Legislation exercise DATA Protection Act 1998 What is your responsibility under the above act as a care worker in relation to; Recording information – As a support practitioner all writing and recording must be written accurately‚ factually and must be relevant. All information and entries are to be dated and signed . All information and paperwork must be legible and there is to be no use of abbreviations or jargon. Storing information- It is the responsibility of every employee
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thinking about the new laws that have been passed against pit bulls. After years of discrimination of people‚ we are now discriminating against breeds of dogs. Even though aggressive dogs tend to bite more‚ I am against the idea of breed specific legislation because it is not the breed of the dog but how it is trained. There are many advocates for BSLs‚ including the leader of PETA (people for the ethical treatment of animals). This is an excerpt from the leader of PETA‚ Ingrid Newkirk‚ and her rational
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levels. In the Pacific Island countries‚ five of the eight member States of the ILO have national Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legislations. They are Fiji‚ Papua New Guinea (PNG)‚ Samoa‚ Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The remaining three member States – Kiribati‚ Marshall Islands and Tuvalu‚ are in the process of drafting and/or finalising their legislations. In addition‚ Fiji‚ PNG and Solomon Islands are collaborating national centres for OSH with the ILO International Occupational Safety and
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1.1 There are so many different legislations that are continuously being reviewed‚ updated and revoked that they are divided into two main categories‚ Civil law and Criminal law and each it then divided again. Civil law is divided into public and private law. Public law put policies in place to minimise the risk of children coming into harm and what to do if they are at risk. Private laws deal with family proceedings such as divorce and contact. Criminal law deal with people who have offended
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how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. The health and safety policy is given to all new members of staff upon joining the school and forms part of the induction training given to staff. The policy is to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions‚ equipment and systems of work for all staff and students. A copy of this is also displayed in the staff room at all times. This health and safety policy is reviewed annually by the
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Health Policy Legislation: Nursing Within the American Health Care System December 6‚ 2010 Description of HB 450 Over the last few years‚ states have begun to develop legislation to protect healthcare workers from assault. Ohio is no different. House Bill 450 (HB 450) is a piece of legislation introduced by State Representatives Denise Driehaus (D-Cincinnati) and Linda S. Bolon (D-Columbiana) that is aimed at making the crime of assaulting a registered nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse
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Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Task 1 Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety All staff within a school environment are responsible for the welfare of children‚ and to ensure that they are kept safe from harm. It is the right of every child to have a safe and secure environment to learn in and to develop essential skills for adulthood. Safeguarding which replaced the
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Know how legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures promote health‚ safety and security P2‚ M1 Legislation and Guidelines Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) The UK has one of the lowest accident rates in the world. This act is one of the main reasons for this. Legislation over the last 30 years has helped bring about significant improvements in health and safety in the workplace‚ including a reduction of fatalities of nearly 2/3 since the act was introduced. However even now
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Principle of Health and Social care Practice Teacher: Joydeep Dutta Romaniuc Speranta Liliana Lo1 The word “principle” is coming out from Latin “principium” who means beginning‚ foundation. A principle is a law or a rule that has to be‚ or usually is to be followed‚ or can be desirably followed‚ or is an inevitable consequence of something. Many laws have been passed witch prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race‚ gender‚ sexual orientation or age disability.
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attack numbers and societal pressure‚ new legislation has been introduced‚ collectively known as ‘Breed-Specific Legislation’. Under these new laws‚ certain breeds of animal are restricted or deemed dangerous‚ simply because of stereotypes associated with temperament and aggression. While many believe that this legislation is the most suitable response to a rapidly accelerating concern‚ further anaylsis
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