Unit 8 task 4 hand out 3 Hazardous Substances A hazardous substance is defined in federal government regulations as “one that may cause substantial personal injury or illness during reasonable handling or use‚ including possible ingestion by children.” According to the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA)‚ household products are hazardous if they contain substances that have one or more of the following hazardous properties:# Corrosive: A product that can burn or destroy living tissue‚ such
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Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings – Unit 208 1.1 List legalisation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting The settings in which you work are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA). This Act has been updated and supplemented by many sets of regulations and guidelines‚ which extended it‚ support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect your workplace are shown in the following diagram. The Health and Safety at
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Understand health and safety in social care settings Performance Criteria 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1. Identify legistation relating to health and safety in social care setting Current legislation and subsequent amendments may include: · Health & Safety at Work Act The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety. Under this Act
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Smoking/alcohol and other substance dependency: People can start smoking for a variety of reasons. The younger generation are especially vulnerable because of their peers promoting that smoking is cool and ’grown up’. People believe that smoking helps them feel more relaxed and can cope better with stress but the nicotine in the cigarettes‚ is a stimulant not a relaxant‚ so it doesn’t help stress at all. The feeling that people are ‘claiming’ to be relaxed is more likely to be relief from their
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PWCS 28. Understand how to handle information in social care settings 1.1 Legislation that relates to recording‚ storage and sharing of information in social care are as follows Data protection act 1998. This is how information about individuals is used. This covers eight principles under which personal data must be protected and collected. DPA says that service user information must be confidential and can only be accessed with their consent. Service users must know what records are being
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Unit 15 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings 8 Understand how to promote environmental safety procedures in the social care setting 8.4 Explain the importance of having an emergency plan in place to deal with unforeseen incidents Having an emergency plan in place‚ helps people to deal with things in an emergency. It lays out what should be done and how things should be handled. The idea behind an emergency plan is to meet specific needs. In the event of a fire or gas leak‚ it lays
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Introduction to Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Car or Children and Young Peoples Settings UNIT 5 1.1 Being a support worker means I have a responsibility of duty of care‚ which I am to adhere to at all times. This responsibility is a legal obligation as part of my job role. If these standards of care are not met I can put the service user/s in jeopardy of harm. The duty of care should be my self acting in the best interest of the individual at all times which should not be detrimental to the
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Assignment 307 Understand how to handle information in social care settings Assignment composition Assignment overview In this assignment‚ you will show your knowledge and understanding of good practice in record keeping and sharing information in a social care setting. You will also explain how best to support others when handling and recording information. Tasks There are two tasks to this assignment. A Short answer questions B Guidelines This is a summary of the evidence required for
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Understand health and safety in social care settings (ai) a list of key legislation are COSHH‚ RIDDOR‚ manual handling regulations‚ health and safety (first aid) regulations‚ health and safety at work act‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health‚ Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations (aii) All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health
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to Duty of Care in Health and Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings 1. Undestand the implications of Duty of Care. 1.1 Define the term "duty of care’. Duty of care is an obligation that a person/healthcare worker acts towards others and public with watchfulness‚ attention and caution in a reasonable and civilized way. SU needs to know that his welfare‚ safety and interest are put in the centre of attention of any healthcare organisation. 1.2 Describe how duty of care affects own
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