HSC 32 ~ Support the health and safety of yourself and individuals (Level 3) 1. There is much legislation dealing with health and safety in the workplace. The health and safety at work act 1974 contains general provisions but it has been supplemented by many regulations and guidelines dealing with specific areas. The main specific regulations important to care workers are: ● ● ● Control of substances hazardous to health 1988 (COSHH) Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
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Within education and care services there are numerous policies and procedures relating to health and safety that the services must have in place. The approved provider of these services must ensure that these policies are being met; otherwise there is a $1000 penalty. The compulsory policies and procedures relating to health care and safety include; 168 (a) health and safety‚ including matters relating to— (i) Nutrition‚ food and beverages‚ dietary requirements: Children within childcare settings
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slumber and the body becomes like an atom bomb ready to explode anytime. With increased pressures and stress‚ an individual may encounter a series of health problems like heart attacks‚ high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ disturbances in hormonal levels‚ endocrine problems‚ and many more (Salami‚ Ojokuku‚ and Ilesanmi‚ 2010). Stress not only affects health of an individual but also affects the relationships in which he is. When a person is in stress he is unaware that his mind and body coordination has
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Health and Safety- Potential Hazards in Health and Social Care Task 1: A hazard is something that is considered to be dangerous and has the potential to harm an individual or others around them. A risk has two separate explanations‚ how likely it is for something dangerous to hurt an individual‚ and the severity of harm that it can inflict upon someone. Usually the severity and likelihood of a risk is dependent upon the age of the person as older people and younger people are the most vulnerable
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Health Building Note 15-01: Accident & emergency departments Planning and design guidance April 2013 The College of Emergency Medicine Health Building Note 15-01: Accident & emergency departments Planning and design guidance i Health Building Note 15-01: Accident & emergency departments © Crown copyright 2013 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium‚ under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence‚ visit
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Health and safety in social care – it’s not just a jobsworth! The mission : The prevention of death‚ injury and ill health to those at work and those affected by work activities. • Shocking failures – it’s why we need to obey the law We know it’s an extremely important aspect of care. We know there’s been a lot of debate about how to improve it. We know there have been high-profile cases where it’s failed miserably. But do we really understand what safeguarding means on a day-to-day basis for
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often experience the same health improvement as those patients who are given real medication. Researchers have also noted that some conditions and illnesses have no physical explanations. Doctors classify these conditions as psychosomatic‚ as they seem to be caused by the psyche 8.
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OCCUOPOTIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) PRACTICES AND OSHA PERFORMANCE IN MALAYSIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY GHANIM Mohmed Adeil Mohamedadil88@yahoo.com Keywords: OSHAP; OSHAPM; Safety Performances; Financial Performances; Malaysian Automotive Industry. Summary This paper review the issues of the occupational safety and health administration practices (OSHAP) and occupational safety and health administration performances (OSHAPM) that affect the practices in Malaysian Automotive
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and concerns. In my area of work as a nurse and Manager at Carson House it is imperative that the staff and I adhere to the complaints policy. The Care Quality commission is the regulator of Health and Adult Social Care in England. The CQC have provided different Outcomes that they expect all health and Social Care establishments to adhere to. Outcome 17 provides guidance on Complaints. At Carson House the guidance is used to ensure compliance with CQC and as a manager I am aware of the importance
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Health and safety and risk assessment * The premises are well maintained safe and secure. Well managed risk assessments are conducted regularly to identify potential hazards allowing the child-minder to take steps to minimise any risks to children both indoors or outside. * Children are taught to be safety conscious through discussions about safety and are shown how to adopt safe and responsible practices in play. * There are good arrangements in place to promote children’s good health
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