Support children & young people’s health & safety 2.8 Marie Mahoney TDA 2.8: Support children and young people’s health and safety 1.1 Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures are implemented in the setting. In 1974 a piece of legislation came into force to protect employees‚ young people and children within their work/school place against any hazard(s) under health and Safety. The Health and Safety Act 1974 was set up to ensure individuals within
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What is The Pennsylvania Army National Guard? The Pennsylvania Army National Guard is a branch of the United States Army that is mostly used today for homeland security. Although the National Guard is not active like the Reserves or Active Duty Army‚ they still have the same requirements and same responsibility. More than 22‚000 men and women make up the Pennsylvania National Guard and Air National Guard today. They reach from state quarters at Fort Indian Town Gap in Lebanon County to about
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Health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting 1. Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting Health and safety policies are there to protect children‚ visitors and staff‚ all early years settings have to follow the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. My setting complies with ESTYN. All settings are covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 for Great Britain‚ my employer has responsibility for the health and safety of the
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Understand health and safety in social care settings Ref 36 Level 3 Credit value 5 Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment criteria The learner can: 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings 1.3 Compare the differences in the main health and safety responsibilities
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nephews‚ brothers‚ or even grandchildren play this sport. However‚ it was not until recently that researchers began to understand just how dangerous this sport was to play. Once studies about the danger of the sport began to circulate‚ the NFL (National Football League) tried to hide the findings for years. Because of the hesitation of the findings‚ getting information out to the public about the dangers of the sport was proven to be difficult‚ and still is. There are still many parents‚ children
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protect the general welfare by establishing a variety of systems to assist the aging‚ the disabled‚ and children. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970—This act‚ which established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration‚ was designed to force employers to provide safe and healthy work environments and to make organizations liable for workers’ safety. Today‚ thousands of regulations‚ backed by civil and criminal penalties‚ have been implemented in various industries to help ensure
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[pic] Msc in Environmental Health & Safety EHS Risk Management Assignment 2 Assessment Due Date: 15th April 2011 Student No: A00169067 Student Name: Loretta Kirrane Lecturer: Dr Sean Reidy Question 1 In compliance to the SHWW Act 2005‚ it is the duty of the employer (section 8) to prepare a risk assessment as required by section 19 of the Act. It states that every employer must identify the hazards at the workplace‚ assess the risks from those hazards‚ and have a written risk
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CU1521- Support children and young people’s health and safety. 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. The factors that you would need to take into account include * Individual needs depending on their age or abilities‚ for example a child of two years may not be able to do the physical things of a child who id five years old. So you would have to set out different activities for different ages. *
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Motor Vehicle Safety Laws and Public Health Tiffany N. McClintock HCA 415 Community & Public Health Instructor: Sara Matusak April 1‚ 2013 Federal Laws “The U.S. Congress responded with the National Highway Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Highway Safety Act of 1966‚ creating a new federal program to address motor vehicle safety” (Waller‚ para. 5). This act allows the federal government to implement laws regarding motor vehicle safety. This act created the National Highway Traffic
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Laboratory Safety Standards Jill Olson A school science laboratory is an excellent setting for students to explore and investigate the world around them. Almost every part of students’ lives is affected by science. Allowing them to see‚ touch‚ and manipulate objects in a laboratory situation gives students the real world experience to get them excited about science and to prepare them for college and beyond. However‚ James A. Kaufman‚ director of the Laboratory Safety Institute‚ proposes that
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