Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999‚ Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992‚ Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981‚ Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) Health and safety policies and procedures: agreed ways of working and approved codes of practice in health and social care settings relating to health and safety; dealing with accidents‚
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recycling it or simply storing and piling it up‚ what we need to identify is the best method of disposing waste. One method of disposing waste is through landfills. A landfill is a site for disposing waste materials by burials. This is the oldest method of disposing waste. It is used a lot in many countries as temporary storage‚ consolidation and transfer. We can categorize landfill sites into hazardous waste landfills and non-hazardous waste landfills. In non-hazardous waste landfills there
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reduce likelihood. • What areas of housekeeping have implications regarding Health & Safety legislation and who is responsible? Cleaning solvents must be used according to Health and Safety and/or COSHH regulations. The person using the substance has a duty to the safety of themselves and anyone in close proximity‚ and must use it as per the manufacturer’s instructions‚ or request assistance from a senior staff member if not. The same applies for any machinery that must be used‚ or moved
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Task D Di – List three hazardous substances that can be found in an adult social care setting. Medication Blood Cleaning Fliuds Dii – use the table below to describe safe practice for the handling of each hazardous substance. Medication Body Waste Cleaning fluids Storage Cool safe place Yellow bag in the sluice Locked away in a safe place Use Right person Right routine Right time Right medication Yellow bag in the sluice Correct amount and with the right amount of water Disposal Back to the
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THE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM Guidelines in the Preparation o the Safety and Health Program 1. Company/Project Description a. Specific name of the company/project b. Location of company/project c. Company/project classification d. Company/project owner e. Name of main contractor if project f. Start of construction if project g. Estimated number of workers 2. General Company Safety Policy a. Company Safety and Health Policy written on company letterhead must be signed by the
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Title Understand health and safety in social care settings Ref 36 Level 3 Credit value 5 Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment criteria The learner can: 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings 1.3 Compare the differences in the main health and safety responsibilities
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social care Learner Name___Rachael Hooper___________ Unit – PWSC27 & HSC027 |Unit |Learning outcome(s) |Assessment criteria |Questions | |HSC027 |1 |1.1 |Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or | |PWSC27 |1 |1.1 |social care work setting.
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Contents Part One Investigation of a Workplace Incident Investigation Policy PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to ensure that: all hazards‚ near misses and injuries are reported to management. investigations are carried out in a sensible manner with preventative actions identified and put into practice in due course. follow up monitoring is undertaken to ensure hazards are removed or reduced as much as possible and that no new hazards will be introduced to the workplace
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health and safety duties to follow appropriate systems of work laid down for their safety‚ make proper use of equipment provided for their safety‚ co-operate with their employer on health and safety matters‚ inform the employer if they identify hazardous handling activities‚ and take care to ensure that their activities do not put others at risk. There are several pieces of legislation relating to musculoskeletal disorders‚ which attach responsibilities to both employers and
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health or social care work setting. There are a number of different legislations to follow relating to health and safety in health or social care setting‚ such as: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 COSHH – The control of substances hazardous to health RIDDOR – Used to report incidents‚ accidents and injuries at work The above legislation is used to form the basis of Look Ahead’s Health and Safety Manual‚ which can be accessed using the intranet. Within the manual such
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