Understand health and safety in social care settings. 1.1 legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting would be Health and safety at work act‚ Manual handling operations regulations‚ Control of substances hazardous to health regulations RIDDOR Health and safety first aid regulations‚ Management of health and safety at work regulations. 1.2 The main points of the policies and procedures are to ensure everyone follows the same guidelines‚ is safe and to minimise the
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CT 301 1.1 List legislation relating to general health and safety in a sociel care setting. Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (also referred to as HSWA‚ the HSW Act‚ the 1974 Act or HASAWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive‚ with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment
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LEGISLATIONS RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY THIS IS COVERED BY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974 (HASAWA) THIS ACT IS LIKE AN UMBRELLA THAT IS UPDATED AND THE LEGISLATIONS AROUND IT CONSIST: * MANUAL HANDLING OPERATIONS REGULATIONS 1992 (AMENDED 2002) * CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS 2002 (COSHH) * REPORTING OF INJURIES‚ DISEASES AND DANGEROUS OCCURRANCES REGULATIONS 1995 (RIDDOR) (AMENDED 2008) * HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST AID REGULATIONS 1981 * MANAGMENT
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UNDERSTANDING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SOCIAL CARE SETTING You have been asked to contribute to an induction day for new staff. You are to prepare a presentation about Health and Safety. It must include the following: Ai A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002). Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 COSHH Reporting of injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
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There are a large number of legislations in place to govern the health safety and risk management in a school environment‚ below I have listed and explained how it is adhered to at Ashcroft Academy; |Health & Safety at work Act 1974 HSWA |This act ensures the health‚ safety and well being of all employees in a work place setting. It | | |also covers any person(s) who utilises the facilities‚ i.e. students‚ parents
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Unit HSC 2028 Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care This unit is primarily concerned with those people who are most dependent upon your assistance. The level of assistance they need can vary from needing help to get out of a chair to being completely dependent on others to move them‚ to turn them over and to alter their position in any way‚ for example‚ if they are unconscious or paralysed. It is essential that people are moved and handled in a sensitive and safe way
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account about the different types of communication as found in Chapter 2 –Communication in Care settings. This must include strengths and weaknesses and examples of how they can be used in any Health and Social care context. Written communication. Oral communication. Computerised communication. Special methods to include Braille‚ makaton ‚ hand alphabet‚ sign language Task 2 (AO1) Discuss how communication could be enhanced (improved) and inhibited (prevent) by the following;
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| | |Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future | Copyright © 2010‚ 2009‚ 2008‚ 2004‚ 2002‚ 2000 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course will introduce the student to the intricate processes that public policymakers use to influence the health status of a society. The role of economic theory‚ interest groups‚ and the various levels of
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initiatives are key legislations that are laws to aim to protect people in society so that they can live a normal life without being discriminated against. Legislation is a law that has been put in place by the governing body in order to regulate or restrict. There are a range of legislations put in place to help promote diversity‚ rights and equality within society and in organisations. Such as the following: Data Protection Act‚ 1998 The information heel in a health and social care sector can ruin
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Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace Student Name: Lecturer: Group: Health and Safety This essay will show an understanding of how health and safety legislation is implemented in the workplace and its impact on customers and the work of practitioners. I will do this by; analysing health and safety priorities and risk assessments‚ discussing the encountering of dilemma’s in the workplace and by analysing the effects of non-compliance and a positive
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