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College London HND Health and Social Care Management HEALTH AND SAFETY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE WORKPLACE John Egharevba This essay is about how health and safety is applied in health and social care in order to protect everyone in health and social care environment‚ and it will also examine the importance of health and safety policy and risk assessment in workplace. Health and Safety at work etc Act 1974 is concern with maintaining and improving
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construction workers on a work site‚ (OSHA‚ 2010). The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) states that falls are the number one cause of construction injuries and deaths‚ (OSHA‚ 2010). Falls are the leading cause of deaths in the construction workplace. From 1995 to 1999 with an average of 362 fatal falls occurred; this trend is on the rise‚ (OSHA‚ 2010). OSHA states that it is important that safety and health programs have steps or measures to protect construction workers
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analyze the current policies and procedures of Coffeeville on work health and safety. I compared them with WHS acts‚ regulations and codes of practice and developed WHS guidelines for following areas. These guidelines will help employer to control the workplace risks. These guidelines will not only improve safety outcomes but will also support employer in demonstrating that they are meeting obligations under Work Health and Safety laws. WHS criteria WHS Guidelines for respective areas 1. Organizational
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Unit 1: Health‚ Safety and Welfare in Construction and the Built Environment L/600/0211 BTEC Nationals 10 Unit code: QCF Level 3: Credit value: Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose This unit enables learners to understand the responsibilities of employers and employees and the control measures used to reduce risk and meet legal requirements. They will gain knowledge of how to undertake risk assessments and accident recording and reporting procedures. Unit introduction The construction
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& Safety Written Assignment By Joe Fuller MGMT-1196-01 Prof. J. Weber October 7‚ 2011 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT What do you consider the roles and responsibilities of workers to be in developing and implementing successful safety programs? When implementing and developing successful safety programs in the workplace‚ I feel that the workers have many roles and responsibilities. These include: * Proper use and maintaining of safety equipment/clothes
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Task 1: OHS Laws and Institutional Frameworks The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act sets out the laws about health and safety requirements affecting workplaces‚ work activities and the use of plant and substances. Besides that‚ the OHS Act is an essential framework in the workplace to cultivate good safety habits in all individuals so as to stimulate a strong safety culture in the workplace. The Act establishes a framework for people by preventing or minimising their exposure to risk. One
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Health and Safety Legislation 1. Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) 1995 RIDDOR came into force on the 1st of April 1996 and requires you to report some work-related accidents‚ disease and dangerous occurrences to the Health and Safety Executive. Major injuries include: * Fracture / break other than to fingers‚ thumbs or toes * Amputation * Dislocation of the shoulder‚ hip‚ knee or spine * Loss of sight Dangerous occurrences include:
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by equipment insufficiencies‚ then bad practices. Independent research has shown that employing a health and safety officer within the workplace can cut down accidents by as much as 50 per cent. The health and safety officer’s main aim is to prevent accidents‚ injuries and work-related illnesses in the workplace. Their role is to create and implement health and safety policies in accordance with the latest legislation and to ensure that these policies are implemented by management
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Protecting health‚ safety and wellbeing In the workplace‚ you are in a position of trust in relation to all service users. It is important to understand that not all service users can protect themselves from abuse and neglect therefore they would be vulnerable and you have to make sure that the service user is not being exploited or unjustly treated. You should always be able to tell your manager how you have made sure that your actions were safe and anything that you say to the service user was
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