Occupational health and safety Occupational health and safety is a discipline with a broad scope involving many specialized fields. In its broadest sense‚ it should aim at: the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical‚ mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations; the prevention among workers of adverse effects on health caused by their working conditions; the protection of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health; the placing
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Videogames and Young People Violent video games have been sources of extreme criticism over the past decade or so. With the recent advancement in video game technology‚ games are getting more realistic and are able to expose people to new types of content that wasn’t possible at the turn of the century. While this new content seems like a step forward‚ there is plenty of evidence showing that videogames are becoming an increasing problem to youth in our society. Ultra-realistic murders‚ brutal
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these theories. They are interested in how people communicate and create meaning and understanding‚ but they are also interested in questions of power and inequality. They use a variety of sources such as historical documents‚ observations‚ survey research to help develop reliable information about how society operates. Define social stratification Social stratification is a system where people are ranked hierarchically which leads to groups of people being classified into layers and strata (class
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Task 1: OHS Laws and Institutional Frameworks The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act sets out the laws about health and safety requirements affecting workplaces‚ work activities and the use of plant and substances. Besides that‚ the OHS Act is an essential framework in the workplace to cultivate good safety habits in all individuals so as to stimulate a strong safety culture in the workplace. The Act establishes a framework for people by preventing or minimising their exposure to risk. One of
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TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Know about the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. The concept of safeguarding‚ which works to protect children‚ has only been developed in the last 50 years. The need for improved legislation has been highlighted by high- profile cases‚ such as the death of Maria Colwell in 1973 and‚ more recently‚ Victoria Climbié in 2000. These cases shocked
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training and supervision to ensure health and safety at work. Employees have a duty to take care of their own health and safety and those of others‚ and must not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided for health and safety. These principles are generally embodied in health and safety legislation in the industrialized world and this means that everyone has statutory obligations (legal requirements) under the various Health and Safety at Work acts in place in the federal
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transitions experienced by most children and young people? A Transition is a movement‚ passage or change from one position‚ state‚ stage‚ subject or concept to another. The change can be gradual or sudden and last for differing time periods‚ meaning some transitions are short term while others are long term. Children make transitions without prior experience so it may feel daunting such as their first day at school‚ first exam or first sexual expression. Most children will experience many transitions
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TDA 2.4 Equality‚ diversity and inclusion in work children and young people. Unfortunately some children‚ at some point in their life will experience some form of discrimination. This could be anything from being called names because they wear glasses or being shunned in the playground because they aren’t wearing the latest fashion in coats or trainers. Sadly as children become young people this could also grow into discrimination due to their race‚ colour or even sexual preferences. Whatever
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The progression of literacy skills is a vital aspect of development and learning. Without the ability to read‚ write and listen children and young people may not be able to function effectively in school‚ college‚ university or at work or communicate with others about their ideas and participate fully and safely in the community. Literacy enables children and young people to express themselves creatively and productively. The majority of jobs and careers rely on an element of basic literacy (and numeracy)
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Analyse The Importance Of Supporting Resilience In Children And Young People. Resilience is about being independent‚ standing on your own two feet or taking back the power. It is important because it can help reverse some of the effects that bullying can have on children and young people. It is also a life skill and will be useful to a child in many areas of life‚ it will give them confidence not only to stand up for themselves but also to champion the rights of others‚ it can help to increase
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