Health and Safety. Introduction The quality of health and safety of the environment is greatly affected by the environment itself‚ never more so than in the health care setting‚ where patients and clients may be more vulnerable than in there own homes. Florence Nightangale suggested that patients in health care settings may be harmed just by being there. Health and Safety commission (1992) places a general duty on employers to ensure the health and safety of employees. Infection Control
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Policies and procedures can be time consuming to write from scratch. Local authorities hold a standard set of policies and procedures which they have developed for schools to adopt and tailor to make them specific to the individual setting. Policies and procedures need to be kept up to date by a rolling set of periodic reviews. It is important that policies are dated‚ review dates noted on them and that the reviews are held in a timely manner to ensure that the documents do not fall out of date.
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the current legislative framework and organisational health‚ safety and risk management policies‚ procedures and practices that are relevant to health‚ and social care or children and young people’s settings 1.1 Explain the legislative framework for health‚ safety and risk management in the work setting The basis of British health and safety law is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Act sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public‚ and
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Your project must be completed and returned by: Course code: CP003092 Return date: 09th June 2014 NEBOSH National & International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety UNIT GC3: HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION GC3 – The Health and Safety Practical Application Candidate and course provider declarations: For completion by the candidate: I declare that the work submitted for this practical application assessment ie
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Health and safety is one of the regulations of early childhood education. This regulation tells centres of the steps that are included and that they must follow for good health and safety procedures in a centre. Centres need to ensure all equipment and the facilities are maintained and are used appropriately. Also the code of ethics explains the correct procedures in case of an emergencies. Furthermore centres encourage families and the community to minimise the spread of infections. These are some
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Guidance Document Fire safety training Schools Staff training In the event of a fire‚ the actions of teachers/lecturers and other relevant persons (e.g. pupils/students) are likely to be crucial to their safety and that of other people in the premises. All teachers/lecturers should receive basic fire safety induction training and attend refresher sessions at pre-determined intervals. Teaching staff will play a critical role in the evacuation of the premises with children relying on
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MU 2.4 CONTRIBUTE TO CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S HEALTH & SAFETY Check your knowledge 1. What does COSHH stand for? COSHH stands for control of substances hazardous to health 2. Name two other regulations that cover health and safety in children’s settings. Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences Regulation (RIDDOR) 1995 Food hygiene legislation 2006 – safe storage and preparation of food 3. List six routine daily checks you should make of the indoor and outdoor environments
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There are many ways that health and safety is monitored and maintained within the school setting. There is a site team which have the overall responsibility of carrying out safety checks routinely‚ have walk arounds and make sure that hazards don’t go unreported. If there is a hazard it should be reported to the safety team immediately and every member of staff has the responsibility to remain aware of any problems on the
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LHS4 Develop health and safety and risk management policies procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings Health and safety Legislation is designed to make sure that work places are as safe as they can be so that no one is put in unnecessary risk of harm. As a manager I have a responsibility to ensure that: The work place is safe Procedures in place are safe to follow Ensure that all employees understands the obligations they have to protect themselves
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HEALTH and SAFETY: Professional Discussion and Questions and Answers Q 1: Who do you think are at risk within your work environment? A: The staff‚ individuals who live in the bungalow‚ visitors and other contracted people/ workers who come to work from outside. Q: 2: what measures are there/ or have you in place for the individuals before working with them? A: All the individuals are assessed and have risk assessments written up for them for all their daily living activities
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