Roles and responsibilities relating to Health and Safety in the work Setting 1.1 What legislation relates to Health and Safety in your work setting? The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Other key pieces of legislation that sit alongside and support the Health and Safety at Work Act are: • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992. • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (known as COSHH). • The Manual Handling Regulations 1992 . • The Reporting
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investigate the health and safety issues and examine the role of risk assessment and other important policies that should exist in the workplace. “It is estimated that 1.6 million accidents occur each year in the workplace with a cost to the industry of around £700m” (Ref.1). This is why it is hugely necessary to take the rights steps in trying to prevent people from being injured at work. This process is called Health and Safety. Every business has its legal responsibility to work in within Health and Safety
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Unit 1: promoting communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. As a care assistant effective communication is a vital skill in the workplace‚ on an everyday basis. I use all of these below to help promote and ensure the wellbeing of all service users and my colleagues. People communicate to: ➢ express needs and wishes ➢ Share ideas‚ information and knowledge ➢ reassurance
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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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CYPOP 15 Support positive practice with children and young people with speech‚ language and communication needs Learning outcome 1 1.1 Explain how to recognise and build on the strengths of a child or young person by giving different examples of positive strategies We need to take into account the child or young person’s age‚ need‚ abilities and interests and at what stage the young person is at. With this we can then support positive practice by using their likes at interests as a motivator
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TDA 2.3: Communication and professional relationships with children‚ young people and adults KNOW HOW TO INTERACT WITH AND RESPOND TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 1.1 Describe how to establish respectful‚ professional relationships with children and young people When establishing respectful‚ professional relationships with children and young people you will need to change your behaviour and communication appropriately. You will need to demonstrate adequate communication skills‚ be approachable
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Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce 094 Support Children and Young People to Have Positive Relationships [pic] West Cheshire College Your assessor will work with you to assist in gathering evidence for this unit. This may take the form of direct observation‚ questions‚ reflective account etc. Complete the tasks/questions/assignments within this workbook and show to your assessor. Assignment x ref unit 25 Task
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Supervise children and young people on journeys‚ visits and activities outside of the setting 1. Understand the policy and procedures for supervising children and young people on journeys‚ visits and activities outside of the setting. There are various organisational and legal requirements for supervising children on journeys‚ visits and activities outside of the school setting. These include policies and procedures which should be carried out by the school including risk
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Food Safety Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 provides the legal framework in Britain to promote‚ stimulate and encourage high standards of health and safety for people at work and protection for others‚ members of the public‚ against risks that arise from work activities. Employers must make sure that: -Safe plant and safe systems of work -Safe handling‚ storage‚ maintenance and transport of work articles and substances. -Necessary information
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Reflection on health and safety Introduction This reflection will be about moving and handling skill‚ which took place during my introduction to health care assistant programme where I was supposed to learn and practice health care assistant skills. For the purpose of confidentiality the name of the patient will be changed. Description I was on one of my long day shift work when the registered nurse asked me to transfer John from his bed to the chair. John is a 75 year old man who suffers from
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