Handling waste‚ A change of activity‚ To protect the carer‚ To protect the individual. 5.1 Current legislation may include: Manual handling Operations Regulations‚ Health & Safety at Work Act. 5.2 Principles may include: Avoiding hazardous manual handling‚ Conducting a full risk assessment of load‚ task‚ environment and individual‚ Reporting immediately any difficulties‚ Adhering to agreed working practices‚ Using equipment correctly. 5.3 Reasons may include: To comply
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Act on their main premises. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 emphasize what employers are required to achieve under the Health and Safety at Work Act. * The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (known as COSHH) requires employers to control substances that can harm workers’ health. * The Manual Handling Regulations 1992 sets out requirements for manual handling and moving and handling of people. * The Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous
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- Victim evidence- In a forensic lab there is always data that is specified to a victim’s case such as fingerprints‚ DNA‚ and apparatus (weapons) it is often used to help solve cases such as murders and crimes that need forensic technology to help identify the suspect. Because of the importance of this information it has to be stored securely meaning it should be locked in a file draw which is located inside a securely locked room designated to specific cases. Information is slowly added to the investigation
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HSC 037 Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care Title HSC 037 Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care Level 3 Credit value 6 Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment criteria The learner can: 1. Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health or social care work setting 1.2 Explain the main points of health and safety
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the spray goes on their face. If you are providing someone with medication or cream‚ read the label to ensure that you give the correct dose. You should always wash your hands after dealing with hazardous substances. Safe practices for disposing hazardous substances- When disposing of hazardous substances you must follow the correct instructions on the packaging or instructions provided by the manufacturer. For example‚ medication that is no longer needed usually goes back to the doctors who prescribed
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Unit 208 Outcome 1 1.1 list legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting. Manual handling operations regulations 1992 (as amended in 2002); Control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002 (COSHH) Reporting injuries‚ Diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Health and safety first aid regulations 1981 Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 1.2 describe the main points of health and safety policies and procedures
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Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Health and Safety First Aid Regulations Manual Handling Operations regulations 1992 (amended 2002) Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) Care Standard Act 2000 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings. Policies and procedures are in place for all employers and employees to follow. The Health and Safety Act 1974 is like the overall
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Performance Evidence Record |Candidate name | | | | |N/SVQ/Unit |32 | |Use this
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following their employer’s polices and procedures.This will include policies on; health and safety‚ safeguarding‚ reporting of accidents‚ waste disposal‚ fire prevention and evacuation procedures‚ security‚ cleaning‚ food safety‚ dispensing and storing medicines‚ lone working. 1.3 Outline the main health and safety responsibilities of; -the social care worker -the employer or manager -individual. Social care worker: Ensuring own health and safety‚ adhering to policies and procedures of organisation
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Management Report Introduction This report follows a workplace inspection of an Oil Service Tools Company on the 4th November 2012 stating some good practices and poor health and safety practices carried out within the workplace area. The facility has different departments and one main office building. The office building mainly occupied by the senior health and safety practitioner dedicated for the whole facility‚ managers and global product line managers. The facility is divided for 4 main
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