Ellie Rich Unit 3 – Health‚ Safety & Security in Health & Social Care P3 – Carry out a risk assessment in a health and social care setting I will be carrying out a risk assessment to ensure it is safe for a child aged 7 with down syndrome to be taken to a outdoor local playpark by a careworker for a bit of fun. The young person may be vulnerable as they are only 7 years of age and have Down syndrome which can affect their sense of awareness. The purpose of a risk assessment is to review the potential
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Unit 1: promoting communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. As a care assistant effective communication is a vital skill in the workplace‚ on an everyday basis. I use all of these below to help promote and ensure the wellbeing of all service users and my colleagues. People communicate to: ➢ express needs and wishes ➢ Share ideas‚ information and knowledge ➢ reassurance
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What is an occupational health and safety (OH&S) program? A health and safety program is a definite plan of action designed to prevent accidents and occupational diseases. Some form of a program is required under occupational health and safety legislation in most Canadian jurisdictions. A health and safety program must include the elements required by the health and safety legislation as a minimum. Because organizations differ‚ a program developed for one organization cannot necessarily be
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development in physical‚ social and emotional‚ cognitive‚ language and communication categories. It will consider development in 0-3‚ 3-7‚ 7-11 and 11-16 age ranges and describe how development can be promoted. In the 0-3 section it will also explain and give examples of factors which can affect their development and how the areas of development can be promoted. 0-3 Years Physical Child development progresses from head to toe. Starting from the top of the body and gradually moving downwards
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– Five pieces of current legislation and how they influence the working practice in the setting. Children Act 2004 The child act 2004 set out the national framework for delivering children’s services‚ and identifies the Every Child Matters five outcomes for children and young people‚ which all professionals must work towards. It is designed to ensure that different services for children and young people work more effectively together and receive the best support possible. The Government ’s aim is
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investigate the health and safety issues and examine the role of risk assessment and other important policies that should exist in the workplace. “It is estimated that 1.6 million accidents occur each year in the workplace with a cost to the industry of around £700m” (Ref.1). This is why it is hugely necessary to take the rights steps in trying to prevent people from being injured at work. This process is called Health and Safety. Every business has its legal responsibility to work in within Health and Safety
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Assignment 2 12 September 2013 Unique number 864251 During the 19th and 20th centuries lead poisoning became common under industrial worker‚ being exposed to lead in smelting‚ painting‚ plumbing‚ printing‚ and many other industrial activities. In the 20th century exposure to the environment increased because of lead gasoline in motor vehicles. Other than the environmental factors like‚ dust‚ soil‚ the use of old ceramic cookware‚ paint chips and folk remedies‚ that expose children to lead hazards
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Introduction to communication in Health‚ Social care or children’s and young people’s settings. Unit 001 Outcome 1: Understand why communication is important in the work setting? • People communicate to give and receive information i.e. Child A has eaten a piece of toast during snack time‚ as child A doesn’t usually do this we informed the parents of the child’s progress at the end of our preschool session. • • People also communicate to give
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Managing Health and Safety In the Workplace There are many different potential risks in to a business when it comes to health and safety. Businesses have to make sure that they protect the employees and the general public from the health and safety risks. The many risks that a business can be effected with are: * Fire risks * Accident risk * Stress * Injuries These effect a business‚ because they have to make sure that every risks is thoroughly checked and that it
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Unit 3 health and safety Describe how key legislation in relation to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care delivery. Health and social care settings are covered by specific legislation and laws from the government to enable the care setting is operating the optimum way. Acts like the Health and safety at work act (1974) this act applies to all workplaces and it pull all the laws together so that all organisations were covered by the same legislation. However there are
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