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    CT 301 1.1 List legislation relating to general health and safety in a sociel care setting. Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (also referred to as HSWA‚ the HSW Act‚ the 1974 Act or HASAWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive‚ with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment

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    procedures relating to healthsafety and security influence health and social care settings. M1: Describe how health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in a health or social care setting. Within health and social care there are a number of acts and procedures set out in legislation which must be followed. These acts ad procedures influence care settings by offering practical examples of good practice and the way that health and social care should

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    Discrimination often reflects an abuse of power within an organisation‚ where members of one group of people yield greater power than others‚ generally women. It is linked with women’s disadvantaged status at work and‚ more generally‚ in society.(Frazier‚ P. A. and Cohen‚ B. B. (1992) ‘Research on the Gender bias against women: implications for counsellor training’. The Counselling Psychologist. 20: 141-158.) The matters of blatant employment dicrimination or sexual harrasment at work seems to be

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    of the occupational safety and health management systems in Great Britain and Japan Introduction The occupational safety and health management system (OSHMS) in Britain has the longest history in the world (Walters‚ 1996)‚ which could be traced back over 150 years (Health and Safety Executive‚ 2009). With the continuing adjustment‚ this system has successfully served millions of workers for over 40 years. The foundation of the present system is the result of Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

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    Unit 8: Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Unit Code HSC 037 1.1 Legislation that relates to health and safety in a health/social care setting include the following. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002‚ Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999‚ Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992‚ Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 1.2 The main points of some health and safety policies or procedures such as control

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    The general objectives of the Health And Safety Act 1974 are: * To secure the healthsafety and welfare of employees at work. * To protect people other than employees at work against risks to their health and safety arising from work activities. * The control of release into the atmosphere of noxious or offensive substances from premises which may also come under the scope of the Environmental Protection Legislation. * To identify hazards in the workplace and carry out risk assessments and

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    The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 Section 1: To secure the healthsafety and welfare of persons at work. To protect other people from hazards arising from work. To control the keeping and use of dangerous substances and materials‚ including explosives and highly flammable materials. To control the emission of noxious substances from certain premises. Section 2: It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure‚ so far as is reasonably practicable‚ the health and safety and

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    1.1 The factors‚ which we need to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services are: INDOOR ENVIRONMENT The factors would be based on the age range and ability of the user and this would be taken into account when planning. Risk to toddlers would be different to older children and children with a disability would be different to a child without. If a new child entered this environment that was blind or in a wheelchair a risk assessment would be carried

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    Understand the importance of e-safety for children and young people 7.1 |ISSUES |RISKS |POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES | |Being online |Theft of personal data |Computer criminals can use the data to spy on or blackmail users‚ hijack their online accounts (including bank

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    DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Website : http://www.dosh.gov.my CHECKLIST FOR RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION AS SAFETY AND HEALTH OFFICER (SHO) Applications should be addressed to: Director General‚ Department of Occupational Safety and Health‚ Level 2‚ 3 & 4‚ Block D3‚ Complex D‚ Federal Government Administrative Centre‚ 62530 Federal Territory of Putrajaya. (ATT: Director of Industrial Safety Division) Name of applicant : ________________________ Phone No : ________________________

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