IMPORTANCE OF OHS & THE APPLICATION OF DUTY OF CARE IN WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ------------------------------------------------- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY All members of the workplace have a right to work free from risks‚ hazards and harm. It is the employer’s responsibility to provide a duty of care to all employees. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) plays an important role in an organisation and it is about providing safe workplaces to ensure that all people within an organisation are
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In the article titled‚ “One Word‚ Two Words‚ Pink Words‚ Blue Words” by Debuk‚ the concept of gendered language is addressed. The article discusses the gender-marked patterns in language used everyday‚ the consequences that result from these patterns‚ and proposes a solution for these consequences. While the ideas proclaimed in the article are sound‚ there are some issues one could bring up in regards to whether or not the suggested solution would merely reinforce the problem‚ a fact that the author
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An Introduction to Mental Health in the Workplace Increasingly‚ good mental health in the workplace is an issue being raised. Job stresses are being recognized as affecting work performance and also an individual’s over-all well-being. There is a lot of information available about how to promote good mental health in the workplace but perhaps insufficient initiatives actually being used. Providing employees with information promoting good mental health alerts them to the problems but may not achieve
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AC 1.1 Explain the importance of effective communication in the workplace Communication is defined as the interchange of thoughts‚ opinions‚ or information by speech‚ writing‚ or signs‚ Communication is used by everyone in the work place at all times. Employees communicate with each other to get their jobs done. Supervisors communicate with their staff to run a business proficiently. Everyone working within a business communicates with customers and consumers to make sure all of the clients’ needs
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The Benefits of Listening to Classical Music Some people describe classical music as archaic‚ lackluster‚ and aloof‚ but your brain would disagree. Many scientific journals have published research that has shown there are multiple benefits for your brain. “A number of academic studies recently zeroed in on classical music‚ showing that listening benefits the brain‚ sleep patterns‚ the immune system and stress levels — all helpful when facing those all-important end-of-semester tests.” (Engel) Three
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE LISTENING AND THE COMMUNICATION OF EMPATHY IN THE COUNSELLING RELATIONSHIP – (Assignment 2) There are many and varied skills used in a counselling environment and whilst all have equal relevance‚ I would like to focus on two skills which I feel are particularly important in the development of the counselling relationship. Active listening and the communication of empathy towards a client are individual skills which along with others help to form a basis for development
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Midterm Paper: Benefits of Process Design Anna M BUS 453A Operations Management Warner Pacific College January 3‚ 2012 Midterm Paper: Benefits of Process Design Starting out this class‚ I did not know how much responsibility the Operations Manager truly has. Having to choose a topic to write about came down to picking one out of ten operations management decisions for me. The decisions include: design of goods and services‚ managing quality‚ process strategy‚ location strategy‚ layout
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Level 4 HND Diploma In Health and Social Care Social Policy Submitted to Christine Pratt Submitted by Submission Date Table of content Introduction 03 Task 1 - historical and contemporary landmarks in social welfare provision 04 1.1 historical and contemporary landmarks in social policy 04 1.2 factors influencing the development of policy & legislations 07 Task 2 - origins of social policies 08 2.1 Process in key Health and Social Policy legalization
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agreed ways of working Page 6 – 9 Section 3: Understanding your role in the wider care sector Page 9 – 12 Section 4: Career pathways in the care sector Page 12 – 15 Section 5: Issues of public concern in the care sector Page 16 – 17 Assessment Questions Page 18 – 29 The assessment questions will cover all the criteria for the ERR unit: Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health and social care of the Level 2 Award in ERR. Where criteria have been covered is outlined in the
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