies and procedures relating to health‚ safety and security to see how they link legislation and guidelines. The main points of the following pieces of legislation and how there have a positive effect on the service delivery within your work experience setting. COSHH stands for control of substances hazardous to health regulation. COSHH is for using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk so the law requires employers to control exposure
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MU 2.4 CONTRIBUTE TO CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH & SAFETY Check your knowledge 1. What does COSHH stand for? COSHH stands for control of substances hazardous to health 2. Name two other regulations that cover health and safety in children’s settings. Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences Regulation (RIDDOR) 1995 Food hygiene legislation 2006 – safe storage and preparation of food 3. List six routine daily checks you should make of the indoor and outdoor environments
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competitive environment it is important for any organization to adopt an organizational strategy to reduce costs without affecting its performance and market competitiveness. Human resources in a knowledgebased organization are increasingly affected by occupational stress‚ a phenomenon that generates lack of productivity. Technological development‚ scientific organization of production‚ development of the means of communication and transportation and the tightening of the competitive environment creates stress
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Children act 1981 ➢ The data protection act 1998 ➢ The care standards act 2000 ➢ The health and social care act 2001 ➢ The health act 2000 ➢ Health and safety at work act 1974 ➢ (COSHH) the control of substances hazardous to health regulations 1999 ➢ Hazardous waste regulations 2005 ➢ Mental capacity act 2005 ➢ The access to health records act 1990
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1.4 Explain how current health and safety legislation‚policies and procedures are implemented in own work setting or service. A schools Health and safety policy should conform to the requirements contained in the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Specifically the policy should contain :- a) a General Statement of commitment to H&S‚ signed by Head/Chair of Governors or indicating that it has been endorsed by the committee of the Governing Body which has responsibility for H&S; b) details
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ideas we have and how they are shaped. The word stress in the future will embrace both the negative and positive aspects of stress‚ as more focus is directed into positive stress. Current definitions of stress suggest links between physiology‚ psychology‚ and immunology however the definition of stress and associated research is dynamic and open to further research. The word stress was introduced into the English language in the 14th century (Hayward 2005). Hayward gives a brief account of the
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