outlines how legislations‚ policies and procedures relating to health safety and security influence health and social care settings. M1- describes how health and safety legislations‚ policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in a health and social care setting. In this essay I am going to outline how legislation‚ policies and procedures relating to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care settings. I am also going to describe how health and safety legislation
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Describe the requirements for a health and safe workplace in terms of the physical environment and the equipment at a selected work organisation. Physical Environment. .Potential for falling objects – The employer or employee must make sure that all items of equipment‚ materials and tools that are not in use must be stored/stacked correctly and securely. Otherwise‚ there is a potential that the item/item may fall and injure a person. .Sharp edges and trailing leads – Sharp edges
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Date: 24/07/2013 M3.23 Health and Safety at Work 1.1-The two pieces of legislation that apply to my workplace are Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. The HASAW Act provides a guideline of rules to ensure the health and safety of all employees or anyone that may be affected by any work activity. The main requirement of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations is that employers must carry out risk assessments to eliminate
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CYP 3.4: support children and young people’s health and safety Task 1 1.1 When planning health and safety indoor and outdoor environmental services we must take into account • The individual needs abilities and ages of the children and young people. • Certain risk factors • Mobility ‚sensory ‚medical needs • The needs of carers and extended family • The environment and the services that are available The duty of care to always have the child’s safety and welfare in mind. • The desired
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Unit 7: Support Children and Young people’s Health and Safety. All schools in the UK have a health and safety policy‚ in which they have to adhere to requirements. There are many current health and safety legislations‚ policies and procedures. These include the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which was created to protect those at work by following procedures in order to prevent accidents. In a school setting‚ it is compulsory to follow the rules of this act. Schools must have an annual
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Unit 27 outcome 1 1.1 When planning indoor and outdoor activities‚ there are many factors of health and safety that we have to take into account for example: Age: you have to make sure that the activity and equipment is suitable for the children’s age group. Abilities & individual needs : you have to assess to see if each individual child is able to do it and if there personal needs are met. Risk & Hazards : before you plan the activity you must do a risk assessment
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How information systems support the business processes in an organization. Information System (IS) refers to a system of people‚ data and actions that process the information in an organization. An effective information system (IS) is one that minimizes data and maximizes information. A functional business information systems support the business functions of marketing‚ production‚ accounting‚ finance‚ and human resource management through a variety business operational and management practices
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Health and safety legislation Two of the most important pieces of health and safety legislation affecting educational establishments across the UK are the Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. These set the standards that must be met to ensure the health and safety of all employees and others who may be affected by any work activity. Other regulations also exist to cover work activities that carry specific risks‚ for example lifting
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Health and Safety in the Workplace Bradley Whitaker Mid Continent University Human Resource Management DL17/M14 Professor J. Gordon February 13‚ 2013 Health and Safety in the Workplace Health and Safety play a very important role in the workplace today. Many organizations take the responsibility of their employees’ safety and health seriously due to the various affects that could stem from a lack of providing a safe work environment. During the 20th century our nation has become a world
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208 Support children and young people’s health and safety Learning outcomes: 1 Know the legislative and policy framework for health and safety 2 Recognise and manage risks to children and young people’s health‚ safety and security 3 Support children and young people to assess and manage risk 4 Respond to emergency situations Resources Copy of the Health and Safety policy/procedure for your school Outcome 1 Describe how current health and safety legislation
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