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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legislation of the early 1970s that this message became indelibly clear as a result of the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)‚ the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)‚ the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)‚ and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). These new governmental bodies established that national public policy now officially recognized the environment‚ employees‚ and consumers to be significant and legitimate stakeholders of business
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The health and safety representative is responsible for addressing workplace health and safety issues. The employees of the workplace who do not exercise managerial functions select‚ from among those employees‚ the person to be appointed health and safety representative. If the employees are represented by a trade union‚ then the union selects the person to be appointed after consulting any employees who are not in the union. The health and safety representative’s duties include: * to consider
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Occupational safety and health From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Occupational hazard" redirects here. For for the Unsane album‚ see Occupational Hazard. | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2010) | | This article contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined‚ unverified or indiscriminate. Please
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Unit 113 – Use occupational and safety guidelines when using keyboards 1.1 State occupational health and safety guidelines in relation to using keyboards. Using the keyboard properly is vital for your health. To use keyboard properly you need to tilt the keyboard using the small feet at the back so you can type with your wrists straight and your hand have to be in line with you arms‚ rest you wrists on the desk when you are not typing or if you are continuously typing consider getting a wrist
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Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care * 1.3 Analyse the main health and safety responsibilities of * Self: As an employee I have a legal duty to take responsibility to care for my own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by what I do or don’t do. Also to co-operate with my employer with health and safety. To correctly use work items and equipment provided by my employer‚ which includes personal protective equipment‚ in accordance to training and
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Health and Social Care Health and Safety Identify the legislation relating to general health and safety. BTEC 1.1. Dip 1.1 Health and Safety Legislations; Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Reporting of injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Work Place (Health‚ Safety and welfare) Regulations 1992 Describe the main points of Health and Safety Procedures and policies in the
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NEBOSH IGC IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHEILDS UK. SPECIAL OFFER On the propitious occasion of 1st anniversary of PAK Safety Solutions and New Year celebrations‚ we are offering NEBOSH IGC with free international course of “Introduction of Health & Safety” from British Safety Council UK. NEBOSH IGC + Free Course of “Introduction of Health & Safety” (E-learning) from British Safety Council UK. Overview & Syllabus: The syllabus omits specific reference to any national legal requirements but
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Current Issues in Quality and Safety Current Issues in Quality and Safety The safety of medication administration has become a universal issue and crucial for one ’s wellbeing. The majority of hospitalized patients are treated with medications (Agyemang & While‚ 2010). The medical treatment of patients has a direct effect on the patient ’s quality of life. Srinivasan declared "patients have a right to know they are receiving safe care" (as cited by Zhani‚ 2012‚ p. 1). The purpose of
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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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