Task 1 1.1 What it means to have a duty of care in your work rol? Duty of care can be defined as "an obligation‚ recognised by law‚ to avoid conduct fraught with unreasonable risk of danger to others". Every teacher and school authority owes a duty of care to take reasonable care to ensure that their acts or omissions do not cause reasonably foreseeable injury to their pupils. („The Law Handbook”.) A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard
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Unit 302 Develop and maintain a healthy‚ safe and secure environment for children K3P189 Regulations covering manual handling and the risks associated with lifting and carrying children When working in childcare it is normal for the work to involve lifting and carrying babies and children‚ as well as carrying any equipment or large toys so it is important to do this properly. If a workers technique of lifting is incorrect‚ this can result in back injuries and/or risk of sprains and/or fractures
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establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment. I keep children healthy by monitoring their health daily. I ask if they have any boo boos and if so how they got them and I put them on a daily health list‚ I also do this by carefully observing children‚ watching for signs of illness‚ making sure immunizations are up to date. I also keep children healthy by keeping the room clean. Children are informed and able to make good decisions on how to stay healthy like washing hands after
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The Duty of Care Policy in Western Australia for Primary School’s INTRODUCTION: A Brief Outline The policy that will be examined is the Duty of Care policy . The purpose of this report is to analyse the Duty of Care policy of the Western Australian Department of Education.. This policy will be discussed in the context of the Local Primary school in Western Australia. Three scenarios will be illustrated in relation to the Duty
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1.1 What it means to have a duty of care in own work setting. Duty of care is the “fundamental obligation that anyone working in child care‚ whatever the type of service and whatever their role‚ is to keep children safe”. (Marilyn Hopkins LLB‚ Dip.Ed.. (March 2006). DUTY OF CARE. This will involve giving appropriate attention in particular tasks to ensure no one is harmed‚ watching out for potential hazards
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Duty of Care and Health Unit 205 To Megan‚ Am just replying to your letter about what’s involved in Care work so u have a better idea about it before you decide whether to apply or not. There’s a lot of duties involved in Care work‚ you must be able to act in the best interests of the residents for example‚ be able to assist them with dressing and undressing‚ help them to the toilet‚ make sure you’re feeding them well and that you give them plenty of fluids. If they’re not able to do it themselves
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Duty of Care In a work setting where we are working with children our duty of care is of utmost importance‚ we need to ensure that we do everything within our power to ensure that children and young people that use our setting get the best care possible and that no harm comes to them. When working with children and young people we not only have a duty of care to the children but also to their parents and carers who will be trusting and expecting us to provide the best care for their children. A
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selves. We believe that every step is a necessity for attaining our goals regardless of these steps being big or small. And in order to care for one’s environment‚ he/she must be able to care for him/herself first. As we look upon ourselves‚ Saint Louis University is one of our own sacred environments. And we will take the responsibility of taking care of this environment in which during the process‚ we will learn to love. Through our very own motives‚ we have considered on making the following pledges
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1.1 - 1.2 A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on a carer requiring that they adhere to a good quality and standard of care. It is my duty to safeguard and to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well being are looked after‚ it is my responsibility to ensure I exercise a good standard of care with respect to individuals safety‚ best interest and personal choices‚ this includes protecting individuals within my care from any harm or abuse that may occur and avoiding
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SHC 34 Principles for implementing duty of care The fundamental obligation that anyone working in child care has is to keep children safe. The legal term duty of care refers to this obligation and has major implications for a setting and the operation of its services. “Duty of Care” means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working of your employer. It is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals‚ their
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