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 worker
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challenges that put a focus on the major details of the fire. The most challenges that stuck out were the lack of communication in the reporting process from the top of the command to the bottom to the firefighter. Without the lack of communication can lead to a bad result in having too many firefighters inside or not enough on the scene. With another thing that was stressed upon the reading was that the building had several violations to the electrical system. With the problem with the electrical
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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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Fiber Optic Safety Rules 1) Keep all food and beverages out of the work area. If fiber particles are ingested they can cause internal hemorrhaging 2) Do not smoke while working with fiber optic systems. 3) Always wear safety glasses with side shields. Treat fiber optic splinters the same as you would glass splinters. 4) Never look directly into the end of fiber cables until you are positive that there is no light source at the other end. Use a fiber optic power meter to make certain the
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What is an occupational safety‚ health and environmental professional? To perform their professional functions‚ safety professionals must have education‚ training and experience in a common body of knowledge. Safety professionals need to have a fundamental knowledge of physics‚ chemistry‚ biology‚ physiology‚ statistics‚ mathematics‚ computer science‚ engineering mechanics‚ industrial processes‚ business‚ communication and psychology. Professional safety studies include industrial hygiene and toxicology
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Technological Institute of the Philippines 1338 Arlegui St.‚ Quiapo‚ Manila Compilation of Midterm Topics in Safety Management Submitted By: Buenavista‚ Ma. Theresa Y. Course / Section: / CpE42FA1 Submitted To: Engr. Palisoc February 14‚ 2014 I. Value Based Safety and Off-the Job Safety Value based safety is a positive‚ employee-driven system of safety observations‚ feedback‚ and problem-solving that is highly effective and extensively field-tested. Helps to ensure
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Summary The Safety Management System (SMS) at PNSC is very comprehensive and concise‚ which follows ISM-International Safety Management. ISM is more important than ISO 9001.ISM is also a basic requirement for establishing a shipping company. A shipping company can be severely penalized if it does not follow ISM. For safety of workers at PNSC‚ it has published manuals for everything concerned with shipping; even the schedule of specific duties on shores‚ on office or on the ship is mentioned in
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Health and Safety Always place your baby on his or her back to sleep‚ even for naps. This is the safest sleep position for a healthy baby to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Babies placed on their stomachs to sleep are much more likely to die of SIDS than babies placed on their backs to sleep. Beat the heat and sun Heat-related illness occurs when the body’s temperature control system is overloaded. Those at greatest risk for heat-related illness include infants and children
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EUROCOntROl / FAA ACtIOn plAn 15 sAFEty Safety Culture in Air Traffic Management A White Paper December 2008 Safety Culture in air traffiC ManageMent a White Paper December 2008 EUROCONTROL / FAA ACTION PLAN 15 SAFETY 4 FOREWORD The EUROCONTROL / FAA Action Plan 15 on Safety Research is aimed at advancing Safety concepts and practices in Air Traffic Management‚ via the sharing of expertise from its membership. It has three main axes: understanding system safety‚ developing new approaches
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1. What is Safety Management System? Safety Management System (SMS) is the formal‚ top-down business approach to managing safety risk‚ which includes a systemic approach to handling safety‚ including the necessary organizational structures‚ accountabilities‚ policies and procedures. Safety Management Systems (SMSs) for product/service providers (certificate holders) and regulators will integrate modern safety risk management and safety assurance concepts into repeatable‚ proactive systems
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