Certificate unit worksheet Unit 208 – Understand health and safety in social care settings The numbers in the bracket after each question relate to the assessment criteria in the standards UNIT 4222-208 1. List legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting (1.1.1) 2. Describe the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with your employer (1.1.2) 3. Outline the main health and safety responsibilities of: (1.1.3) a) the social care
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Assessment Workbook Level 2 Health & Social Care 1. HEALTH AND SAFETY 2 This sequence of activities will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of health and safety policies and procedures in your workplace. As a health and social care worker‚ it is important that you are competent in assessing risks and hazards and implementing good practice on health and safety. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING These activities assess your knowledge of health and safety. There are different items
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1.2. EXPLAIN HOW HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PROTECT THOSE IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974‚ the employer‚ the employee‚ and where appropriate the service users I support have a responsibility to ensure safety is maintained in the workplace. There are two accident books in the organisation: one for service users and the other for members of staff. It is important to record each accident that happen to me or that I witness. The books are reviewed
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REFLECTIVE REVIEW - M3.23 MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK |Centre Number |Centre Name | |Candidate Registration No |Candidate Name | |Please use the headings shown below when writing up your assignment |Assessment Criteria | |
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Running Head: SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR WOMEN Safety Procedures for Women Travelling Alone on an Elaborate Vacation Aleena Allen Strayer University The purpose of this research paper is to allow women to feel safe when travelling on an elaborate vacation. The importance of this topic is to make sure women are not afraid to travel and not afraid to travel alone. Travelling is one of the most exciting‚ exhilarating‚ expensive and worthwhile experiences anyone can experience. Therefore don’t
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relating to health and safety in a health and social care setting. Fire Precautions Act 1971 Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Health And Safety of Work Act 1974 Manual Handling Operations Regulation 1992 Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health regulation 2002 (COSHH) These are the main principles of health and safety legislation that applies to a health care setting. By following these acts can reduce accidents in the work place.
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INVENTORY CONTROL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PROPERTY CONTROL SYSTEM Departmental Issue Revised by: Lin Murray Inventory Control Coordinator April 2008 Table of Contents Introduction System Benefits Equipment Responsibilities Equipment Inventory Control Coordinator Academic and Administrative Departments Non-Utilized Equipment Storage/Surplus Acquisition of Non-Utilized Equipment Surplus Property/E-mail Procedures Search for Equipment/Advertisement for Equipment Disposal of Equipment Transfer
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Health and Social Care and children and Young Peoples Services 504 – Element 2 Within the work setting it is imperative that records and reports are maintained regarding all aspects of the running of the home and the young person’s daily life. Each daily report is hand written noting the date‚ times of events‚ people involved‚ staff on duty and the thoughts and feelings of all involved. Within the report there are references to any subsequent actions which may have been taken for example if
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2010 The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) are laws that allow protection of employees. The arguments from both sides (Employee and Employer) about these two laws are important and carry a huge impact to both parties. The two laws offer a great deal of protection for the employee but have a large finical impact to the employer. FMLA and OSHA was enacted to aid employees in balancing work and personal obligations‚ without having to choose between the
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How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice 2011 Workplace health and safety Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General This Queensland code of practice was made by the Minister for Education and Industrial Relations on 27 November 2011 and published in the Queensland Government Gazette on 2 December 2011. This code commences on 1 January 2012. This code is based on a national model code of practice developed by Safe Work Australia and approved by the Workplace Relations
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