1. How Health and Safety legislation is implemented in the workplace ( Learning Outcome 1) 2. The ways in which health and safety requirements impact on customers and the work of practitioners‚ staff‚ visitors and clients in the health and social care workplace (Learning Outcome 2) 3. The monitoring and review of health and safety policies in the health and social care workplace (Learning Outcome 3)
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1) Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. There are several key pieces of legislation that impact on how schools manage the health and safety of both their employees‚ and others who come into contact with the school e.g pupils‚ support workers and parents. These pieces of legislation are: The Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 This act places the responsibility of ensuring the health and safety and welfare of employees
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Legislative framework in practice In the table below‚ identify how four health and safety laws and two health and safety regulations influence the policies and working practices within your organisation. Health and safety law or regulation How this influences your workplace policies How this influences working practices Control of Subtances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 This regulation covers all substances that could affect a person’s health. These include cleaning materials‚ chemicals
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ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGE TO BE FILLED BY STUDENTS AND ATTACHED TO THE ASSIGNMENT Name of student Matric Number Course Code and Title SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Assignment Title QUIZ SEPTEMBER 2012 (BGB4043) 1. List and discuss FOUR (4) factors that contribute to the accident. (8M) The worker has work overtime and may face sleepiness and tired because working at maximum overtime for the last two months. This will make the
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Understand health and safety in social care setting Outcome 1 understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social settings 1.1 List legislation relating to general health and safety in social care setting. There are a small number of legal acts relating to the general health and safety in social care. The most important one it seems to me would the health and safety at work act of 1974‚ it ensures that the employer‚ the employee have responsibilities to ensure that a
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1) Discuss what may constitute improper practices for the disposal of trash (solid wastes)‚ particularly hazardous wastes. 2) Describe the human health problems that could occur if trash (solid wastes)‚ particularly hazardous waste‚ is improperly disposed off in your community. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)—more commonly known as trash or garbage—consists of everyday items we use and then throw away‚ such as product packaging‚ grass clippings‚ furniture‚ clothing‚ bottles‚ food scraps
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The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)‚ often referred to as the "OSH Act‚" was enacted in 1970 by President Richard M. Nixon. Its purpose is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for men and women (EPA‚ 2006). The Act is administered and enforced at the national level by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration‚ a division of the US Department of Labor. The application of the OSH Act in the current employment climate will be discussed as it applies to a variety of industries;
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IGC1. Management of International Health and Safety Chapter1. Foundations in health and safety [Practice questions] 1. Explain‚ using an example in EACH case‚ the meaning of the following terms: (a)’hazard’; A hazard is the potential of a substance‚ person‚ activity or process to cause harm. Hazards take many forms including chemicals‚ electricity and working form a ladder. (b)’risk’; A risk is the likelihood of a substance‚ activity or process to cause harm and its resulting severity. Although
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employee’s right to a safe workplace * d) The employee’s right to participate in health/ safety programs 3. Which of the following is an example of an external health/ safety stakeholder? a) Government b) Employers c) Employees d) Supervisors * * 4. Which of the following underlies the need for Human Resources Managers to understand and implement effective occupational health/ safety policies/ programs? * a) Increasing concerns for industrial-sector workers *
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Purpose of a Health and Safety Policy A policy is a written statement‚ usually comprising of three elements: a statement section (often a single page) detailing how safety will be managed and that demonstrates the organisation’s commitment to health and safety an organisation section that details where responsibilities are allocated‚ organisation structure‚ and how employees fit into the overall safety management system an arrangements section that contains details of how specific activities
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