5 HOW TO ENSURE SUITABILITY OF EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN AND THAT IT MEETS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS In a home based childcare setting it is the responsibility of the child-minder to ensure that all of the equipment that children may come into contact with in that setting is both suitable and safe. The “safety requirements” standards in the UK are set out by the registering body Ofsted within the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage‚ The regulatory body says; Safety Providers
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Unit 3:Health‚ safety and security in Health & Social Care Assignment 3: Incidents and Emergencies. Scenario: Whilst on placement you are asked to take part in some staff training about incidents and emergencies related to the service users. P4: Explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in Health & Social Care For my first incident and emergency I have chosen a Fire. This has a wide range of priorities and responses that could be taken by
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Unit 3 Health‚ Safety and Security P1 Danae Copley 20050608 Abigail Webb Unit 3 Health‚ Safety and Security P1 Danae Copley 20050608 P1 In this assignment I will be explaining the potential health‚ security and safety hazards within a nursery setting. Health Hazards There can be a number of health hazards within a nursery one major hazard being solid nappies which obviously occurs in nurseries because young children attend and most don’t become potty trained until the age of 2 or above
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analyze the current policies and procedures of Coffeeville on work health and safety. I compared them with WHS acts‚ regulations and codes of practice and developed WHS guidelines for following areas. These guidelines will help employer to control the workplace risks. These guidelines will not only improve safety outcomes but will also support employer in demonstrating that they are meeting obligations under Work Health and Safety laws. WHS criteria WHS Guidelines for respective areas 1. Organizational
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NAME: Mark Pearson COURSE: BA (Hons) Security and Risk Management WORD COUNT: 9‚708 TITLE: Security and Safety in High Risk Environments Abstract: The research presented here introduces the concept of security‚ highlighting its links to‚ as well as the aspects through which it differs from‚ safety‚ with the aim to evaluate the prevailing perception that the two concepts are interchangeable. The study attempts to identify the differences between the two disciplines‚ and determine
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Children Pick up Infectious Disease and Illnesses very easily because children don’t have fully developed immune system. Good hygiene procedures help to stop infection and cross infection‚ one of the ways in which germs can be past around is on our hands. It’s important that hands are washed before food is prepared and after‚ after visiting the toilet‚ our hands carry many germs and therefore it is important that we wash them with soap and water and then dry them with a paper towel and dispose of
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legislation‚ policies and procedures relating to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care setting. In this assignment I am going to be looking at health and safety legislation and policies and procedures with in a health and social care setting Legislation is in place to protect individuals within health and safety employers have a duty to protect their staff and keep people informed about health and safety. Then if you working as a social care worker you
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Explain potential hazards and harm that they may arise from each in a health and social care setting (P1) There are lots of hazards that may occur in health and social care settings‚ these hazards pose risks of harm that effect specific service user groups. The essay is based on a private residential care home for the elderly with dementia‚ these people have mobility issues and other health issues associated with old age‚ e.g. high blood pressure and diabetes. There are 20 residents with 8 permanent
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Environment‚ Health And Safety Risk COMMENTARY: Brief Summary of Article The Liberian flagged Rena ship containing 47tonnes of oil that got grounded in a reef and leaked oil into the New Zealand’s pristine bay‚ causing environmental damage. This was because to the ship ran aground on the astrolabe reef. An estimate of about 30tonnes of oil was said to have spilled with the possibility of about 1‚700tonnes leaking into the ocean if the Rena is wrecked. It was also reported that the maritime authorities
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Health and Safety Assignment 2 Task D Introduction In this part of the assignment I will look at a case study and evaluate this in term of risk assessment‚ I will use this information to determine recommendations for care planning and management of Mr Campbell the service user. I will discuss how dilemmas within the case study can be addressed by implementing policies and systems for Health‚ Safety and Security. Ref 1 Risk assessment Risk assessment is the process of evaluating risks to workers’
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