Risk assessment relates to rights and responsibilities in the following ways: Legal requirement: It is legally requred by law that the person is charge acknowledges the various risk possibly associated with the individual in a care and that the risk are assessed and precautions are taken. Prevention from danger and harm: Risk are carried out to assess the various risks associated with the mobility‚ personal hygiene‚ behavior‚ exits and personal habits of the individual. 7.3 Explain how risktaking
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always community based work‚ all employees must be alert to the hazard‚ understand the risks associated with them and must be able to report any health and safety concerns they may have. The risk assessment is made up of five stages‚ firstly you should identify any hazards that are a risk to health this could be anything from the equipment used to the working conditions. Then you must consider the people who could be harmed by the hazard and how. You then must evaluate the risk and decide whether the
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What is a hazard? A Hazard is any existing or potential condition which by itself or by interaction with other variables (physical/ biological) can results in death‚ injury or chemical damage to persons‚ property‚ the environment and information. There are five main types of hazards that exist everywhere‚ They are chemical‚ physical‚ biological‚ ergonomical and psychosocial. Hazards at my work place At the University of the Southern Caribbean‚ I work in the House keeping department. This
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and damage to property‚ it can provide rescue‚ relief‚ rehabilitation‚ and other services in the aftermath of the disaster. There are two types of disaster‚ natural and man-made. Natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard which leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. Disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability. Natural disasters are also categorized. Examples: geological disasters - avalanche‚ earthquake‚ volcanic eruptions; hydrological disasters - floods‚ limnic eruptions‚ tsunamis and meteorological
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1.Rinsing Raw Meat and Poultry. Dean Cliver‚ PhD‚ an Institute of Food Technologists spokesperson on food and kitchen safety‚ says the USDA has backed off the idea that meat and poultry should be washed or rinsed—in fact‚ the organization’s website says there’s no need to do so. “Sometimes you may buy a chicken‚ and it has salmonella. If you cook it thoroughly‚ it would kill it‚” Cliver says. “Washing it might spread the salmonella around.” 2. A Greasy Range Hood and Filter. Captain Peggy Harrell
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PLANNING TO PREVENT NATURAL HAZARDS FROM BECOMING NATURAL DISASTERS GEOFF N BOUGHTON Disasters such as floods‚ hurricanes‚ tornadoes‚ and earthquakes can occur in almost any area of the country‚ so it’s a good idea to prepare for them. Organize your home to minimize damage‚ create emergency plans‚ and make sure you have emergency supplies. Learning about the building is it safe and able to withstand a disaster? You should also plan what you would do in case of a natural disaster and discuss
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conservative response to managing disasters we currently use that focuses solely on the physical factors. (Reference the lecture here). Vulnerability due to power inequalities within society impacts the damage caused‚ and to whom‚ from these natural hazards. The social construction of natural disasters results from power inequalities in society that leads to vulnerability of certain groups. Within society we construct categories‚ for example by class or gender‚ which are more exposed to risk (McLaughlin
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technical. Natural hazards and natural disasters may sound like the same thing but there is a small but vital difference. Natural hazards are things like earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ landslides‚ tsunamis‚ floods and drought - any physical event that happens naturally. They are caused by changes in the atmosphere‚ the earth’s surface or the sea or other body of water. They can happen quickly‚ called a rapid onset hazard‚ or build up gradually‚ called a slow onset hazard. They can happen over
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and ensure that responsibility and accountability are recognised and considered to ensure there are no unnecessary risks. 1.2 Explain how health and safety is monitored and maintained and how people in the work setting are made aware of risks and hazards and encouraged to work safety. Health and safety of our children‚ staff members and family or visitors are a high priority for our setting. Wehahave policy We have policies and procedures set in place for all our activities and environments and ensure
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Disaster Management Hazard A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life‚ health‚ property‚ or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential‚ with only a theoretical risk of harm; however‚ once a hazard becomes "active"‚ it can create an emergency situation. A hazardous situation that has come to pass is called an incident. Hazard and vulnerability interact together to create risk. Hazards are sometimes classified into three modes: Dormant - The situation has the potential
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