Current legislation‚ guidelines ‚ Policies and procedures The following is an outline of current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation for safeguarding children The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 was approved by the UK on the 16th December 1991. This includes: • Children’s rights to protection from abuse • The right to express their views and be listened to • The right to care • Services for disabled children • Services
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Accountability for health and safety lies with the Company’s Trust members The organisation chart of the business identifies the key positions of people who are accountable to the Trust Members for ensuring that the detailed arrangements for safe working are drawn up‚ implemented and maintained. DUTIES Chief Executive The role of the Chief Executive is to provide leadership on Health and Safety matters and policies. Specific duties are: to ensure that the Health and Safety policy‚ organisation
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from physical‚ emotional and sexual abuse‚ and neglect‚ and managing their welfare and safety is the essence of child protection‚ and effective child protection is a fundamental part of safeguarding children and young people. Safeguarding is a relatively new term and the Government has defined ‘safeguarding children’ as: ‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with
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Certificate unit worksheet Unit 208 – Understand health and safety in social care settings The numbers in the bracket after each question relate to the assessment criteria in the standards UNIT 4222-208 1. List legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting (1.1.1) 2. Describe the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with your employer (1.1.2) 3. Outline the main health and safety responsibilities of: (1.1.3) a) the social care
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Rights and Responsibilities Unit For Youth Work Apprenticeship Framework This work book has been designed for learners to help them provide the evidence needed to achieve unit R/602/2954 Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social or children and young people’s settings‚ which has been added to the following qualifications 600/0019/3 ABC Level 2 Certificate in Youth Work Practice 600/0083/1 ABC Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice Details of which can be found on
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Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Car or Children and Young Peoples Settings UNIT 5 1.1 Being a support worker means I have a responsibility of duty of care‚ which I am to adhere to at all times. This responsibility is a legal obligation as part of my job role. If these standards of care are not met I can put the service user/s in jeopardy of harm. The duty of care should be my self acting in the best interest of the individual at all times which should not be detrimental to the service user whether
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HSC 037 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care setting. Fire Precautions Act 1971 Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Health And Safety of Work Act 1974 Manual Handling Operations Regulation 1992 Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health regulation 2002 (COSHH) These are the main principles of health and safety legislation that applies to a health care setting. By following these acts
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UK’s new Work at Height Regulations – what the new fall protection hierarchy means in practice. by M.E. Holden Msc‚ Bsc.‚ C.Dip A.F.‚ C.Eng.‚ MICE‚ MIStructE‚ MICArb‚ MIWEM‚ Principal Specialist Inspector with lead on Technical Work at Height Issues in HSE’s Corporate Topic Group‚ Member of HSE’s internal sub group drafting the Regulation and chairman of ACWAHT When they came into force the Work at Height Regulations (WAHR) implemented the Temporary Work at Height Directive1 in the UK. The key
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Explain how health and safety policies and practices are monitored and reviewed. Define the following: ❖ Health and Safety- According to World Health Organisation health was defined as ‘a state of complete psychic‚ mental and social well-being [which] does not merely consist of an absence of disease or infirmity’. The scope of health and safety includes protection of the worker’s well-being‚ social and psychological as well as physical. Social well-being may be affected by the organisation
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Health And safety 4222-306 The health and safety act consists of various principles‚ these are implemented to ensure employees are safe whilst at work‚ this doesn’t just apply those those who are employed by a company it applies to any one who enters the building including professional bodies I.e district nurses‚ And general practitioners the legislation is made up of COSHH‚RIDDOR‚The manual handling operations regulations‚ the health and safety first aid regulations and management of health
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