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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HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS IN POWER SECTOR The power sector is prone to many accidents and mishaps due to the nature of the working conditions of the power generation plant. The following are the major health and safety concerns in the power sector: Exposure of workers and public to radioactive material Uncontrolled release of radioactive material leading to contamination and exposure off site. Conventional construction hazards and working near live equipment. Health problems such as respiratory
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business logos or advertisements but has a wide range of specialist in website and graphic design. Workplace procedures At Snap Printing‚ a number of procedures are used to train and maintain the safety of their staff. Considering the amount of hours spent operating a computer‚ an important factor of safety would be posture and taking frequent breaks. Other less frequent procedures are also important‚ such as running emergency fire drills or doing a first aid course. In an office environment‚ such
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nurses there‚ causing an uncomfortable environment and putting his safety and other safety on the line. I have always heard of patient abuse‚ patient neglect‚ patients being sexually abuse‚ etc.… but I have hardly ever heard about staff mistreatment from patients‚ patient’s family members‚ and other staff. In my first semester of nursing‚ I was taught to treat patients with courtesy‚ respect‚ and care and most importantly‚ their safety. But we were only taught once on ways to protect ourselves from
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Explain potential hazards and harm that they may arise from each in a health and social care setting (P1) There are lots of hazards that may occur in health and social care settings‚ these hazards pose risks of harm that effect specific service user groups. The essay is based on a private residential care home for the elderly with dementia‚ these people have mobility issues and other health issues associated with old age‚ e.g. high blood pressure and diabetes. There are 20 residents with 8 permanent
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Unit 312 – Support Numeracy Development 1.1 Numeracy is important as it is used by us in all decisions we make‚ whether we are a child or adult. The numeracy curriculum aims to give pupils a solid grounding in all aspects of numeracy. The important part of Numeracy is that children are able to understand it purposes and how and when to apply it in their lives. In early years numeracy skills are developed through practical activities learning. As the child gets older and develops more advanced
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Healthcare Support Services - New to Health Care With today’s social‚ cultural‚ political and economic shifts‚ public health has become a huge topic of concern. More and more communities are depending on public health organizations for information‚ education and assistance in maintaining a healthy society. In The Untilled Fields of Public Health‚ Charles-Edward Amory Winslow defines public health as “the science and art of preventing diseases‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the
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Unit 4222-208 Contribute to health and safety in health and social care Level: 2 Credit value: 4 UAN: R/601/8922 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills required to carry out their work safely. 1Understand own responsibilities‚ and the responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety in the work setting 1.1 identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care
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SYLLABUS Methods for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities *Students are strongly encouraged to utilize e-mail through their MSU email account to ask questions‚ solicit feedback‚ or schedule an appointment with the instructor. Face-to-face meetings with the instructor are welcome‚ but please establish the appointment time in advance via e-mail or talk to me after class. Course Description This course is designed to compliment the introduction course for Learning Disabilities. This
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Unit MU 2.4 Contribute to children and young people’s health and safety 1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting to provide adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from work activities to consult with employees on matters affecting their health and safety to provide and maintain a safe environment to ensure safe handling and use of substances and medicines to provide information‚ instruction and supervision for employees to ensure
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