1.2. EXPLAIN HOW HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PROTECT THOSE IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974‚ the employer‚ the employee‚ and where appropriate the service users I support have a responsibility to ensure safety is maintained in the workplace. There are two accident books in the organisation: one for service users and the other for members of staff. It is important to record each accident that happen to me or that I witness. The books are reviewed
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One of the key elements in the event industry is heath and safety. This does not only mean creating a safe working environment for workers and staff‚ but also for people attending the event. It involves consistent educating and training of staff and taking events one step closer to making the risk less. It is imperative to involve the correct people to form a support system‚ people that understand all the requirements that make an event safe. Regardless of the importance of the client and whether
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Workplace stress The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines workplace stress as “the process that arises where work demands of various types and combinations exceed the person’s capacity and capability to cope.” This can lead to sickness‚ absences and high levels of staff turnover within a business: results which are positive for neither the staff nor the company. However‚ despite claiming that stress at work is widespread throughout the UK‚ the HSE (2010) also offers strategies designed to
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Violence in the Workplace Paper University of Phoenix SYS/560: Conflict Management Systems Workshop 2 March 16‚ 2004 Violence in the Workplace Paper Violence in the workplace is a serious and problematic issue plaguing corporate America. Workplace violence is violence or the threat of violence against employees or the organization. “According to the Occupational Safety and health Administration (OSHA)‚ it can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from
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Healthcare Administration Role in Workplace Violence Some 2 million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. To prevent and help maintain a healthy and safe workplace environment‚ The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a booklet of providing guidelines. According to searchcompliance.techtarget.com‚ the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a federal agency of the United States that regulates workplace safety and health and has been in
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Every day approximately 1‚000 eye injuries occur in the Construction Industries’ workplace. While the cost of these injuries is rising per year in medical expenses‚ lost production time‚ and workers’ compensation‚ no Riyal amount can reflect the pain and personal toll these injuries have on the victims. Of all human soft tissue‚ the eye is the most vulnerable and takes long time to heal. What are causes of Workplace eye injuries? • Not wearing eye protection - Three of every five eye injury victims
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The workplace changed while we weren’t looking. No longer is it dominated by white middle class men. With changes‚ increased minorities numbers and the movement of women in the workplace‚ companies need to address issues of diversity in the workplace. The field of diversity has gone beyond even culture and gender but also recognizes that different styles and approaches can be useful to have in any workplace. "In an ideal world‚ every person is treated equally when it comes to getting a job‚ advancing
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Count [ 1692 ] Drug Testing in the Workplace – Violates Privacy and is bad for Business Drug testing employees has gained much support‚ as well as much resistance‚ in recent years. Those in favor of testing claim that employee drug testing reduces employee absences‚ theft‚ and accidents in the workplace and as such improves worker productivity and safety. In her essay‚ “A Case against Workplace Drug Testing‚” Debra R. Comer makes an argument against workplace drug testing by identifying six individual
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who receive tips have a base rate of $2.13. Workplace safety and health At the national level‚ OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is the entity that regulates workplace safety in the United States at the federal level. OSHA came into being in 1970. Before OSHA‚ there were a myriad of local‚ state‚ and federal laws that regulated workplace safety and health issues. Regulation and enforcement were sporadic and uneven. Workplace safety and health covers a number of areas including
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engineers have developed tools that fit the humans need‚ in return they developed better chairs for sitting‚ mats for standing on‚ even automobiles have improved for seating. Some people do not know what ergonomics is so here is a brief explanation. The term ergonomics came up in the writings of (Wojciech Jastrzebowski‚ 1857). In the 19th century‚ Fredric Winslow Taylor introduced ‘Scientific Management’ proposing ways to improve productivity in factories. Ergonomics is a complex science of a combination
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