P1 I am going to identify and explain six potential hazards within a health or social care setting and discuss the health‚ safety and security risks to the service users arising from the hazards I identify. A hazard is something that could cause harm and a risk is the chance‚ high or low that someone could be harmed by that hazard. A health risk is a risk leading to an illness‚ a safety risk is a risk leading to a personal injury or damage to equipment and buildings and a security risk is a risk
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Manual handling is one of the most frequent risks that many people are approached with in all workplaces. The aim is to provide each individual with the knowledge and skills needed to perform Manual handling in the appropriate ways. We need to identify potential hazards and use the training knowledge to implement strategies to eliminate or reduce the risk to prevent injuries occurring. (Major workplace Hazards‚ website‚ 2003) Manual handling is procedures that require the use of strength to complete
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risk to health. Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 1988 Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 1988 (COSHH) seeks to control exposure to hazardous substances‚ such as cleaning products and bleach at the workplace. Under this legislation the employee is responsible for storing (locked fire retardant cupboard)‚ handling (wearing personal protective equipment)‚ using (according to the manufacturers’ instructions) and disposing (hazardous waste bag) hazardous
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8.2.2.2. Hazard and cum hazard plotting http://itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/apr/section2/apr222.htm 8. Assessing Product Reliability 8.2. Assumptions/Prerequisites 8.2.2. How do you plot reliability data? 8.2.2.2. Hazard and cum hazard plotting Another kind of plotting‚ called Cum Hazard Plotting‚ has the same purpose as probability plotting Just commercial probability paper is available for most life distribution models for probability plotting of reliability data‚ there are also special
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responsibility to keep the children in our care sage and healthy. To do this we need to be aware of potential hazards‚ develop emergency and health and safety procedures‚ and be able to respond appropriately in the event of an accident or emergency. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974 The main piece of legislation which governs the everyday provision of health and safety in workplaces is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. All settings have a legal duty to comply with this Act‚ as well as
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there. In my placement‚ we believe that the health and safety of children is key priority. We make the setting a safe and healthy place for children and adult. We aim to make children‚ parents and staff aware of health issue and to minimise the hazards and risks to enable the children to develop well in a health and safe environment. The Manager displays the health and safety poster‚ public liability insurance and the certificate in the foyer. Children are aware of health and safety issues through
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departments have the highest risk for accidents and injuries. This research aims to discuss the measures of the importance of the work environment safety and also the job safety analysis. The entire research talks about the lists of the possible hazards for the housekeeping employees. It also talks about the prioritize safety awareness and accident prevention in training. The research is based on the importance of fire prevention and fire-fighting and also the practice of the basics of first-aid
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covers a variety of professions and work places facing different occupational health hazards and associated health problems. A hazard‚ in general‚ refers to anything with the potential to cause harm in terms of human injury or illhealth‚ damage to property‚ damage to the environment or a combination of chemical substances‚ machinery or methods of work. The first step in safeguarding safety and health is to identify hazards and risk from materials‚ equipment‚ chemicals and work activities. The employer
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When there is an accident connected with work to either an employee or a member of the public‚ which involves death or being taken to hospital‚ then the employer must notify health and safety Executive (HSE) without delay. A completed accident form must follow this within 10 days. Failure to carry out these requirements is a criminal offence and may lead to prosecution. There is a long list of reportable diseases injuries and dangerous occurrences‚ but these include; -Acute illness requiring medical
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their social‚ physical and psychological states. Social well-being of a worker may be affected by other people gossiping about them‚ or working by themselves in a small room all the time and physical disruption of well-being includes falling over hazards. Less obvious psychological issues are things like stress‚ workload and speed‚ lack of social contact and monotony. Health and safety is of paramount importance in the Performing Arts Industry. This is because performers in this Industry are always
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