relates to general health and social care setting are the Health and Safety Act‚ The Management of Health and Safety Work Regulations‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)‚ Manual Handling Operations Regulations‚ The Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)‚ Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (PPE). The main points of the health and safety policies and procedures identify significant risks in relations to the work place and work tasks‚ control
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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 or
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1. Understand what is required for competence in own work role. 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. As my role of a registered childminder it is my responsibility to provide a safe‚ warm and caring environment where children feel welcomed and loved and are able to learn & develop at their own pace‚ with guidance and supervision as appropriate. This will then allow parents to have peace of mind and go to work knowing that their child is being taken care of to the highest
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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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under the framework of the “Work Health and Safety Act” (2011). This Act outlines how to protect and balance the health‚ safety and welfare of all workers at the resort or workplace. The WHS Act also provides protection for the community so that their health and safety is not placed at any risk by work undertakings. At this resort as an employer‚ our responsibility is to make a risk assessment and to put in place the measures that are necessary for the health and safety for all employees and others
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Safety & Health at Work SN1794 Assignment 10/3/2013 Joy Mc Inerney Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Explore the role of communications and training in promotion and provision of health and safety in the workplace. 3. Outline the principles and procedures of good housekeeping in the work place 4. Noise‚ dust and fumes are hazards whish commonly found in the work place for one of these hazards outline the risk associated with the exposure to this hazard
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Young People’s Health and Safety 1. Know the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting 1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in the work setting. In my work setting the responsibility of ensuring that the health and safety is suitable is down to the manager mainly. Although all members of staff should always be aware and checking as well. If a member of staff does find something that is not complying to health and safety then said member
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What is an occupational health and safety (OH&S) program? A health and safety program is a definite plan of action designed to prevent accidents and occupational diseases. Some form of a program is required under occupational health and safety legislation in most Canadian jurisdictions. A health and safety program must include the elements required by the health and safety legislation as a minimum. Because organizations differ‚ a program developed for one organization cannot necessarily be
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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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Environment‚ Health And Safety Risk COMMENTARY: Brief Summary of Article The Liberian flagged Rena ship containing 47tonnes of oil that got grounded in a reef and leaked oil into the New Zealand’s pristine bay‚ causing environmental damage. This was because to the ship ran aground on the astrolabe reef. An estimate of about 30tonnes of oil was said to have spilled with the possibility of about 1‚700tonnes leaking into the ocean if the Rena is wrecked. It was also reported that the maritime authorities
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