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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on the health and safety legislation in relation to employee protection for accidents at work. Introduction Health and safety law at UK The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering work-related health and safety in the United Kingdom. It sets out employers responsibilities for employee’s health and safety at work. Employers and employees must comply with the duties set out in out which are as follows: Section 2 places a duty on employers for the health‚ safety
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1. Can you describe what risks you have to think about when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services‚ give 5 examples. a. The first thing to do is read the risk assessment folders for the student/students involved in the activity. It is necessary to ensure the activity is safe and appropriate for all the students and staff involved. For example if one of the students was not safe to be near water it would not be safe to include that student on a trip that involved
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Session 2 All about…health and safety Read all about it! The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is the main piece of legislation concerning health and safety for employers‚ employees and contractors in the UK. Employers have a legal duty under this Act to ensure‚ so far as is reasonably practicable‚ the health‚ safety and welfare at work of the people for whom they are responsible and the people who may be affected by the work they do. The legislation states that risks should be reduced "so
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CU2939 Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in 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. Answer – The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main piece of the health and safety legislation in Great Britain. It provides the legal framework to promote and encourage high standards in the workplace. The Act‚ when first introduced
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Unit 4 Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety 1. Describe the factors to take in account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. Regarding EYFS the components of a safe environment include: Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare - All practitioners should have an up-to-date understanding of safeguarding children issues and be able to implement the safeguarding children policy and procedure appropriately. Staff should be able to respond
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Unit 334 Support children and young people’s health & safety. Outcome 1: Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health & safety. 1.1 Factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor & outdoor environments & services. • Who needs to access environments & services? I.e. Only staff‚ parents‚ children taking into account age range‚ disabilities. • The schools health & safety policy and who is responsible for
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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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Accountability for health and safety lies with the Company’s Trust members The organisation chart of the business identifies the key positions of people who are accountable to the Trust Members for ensuring that the detailed arrangements for safe working are drawn up‚ implemented and maintained. DUTIES Chief Executive The role of the Chief Executive is to provide leadership on Health and Safety matters and policies. Specific duties are: to ensure that the Health and Safety policy‚ organisation
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Support children and young people’s health and safety. Criteria 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/3.1/3.2 There are a number of factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor environments and services. The first thing you need to consider is the age needs and ability’s of the children. For example there will be different risks to a toddler with hearing difficulty then the risk to a toddler with out. That dose not mean they should not play with the same toys just how we asses and
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