Unit 15 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings 8 Understand how to promote environmental safety procedures in the social care setting 8.4 Explain the importance of having an emergency plan in place to deal with unforeseen incidents Having an emergency plan in place‚ helps people to deal with things in an emergency. It lays out what should be done and how things should be handled. The idea behind an emergency plan is to meet specific needs. In the event of a fire or gas leak‚ it lays
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History of Occupational Health and Safety Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has been a topic of concern since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire occurred on March 25‚ 1911 in New York City (Stein‚ 1962‚ Von Drehle‚ 2003). 1911 employers’ attitude toward employees was that of harshness. The employers would lock the employees inside the building to ensure that they would work and not wonder off. Employers locked doors. The fire occurred on the
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Safeguarding policies and procedures‚ local and national guidelines all need to be considered and used on a daily basis in settings with children and young people. “Day-to-day work involves: • Childcare practice • Child protection • Risk assessment • Ensuring the voice of the child or young person is heard • Supporting children and young people and others who may be expressing concerns” The policies and procedures for childcare practice will include ensuring all relevant staff and volunteers have
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Health Policy Analysis on Bill 5551 Hayley Carlson Saint Louis University I analyzed a bill called‚ “Heartbeat Informed Consent Act.” The legislation is to ensure that women who are seeking/contemplating an abortion receive an ultrasound and an opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving their informed consent to receive an abortion. Michele Bachmann introduced this bill. She introduced the bill because she felt that if a woman is able to see the presence of a heartbeat she might contemplate
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Health Policy: Midterm Exam Review Notes Health: a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Health policy refers to decisions‚ plans‚ and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society. An explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term. It outlines priorities
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Promoting the health‚ safety and wellbeing of children in schools is an important part of whole child education. For success‚ health‚ safety and wellbeing promotion should be integrated into the school system. Successful integration‚ requires important conditions that encourage commitment‚ consistency‚ sustainability and accountability of programs. These conditions are discussed below: Condition One: School head must take up the role of an active‚ engaged and supportive leader of the integration
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Current Health Care Issues HCS/545 Camille Fuller University of Phoenix The health care industry exist to provide preventative measures‚ diagnose health conditions‚ repair‚ and provide services to improve the quality of life. The cost of health care continues to rise each year. Health care fraud is a factor that continues to plague the health care industry. The affect health care fraud has on hospitals‚ is the increasing cost of medical services. The following research will examine and evaluate
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Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability The scope of the policy The type of company I choose is a Car wash company It located in Hornsby‚ NSW‚ Australia Currently only have one shop with 12 employee. Energy usage levels: The main energy usage in carwash company is water‚ the consumption show in the graph [pic] (http://www.pjoes.com/pdf/16.6/927-931.pdf) The some strategy we already use for saving
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Q: Explain legal issues‚ policies and procedures relevant to assessment‚ including those for confidentiality‚ health‚ safety and welfare. Ans: For the smooth running of organization or/and to meet the internal and external requirements of awarding bodies‚ it is must to have some legal policies and procedures ready at hand in assessment. If‚ at one hand‚ it helps us go through the whole process of assessment smoothly‚ at the other‚ it builds a confidence among the learners who feel secure in
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Over the history of time‚ there have always been work related issues between employers and employees. Even after President Lincoln’s abolishment of slavery and the passing of legislation dealing with the Equal Rights and discrimination‚ work related issues dealing with health and safety have been developed and questioned by the Government. As technology increases‚ more jobs become available and create larger work forces‚ which increases
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