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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1.1 – Identify the main points of contracts of employment Pay – This is how much you will be paid monthly or weekly. Working Hours – This is how many hours a week you will be working. Holidays – this tells you when your holidays are. Sickness Notice Period employment conditions rights responsibilities duties These are called the ‘terms’ of the contract. Employees and employers must stick to a contract until it ends (e.g. by an employer or employee giving notice or an employee being
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Unit 9 Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care 1. Understand requirements for handling information in health and social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care There are several legislations and codes of practice that relates to handling information. Data protection Act 2008 is a law that protects personal privacy and upholds individuals rights. This Act gives rights
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guidelines relating to the health and safety of children are The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 It is designed to protect everyone in the workplace‚ the employers are responsible for everyone in the workplace and have duties to carry out to ensure this‚ and employees have to carry out duties to meet the requirements of this act. It’s also designed to keep employers and employees safe in the workplace. Before 1974 8 million employees and employers had no legal safety protection in the workplace
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M1-How legislation promotes the safety of an individual The Management of Health and Safety at Work Act (amended 1999) The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 clarify in more general terms what employers are required to do to manage health and safety. If there is falls or injuries in the workplace it highlights the hazards and protects the employee against discrimination in the workplace. Exposure to hazardous agents such as dust‚ fumes‚ noise‚ vibration‚ radiation or harmful
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It allows for us to understand the person we are communicating with clearly. In health and social care this is a very important factor. Before communicating with service users about their health or social care‚ it is essential that they have a full understanding‚ as a break down in understanding can cause a lot of distress and anxiety to the service user. It also allows for the career
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policies and procedures for communicating information on health and safety comply with legislations. In order for health and safety policies to be effective‚ it is vital that the employer promoted good awareness by using different types of communication such as written‚ graphics and verbal. The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989 (HSIER) puts a duty on all employers which is to display an approved health and safety law poster in every workplace or to make sure that all the
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Unit 3 Supporting children E1 - current laws that influence working practices in a setting for children are -United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989/1991 ‚ Children Act 1989 ‚ Children Act 2004 ‚ Equality Act 2006 ‚ speacial educational needs and disability act 2001. E2 - Uncrc legislation influence working practices in the setting by giving children their own special rights and allows childrens views to be heard.it defends the familys role in childrens lives ‚ respects children
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Most employees lack a culture of caring. Where health and safety regulations are concerned‚ most of them think of the repercussions of these laws rather than looking at it from a different perspective. This has affected many people in the organisation mentally and emotionally and a negative culture can undermine the viability of the best projects‚ strategies and services proposed to improve the workforce. They are affected mentally because they spend most of their time worrying how much they are
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FOR Unit 5329 - 208 Support children and young people’s health and safety Learning outcomes: 1 Know the legislative and policy framework for health and safety 2 Recognise and manage risks to children and young people’s health‚ safety and security 3 Support children and young people to assess and manage risk 4 Respond to emergency situations Resources Copy of the Health and Safety policy/procedure for your school Outcome 1 Describe how current health and
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