environment Care environments are places where accidents can quite often happen‚ not because staff are careless or fail to check hazards‚ but because of the vulnerability of the people who use the care facilities. As people become frail or develop physical conditions which affect mobility such as arthritis or Parkinson’s‚ they become susceptible to falls and trips because they are unsteady‚ and the slightest change in surface or level can upset their balance. Increasing age can also result
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L2- HSC Technical Certificate unit worksheet Unit 208 – Understand health and safety in social care settings The numbers in the bracket after each question relate to the assessment criteria in the standards UNIT 4222-208 1. List legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting (1.1.1) 2. Describe the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with your employer (1.1.2) 3. Outline the main health and safety responsibilities of: (1.1.3)
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CU2939 Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings. Legislative frameworks for Health and Safety and risk management within our work setting include: The Health and Safety at work Act 1974. This is in place to ensure that all people are kept safe at work or entering a workplace. We have the Health and Safety policy in place to protect all people. The staff are given a copy and this is reviewed
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CU2939 Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings 1.1 Explain the legislative framework for health‚ safety and risk management in the work setting. Answer – The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main piece of the health and safety legislation in Great Britain. It provides the legal framework to promote and encourage high standards in the workplace. The Act‚ when first introduced
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Your project must be completed and returned by: Course code: CP003092 Return date: 09th June 2014 NEBOSH National & International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety UNIT GC3: HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION GC3 – The Health and Safety Practical Application Candidate and course provider declarations: For completion by the candidate: I declare that the work submitted for this practical application assessment ie
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11/09/2013 Unit 4 Health and Safety at work act 1974 This purpose of this act is to regulate the health‚ safety and welfare of individuals in the workplace. The act is enforced by the health and safety executive and local regulatory bodies. At Custom Care we have many policies and procedures that fall under the umbrella of Health and Safety these included- Company Health and safety Policy Accidents and incidents Chemicals (COSHH) Company Premises Display Screen COP (DSE) Policy on Eye
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Occupational Safety and Health in Bangladesh Introduction The occupational health and safety service in Bangladesh is still in the developmental stage. Here the occupational health & safety refers mainly to needs of workers of industries or some manufacturing processes but does not completely cover all occupations of the country. The main laws related to occupational health & safety in this country is the Factory Act 1965 and the Factory Rule of 1979. There are a number of other laws and
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UNDERSTANDING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE SETTING You have been asked to contribute to an induction day for new staff. You are to prepare a presentation about Health and Safety. It must include the following: Ai A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002). Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 COSHH Reporting of injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
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DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Level 3 Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care 4222/306 HSC 037 Second submission. LEARNER NAME Gill Ball LEARNER WORK-BASE Timberdine City & Guilds REG. NUMBER PRC8727 ASSESSOR’S NAME Sue Francis Assessment Centre Number: 024995 Worcestershire County Council Learning‚ Development and Well-being Vocational Assessment Centre County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP Guidance for Learners on completing their workbooks If you
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How to develop road safety culture Transportation is one of the basic things that people use and need in their everyday lives. We use different modes of transportation like airplanes‚ trains‚ boats‚ cars‚ and motorcycles. But the most abundant and commonly used of these are the cars‚ buses‚ and motorcycles. This is the reason why there are a lot of vehicular accidents that happen every day. It may be caused by a lack of discipline of the driver‚ refusal to follow traffic rules‚ or poor infrastructure
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