1) Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. There are several key pieces of legislation that impact on how schools manage the health and safety of both their employees‚ and others who come into contact with the school e.g pupils‚ support workers and parents. These pieces of legislation are: The Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 This act places the responsibility of ensuring the health and safety and welfare of employees
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• Light/Noise - there should be enough light for a comfortable environment. Some harsh lighting can cause headaches for some people. Having an area that is too noisy will not be suitable for the students‚ as it will distract them from the task they are being asked to complete. • Specific risks to individuals - The way that the environment is planned needs to be considered based on the children that will be spending time within it. For example‚ recently a school trip was organised‚ it was a physical
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Develop Health and Safety and risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People Settings. The basis of the British Health and Safety Law is The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This act sets out duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public e.g. volunteers‚ students‚ visitors‚ other professionals etc. This also sets out duties for employees to have towards each other. This setting believes that the health and safety
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1) In a nursery they are many hazard which are potentially dangerous for the service users; young children. To help minimize risks and keep children safe these hazards must be identified. We have analysed a nursery which accommodates children from 2 months to 5 years and identified 6 potential hazards. The first hazard we identified was a door which didn’t have any kind of guard. This could allow a child to trap their finger in the gap. This could result in either a minor cut or bruise or a more
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Policy How is it implemented? Administering of medicine The policy states that they as a school they do not administer medication to children as most medicines are 3 times a day and it possible administer this without the schools help. However if it is required then parents/carers must complete a permission slip for this to happen. All medication is kept in the school office. Treatments for something life threatening such anaphylactic shock‚ parent must have completed a consent form to allow a named
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CU1521- Support children and young people’s health and safety. 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. The factors that you would need to take into account include * Individual needs depending on their age or abilities‚ for example a child of two years may not be able to do the physical things of a child who id five years old. So you would have to set out different activities for different ages. *
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Hazards‚ risks‚ outcomes The terminology used in OSH varies between states‚ but generally speaking: • A hazard is something that can cause harm if not controlled. • The outcome is the harm that results from an uncontrolled hazard. • A risk is a combination of the probability that a particular outcome will occur and the severity of the harm involved. “Hazard”‚ “risk”‚ and “outcome” are used in other fields to describe e.g. environmental damage‚ or damage to equipment. However‚ in
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What is the Health and safety at work Act 1974‚ and who does it relate Describe the roles and responsibilities employers have within an engineering environment (provide examples) What is the Health and safety Executive (HSE) The health and safety work act is basically a duty that all employers must ensue that its taken place amongst the employees. For example the employers must make sure machines/equipment is protected for use and maintained well. Adequate training of staff to ensure safe use‚ handling
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Unit 208: Support children and young people’s health and safety Outcome 1: Know the legislative and policy framework for health and safety. 1.1 Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in your setting At the start of the day the children are made to line up in the school playground. When the whistle is blown at 8.55a.m the teachers will come onto the yard to collect their classes. The children are then in turn taken into the building. Some
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Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings – Unit 208 1.1 List legalisation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting The settings in which you work are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA). This Act has been updated and supplemented by many sets of regulations and guidelines‚ which extended it‚ support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect your workplace are shown in the following diagram. The Health and Safety at Work
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