Sarah Brindley‚ Unit 3 - suppporting children. E1/E2- Five pieces of current legislation are‚ Children Act 2004‚ Human Rights Act 2000‚ UNCRC 1998‚ Equality Act 2006 and Protection of data act 1999. Children Act 2004 states that the interests of children and young people are better in all considerations of welfare and safeguarding and that safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility. This is because safegaurding can only be achieved by building up a range of outcomes for children and
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BSC Occupational Safety & Health Health & Safety Law Assignment 1 Module Code: CEWM08002 Banner ID: B00114073 Lecturer: Clive Mitchell Contents Introduction Conclusions References Appendices Introduction The purpose of this report is to answer the question “To what extent has the development of effective Health & Safety Legislation in the United Kingdom been hindered by economic & commercial factors?” This will be
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Task 1 – Health & Safety Policy Booklet Health and safety at work act The Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 1974 secures the health and safety of people at work. This Act imposes a responsibility to the employer to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all their employees. The employee has a duty to work according to the legislation and provide systems of work that are safe and without risk to health. Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 1988
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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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unit 009 Contribute to Health and Safety 1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in the work setting. In my work setting as a Registered Childminder it is my responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment for all the children in my care. My premises are regularly checked by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust as part of the registration process and meet all mandatory requirement. I have attached my Health and Safety Policy‚ Medical
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Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 2000‚ Vol. 5‚ No. 3‚ 347-358 Copyright 2000 by the Educational Publishing Foundation 1076-8998/00/$5.00 DOI: 10.1037fl1076-8998.5.3.347 Perceptions of Safety at Work: A Framework for Linking Safety Climate to Safety Performance‚ Knowledge‚ and Motivation Mark A. Griffin Queensland University of Technology Andrew Neal University of Queensland Research in the areas of organizational climate and work performance was used to develop a framework for
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Health and Safety policy for staff at Record Company I record places the wellbeing of its employees first. In prevention of any health issues‚ we have created this Health and Safety Statement. I Record’s policy is to provide and maintain a safe and healthy work environment‚ safe equipment and safe work systems for all our staff‚ and to provide such information‚ training and supervision as is required to attain this objective. We also accept our statutory responsibility for the health and safety
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Health and Safety- Potential Hazards in Health and Social Care Task 1: A hazard is something that is considered to be dangerous and has the potential to harm an individual or others around them. A risk has two separate explanations‚ how likely it is for something dangerous to hurt an individual‚ and the severity of harm that it can inflict upon someone. Usually the severity and likelihood of a risk is dependent upon the age of the person as older people and younger people are the most vulnerable
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undertaking are safe at all times and this law is called the Health and Safety Act/Law. “The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering health and safety in the workplace. This piece of legislation lays out the employer’s responsibilities for health and safety. Employers have a ‘duty of care’ over the health‚ safety and welfare of their staff in the workplace”. (www.labourguide.co.za/health-and-safety”) The purposes of these laws are: • To protect the ORG the
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holiday entitlement. 2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment. Health and safety‚ pay and pensions‚ employment rights and responsibilities 2b) List three key points of legislation that affect employees in a business environment. Health and safety‚ pay and pensions‚ employment rights and responsibilities 3. Identify a range of places where a person can find information on employment rights and responsibilities
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