Unit 8 Health and Safety is bound together by legislation in the workplace. Within the Health and Social Care Sector the legislation includes the following:- * Manual Handling Regulations 1992 * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002(COSHH) * Report of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995(RIDDOR) * Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 * Food Safety Act 1990 Under the Health
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Food Safety Thesis: The food supply in America is not safe‚ because there are unknown ingredients that have caused foodborne illness and food has been modified. I. Foodborne Illness a. Statistics 1. The CDC says foodborne diseases sicken about 48 million Americans each year - one in six of us. About 3‚000 people die from the diseases each year‚ and 128‚000 are hospitalized. 2. Salmonella is one of the most common foodborne pathogens in the United States‚ causing an estimated
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3.6 Personal protective equipment (PPE) Personal protective equipment (PPE) are used to protect the workers at the working place against the risk of hazardous chemicals entering the body through inhalation or skin contact. PPE act as supplement and it is not replace the preventive measures. Each working place must use the appropriate PPE. The suitable PPE should be selected with regard to the hazards‚ physical nature and the routes of entry of the chemicals into the human body. PPE must be maintained
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY. 01 APRIL 2003. DRAFT DRAFT TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. PREAMBLE OBJECTIVES MANDATES DOCUMENTS PRINCIPLES DISCUSSION (POLICY MATTERS) 6.1 6.2 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Responsibilities of employer Responsibilities of employees 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 1 1 2 2 2 HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES/COMMITTEES FIRST AID‚ EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES WORK IN ELEVATED POSITIONS PROVISIONING OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT AND THE SAFEGUARD
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Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) This act sets out core principles of health and safety within the work place. The main way it does this is by defining the health and safety responsibilities of both the employer and employee while they’re at work. The responsibilities they have could be to lift and carry something‚ you should receive some kind of training how to lift something safely‚ you may have to move some machines‚ e.g. in the gym. They are also responsible for things like; regular and appropriate
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Health And safety 4222-306 The health and safety act consists of various principles‚ these are implemented to ensure employees are safe whilst at work‚ this doesn’t just apply those those who are employed by a company it applies to any one who enters the building including professional bodies I.e district nurses‚ And general practitioners the legislation is made up of COSHH‚RIDDOR‚The manual handling operations regulations‚ the health and safety first aid regulations and management of health
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Explain how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in own work setting or service . Ensure the area in or outdoors is free of any hazards or risks and is safe for CYP to work or play in safely. There should be adequate space for the number of people using it to move round comfortably and safely. Equipment should be stored safely storage should be labelled clearly. Furniture should
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THE ROLE OF A SAFETY OFFICER (A CASE STUDY OF UIDC PLC) INTRODUCTION Many organisations will recruit a Health and Safety Officer to oversee the company’s obligations and procedures regarding the safety of its employees. Health and safety is a top priority for many businesses. The law dictates that every organisation should provide every employee with a safe working environment‚ and if they are found to be negligent‚ they stand to suffer considerable damage to their reputation and finances. The
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Competence to Assist Safety Management" Introduction Organisations have a moral and legal obligation to ensure the safety of their employees within the workplace. Morally the employer is required to exercise a duty of care towards its employees‚ a concept that has been embodied in common and company law. From a legal standpoint‚ the organisation is required to comply with current legislation and regulations. In the UK‚ the legal framework has been founded upon the Health and Safety at Work etc Act
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Safety-critical software and life critical software means that any malfunction of the software will very probably result in extreme consequence and even loss of human life. Organisation developing such systems ought to exercise extreme caution against system failure (Nilsen‚ 2004). Tavani (2007) emphasize the importance of industry wide standard for design and development of such artefacts to assure the reliability and safety towards society. Additionally‚ most industries are closely regulated by
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