THE IMPORTANCE OF OHS & THE APPLICATION OF DUTY OF CARE IN WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ------------------------------------------------- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY All members of the workplace have a right to work free from risks‚ hazards and harm. It is the employer’s responsibility to provide a duty of care to all employees. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) plays an important role in an organisation and it is about providing safe workplaces to ensure that all people within an organisation
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By Vivian Cheng Health: Period 4 Mrs. Darpino December 2011 By Vivian Cheng Health: Period 4 Mrs. Darpino December 2011 Harm Reduction Theory Harm Reduction Theory Vivian Cheng Health Period 4 December‚ 2011 “Harm Reduction Theory” The war against drugs is an unwinnable war. Today‚ this seems to be a growing argument in the modern world. In a study performed in 2009‚ it was found that approximately 8.7% of Americans‚ twelve years
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An Overview of Auditing Services Auditing services are very important for the business owners to get the valuable information and assurance that reports are correctly presented. Further‚ the auditing services provide an opportunity to the business persons to know more about their businesses and its various aspects. It also provides sound base to business persons to communicate properly with investors‚ their partners and banks. Above all‚ auditing services provide ideas of the objective presentation
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Morris‚ 1993). A computer simulation showed that if men and women are equally qualified foradvancement‚ yet 5 percent of the variance in promotion decisions is due to a negative bias againstwomen candidates‚ then the proportion of women can decrease from over 50 percent of the workforce atlower levels to 29 percent seven hierarchical levels further up in the organization (Martell‚ Lane &Emrich‚ 1996). Thus‚ an imperceptible or unnoticable expression of bias at the unit level can have a notable effect
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All children will have disagreements with other children from time to time and sometimes they will have disagreements with you. Disagreements usually occur due to a lack of communication‚ a misunderstanding or when someone has different values or ideas. How you handle this sort of situation is extremely important and you must remember that you are a role model and you need to demonstrate the correct way to deal with a disagreement. Everyone’s ideas and opinions are important to them and so it is
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Section A: Fiction Assignment This is an extract from the‚ Midnight’s Children‚ by Salman Rushdie. In this extract‚ the protagonist‚ Saleem Sinai shares the history about his birth and the significance of why his birth is considered as a historical event. He explains how on the 15th of August 11947‚ he was born but at the very time of his entrance into the world‚ India gained its independence from the British. The rest of the extract is focused on his concerns and feelings about sharing his monumental
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John Stuart Mill’s Harm Princple The theoretical and practical analysis of John Stuart Mill’s Harm Principle “The only freedom […] is that of pursuing our own [happiness]‚ so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs or impede their efforts to obtain it” – John Stuart Mill. This utilitarian approach brought forth by John Stuart Mill‚ within his works On Liberty‚ identifies a correlation between freedom and happiness. He essentially states that achieving freedom is most effective
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Effective communication is a vital starting point for any relationship‚ whether it is for children young people or adults‚ as no relationship can begin from silence. Practitioners need to model the positive and effective ways of communication depending on who they are interacting with. The way we communicate with these different groups can be varied but the underlying principles remain the same. Nevertheless‚ how we communicate does depend on the person; whether it is child-to-child or adult-to-adult
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Listening to children Parenting is all about communicating with your child. Positive two way communication “talking and listening” is essential in building child’s self-esteem. Setting up clear and open communication pattern at the early stage is very important. It is important to make out time to listening to our children without distractions‚ paying attention while they speak‚ being careful of the tone of voice we use while we talk to them and also to respect their feelings. Talking and listening
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I’m not sure that I can pick a type of harm that is more detrimental than another‚ because there are so many factors to consider. If the physical harm suffered will ultimately change the livelihood of the victim‚ I may consider the physical harm to be the most detrimental. Physical harm seen as the most severe can manifest through psychological and emotional effects‚ and lead to a variety of mental illnesses. Psychological and emotional harm is very difficult to deal with and was my initial thought
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