NVQ 2 Health and safety 1.1 Legislation that relates to the Health and safety in a social care setting are the following: Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 The Workplace (Health‚ Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 The Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
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Reference: COMPANY XXX Safety Management System SUBJECT: SAFETY AND HEALTH POLICY STATEMENT COMPANY XXX’s management is firmly committed to maintaining a safe and healthful working environment. No activity is so important or time critical that it cannot be done safely. To achieve our safety goal of zero accidents‚ we have implemented a comprehensive Safety Program. This Program is designed to prevent work place accidents‚ injuries‚ and illness and to manage safety risks of the operation
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IDENTIFYING THE ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL SAFETY PROGRAMS: A LITERATURE REVIEW BY LISA A. RONALD A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE PREVENTION DIVISION‚ WORKERS ’COMPENSATION BOARD OF BRITISH COLUMBIA‚ RICHMOND‚ B.C. AUGUST 1998 © 1999 Workers ’ Compensation Board of British Columbia. All rights reserved. The Workers ’ Compensation Board of B.C. encourages the copying‚ reproduction‚ and distribution of this document to promote health and safety in the workplace‚ provided that the Workers
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health and safety practice requires the collaboration and participation of both employers and workers in health and safety programs such as the Four-Point Workplace Program and Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)‚ as well as involving the consideration of issues relating to the direct and indirect costs of injuries to an organization. The OSH Act of 1970 was established to provide guidelines and regulate laws to protect employers and employees in the workplace. The purpose of a safety and health
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employee’s right to a safe workplace * d) The employee’s right to participate in health/ safety programs 3. Which of the following is an example of an external health/ safety stakeholder? a) Government b) Employers c) Employees d) Supervisors * * 4. Which of the following underlies the need for Human Resources Managers to understand and implement effective occupational health/ safety policies/ programs? * a) Increasing concerns for industrial-sector workers * b)
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COURSE: To give you a good overview of the principals of advanced first aid‚ shock‚ first aid safety‚ patient assessment‚ bleeding and wounds‚ fractures‚ choking and C.P.R. To help you to reach an acceptable level of providing practical patient treatment. FIRST AID is the initial assistance given for any victim before the arrival of an ambulance‚ doctor or other qualified person. The purpose of having people trained in First Aid is to provide help and care to the injured or sick‚ for the shortest
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legislation‚ policies and procedures relating to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care setting. In this assignment I am going to be looking at health and safety legislation and policies and procedures with in a health and social care setting Legislation is in place to protect individuals within health and safety employers have a duty to protect their staff and keep people informed about health and safety. Then if you working as a social care worker you have
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THE EFFECTS OF LACK OF EGRONOMIC HAZARD CONTROLS ON EMPLOYEE WELLBEING Compiled by Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor Technologies in Safety Management FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS SCIENCES at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA Study leader: Dr SJ Smit Date of submission: 08/09/2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration…………………………………………………………...................................4 Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………
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Case Analysis: Mattel and Toy Safety Introduction Mattel Corporation is the largest toy company in the world‚ a publicly traded organization with a market capitalization of over $6.5 billion‚ employing approximately 36‚000 people worldwide in 42 countries. Their products are sold in 150 nations (mattel.com). In the summer of 2007‚ Mattel suffered a major product recall incident. The first recall was the result of vendor failure in China where traces of lead paint were discovered
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Managing health & safety at work (M3.23) The Workplace (Health‚ Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 covers a wide range of basic health‚ safety and welfare issues and apply to most workplaces. Requirements under these Regulations Employers have a general duty under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 to ensure‚ so far as is reasonably practicable‚ the health‚ safety and welfare of their employees at work. People in control of non-domestic premises have a duty (under
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