Environmental Health & Safety EHS Risk Management Assignment 2 Assessment Due Date: 15th April 2011 Student No: A00169067 Student Name: Loretta Kirrane Lecturer: Dr Sean Reidy Question 1 In compliance to the SHWW Act 2005‚ it is the duty of the employer (section 8) to prepare a risk assessment as required by section 19 of the Act. It states that every employer must identify the hazards at the workplace‚ assess the risks from those hazards‚ and have a written risk assessment of
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Health and Safety Always place your baby on his or her back to sleep‚ even for naps. This is the safest sleep position for a healthy baby to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Babies placed on their stomachs to sleep are much more likely to die of SIDS than babies placed on their backs to sleep. Beat the heat and sun Heat-related illness occurs when the body’s temperature control system is overloaded. Those at greatest risk for heat-related illness include infants and children
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Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people [TDA 2.2 1.1‚ 1.2] Understanding current legislation‚ policies and procedures is essential to ensure that safe guarding is carried out effectively. Knowing the risks ad possible consequences that children and young people can be affected by is important within a supporting role. It is also important to fully understand the responsibilities and when to take action. Legislations‚ guidelines and policies are put into place to help protect
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Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People Know about the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Current legislation The current legislation for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people is the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 Act. This Act
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Health and Safety Understand the different Responsibilities relating to Health and Social care. 1.1) Identify Legislations relating to Health and Safety in social care settings? HSE also known as Health and Safety at work act 1974 It places a duty on all employers to “Ensure”the Health ‚Safety and welfare of the individuals emplyed. The Act also requires: • safe operation and maintenance of the working environment‚ plant and systems • maintenance of safe access and egress to the workplace
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environmental health problems that prevail in the developing world. Give at least three examples.There are many diseases and conditions‚ found in adolescence‚ that may be strongly linked to environmental exposures. Evidence shows that Asthma‚ ADHD‚ and diarrheal infections are just a few of the long list of illnesses. Although the causes of asthma are not known‚ one recent ten year study found that the ozone was linked to causing asthma‚ especially among physically active school age children living
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Unit MU 2.4 Contribute to children and young people’s health and safety 1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting to provide adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from work activities to consult with employees on matters affecting their health and safety to provide and maintain a safe environment to ensure safe handling and use of substances and medicines to provide information‚ instruction and supervision for employees to ensure
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TDA 3.6‚ 2. Understanding the impact of prejudice and discrimination on children and young people. 2.1 Explain ways in which children and young people can experience prejudice and discrimination. Children may experience prejudice or be discriminated against for many reasons‚ be it they wear glasses‚ their appearance‚ their hair colour‚ their religion‚ their sex‚ having a disability or even their ethnicity‚ many reasons for children to be discriminative is normally because of the prejudices
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TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 3.3 As a teaching assistant or learning support assistant‚ you will build special relationships with children. You may regularly work with children in small groups or on a one-to-one basis. You are likely to be the person who the child feels more comfortable to talk to when the rest of the class are not around. It is important that you know how to recognise when abuse may be happening and what action you should take. An NSPCC study
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Play teaches children how to interact with others and learn about the world. The toys you select for your young child affect his development. Your child’s current developmental stage plays a major role in toy selection. Observe the skills he is currently learning‚ such as fine motor skills‚ letter recognition‚ counting‚ self-care and language development‚ as a guide for selecting toys that enhance those skills. Age Recommendations Most toy and game packaging includes a recommended age range. The
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