Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting Health and Safety at work Act 1974 - An Act to make further provision for securing the health‚ safety and welfare of persons at work‚ for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 - any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting‚ putting down
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ASSIGNMENT Name of student Matric Number Course Code and Title SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Assignment Title QUIZ SEPTEMBER 2012 (BGB4043) 1. List and discuss FOUR (4) factors that contribute to the accident. (8M) The worker has work overtime and may face sleepiness and tired because working at maximum overtime for the last two months. This will make the worker lose his focus and the probability of accident may occur is high
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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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outdoor environments and services When planning health and safety for indoor and outdoor environments you need to know the age group and ability of each child you are planning for. For example if you are planning for children who are completely mobile the layout of the room/ outside space must be different to those who have just learnt to walk or are not mobile at all. In our setting we have separate rooms for ages 0-1 and 1-2‚ I believe this is better than having a 0-2 room for the simple reason
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Health and Safety act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974‚ also referred to as HASAW or HSW‚ is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. Covers: • safe plant and systems of work; • safe methods for the use‚ handling‚ storage and transport of articles and substances;
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How policies and procedures promote health‚ safety and security in a health and social care setting Employer’s role in a care setting The employer’s position is to supervise the health‚ security and safety of all the staff‚ visitors‚ volunteers to the grounds of the building and also its service users. Employers may assign accountability for health and safety to the employees‚ health and safety agents‚ administrators and the service users as well. But‚ it is still the employer’s job to have
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Wesley Addison Unit: M3.23 Managing health and safety at work 1.1 Two pieces of legislation relating to health‚ safety and welfare at work‚ are: Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 This states that assessments (risk assessments) are made (responsibility of the employer) and put in place to identify all potential hazards/risks and highlight what actions and preventative measures are put in place to minimise the risk of harm to employees while in the place of work
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Understand Health and Safety in social care setting You have been asked to contribute to an induction day for new staff. You have been asked to prepare a presentation about Health and Safety. It must include the following Task a presentation A list of the key of key legislation relating to Health and Safety in a social care setting * The equality act 2010 * Health and Safety work act 1974 * The reporting of injuries‚ disease and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 * Health and Safety
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Outline how legislation policies and procedures relating to health safety and security influence health and social care setting Food Safety (General food hygiene) The main aim of this policy is to prevent food poisoning. To do this food areas must be kept clean and must maintain good personal hygiene‚ food must be cooked properly and stored in the right temperature. The policy and procedure of the nursery is that all staff handling food must maintain very high hygiene and people who are ill must
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Assignment composition Assignment overview In this assignment you will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of health and safety in social care settings. You will use case studies to show your awareness of the legislative framework‚ identify hazards and assess levels of risk. You will demonstrate your awareness of the use of care or support plans and risk assessment in social care. You will investigate topical issues‚ examine incidents and make assessments of the appropriateness of
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