distance unaided by using a walking aid. Two residents are wheel chair users. The Management of Health and Safety At Work Act 1996 This is a law passed by parliament. All places of work need to carry out risk assessments to look for any risks that might injure the people who work there. The risks are then minimised. In the Sunshine Care Home there will be written policies describing the safest way of working. There will also be procedures that all staff have to follow when they are working‚ As
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Lynn Taylor. Lynn completes the yearly risk assessment‚ and all the staff are responsible for the daily and weekly assessments. Responsibility for reporting a risk is of all the staff‚ and for them to ensure Lynn is informed so she is able to arrange repair/removal as necessary. 1.3 Explain what risk assessment is and how this is managed in the work setting A risk assessment is a procedure carried out to identify‚ evaluate and estimate levels of risk and hazards in a situation or setting and
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Procedure: Protecting Children‚ Young People‚ Adults at Risk and Staff January 2012 Also available in large print (16pt) and electronic format. Ask Student Services for details. www.perth.uhi.ac.uk Perth College is a registered Scottish charity‚ number SC021209. Safeguarding Policy and Procedure A - Policy A1 Purpose The purpose of this document is to outline the College’s framework for protecting children‚ young people and adults at risk from harm‚ abuse and exploitation‚ and supporting our
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consider how to put this into practice in complex and sensitive situations. You will explore what is meant by the term ‘consent’‚ define person-centred values‚ and consider how active participation can be used to best effect. You will consider how risk assessments can support informed choices and examine the factors that contribute to the well being of individuals using the service. TASKS There are four tasks to this assignment. TASK 1 2 3 4 TASK 1 1. Explain what is meant by the term “active participation”
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What is meant by risk assessment? A risk assessment is a plan put in place to reduce the risk of harm occurring‚ it aims to identify potential risks to the health‚ safety or security of a care practitioner. Risk assessments have to be held under the health and safety at work act and Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999. It is a lawful document and if not carried out care organisations can face prosecution. The HSE (health and safety executive) can request risk assessments at any time to
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issues to Rachel Hancocks(manager) or Paul Hancocks(deputy manager). All staff have there own responsibilities to health and safety in the workplace as well. A risk assessment is the determination of the value of a risk in any working environment and a recognised hazard. In my work setting the team leader of every session does a risk assessment on the working environment. Outcome 2 A safe a challenging environment is important because we as careers have to provide a positive and safe environment to
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ensuring that there is an effective way of reporting any hazards to the appropriate person so that any required action can be taken. Every school is required to carry out regular risk assessments of the premises and activities to identify any hazards in advance‚ but all members of staff should also be aware that risk assessment is an ongoing process‚ and that they must remain vigilant and report any potential hazards to the Health and safety officer. - Each school must put in place its own Health
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responsible for the health and safety of the setting. If a member of staff wishes to report something to do with health and safety then they can either report it to the manager or the assistant manager or room leader. 3. Explain what risk assessment is and how this
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Unit CYP3.4: Support Children and young people’s health and safety Assessment criteria 1.3 Barnados - www.barnados.org.uk Barnados has a range of training and support services throughout the country. They offer training courses and guidelines on play and participation‚ risk assessment and best practice. They also offer numerous publications on health and safety and safeguarding. Kidscape – www.kidscape.org.uk Kidscape is a charity dedicated to keeping children safe from harm
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Journal on April 19‚ 2007) addresses the ending of the delay in applying portions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to smaller companies. At the time of the article‚ some 6‚000 smaller public companies had yet to be required to “make an annual assessment of their internal financial-reporting controls with further review by the company’s outside auditor of these systems designed to help prevent accounting mistakes and fraud.” The delay arose from complaints that compliance was overly costly and
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