Level 2 Health & Social Care 1. HEALTH AND SAFETY 2 This sequence of activities will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of health and safety policies and procedures in your workplace. As a health and social care worker‚ it is important that you are competent in assessing risks and hazards and implementing good practice on health and safety. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING These activities assess your knowledge of health and safety. There are different items of legislation that you
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Health and Saftey Legislation 1. What is the Data Protection Act Our rights‚ responsibilities and obligations to data protection The Data Protection Act gives the right to know what information is held about us‚ and sets out rules to make sure that information is handled properly for example by employer or a company. The Data Protection Act is an act of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament defining the ways in which information about living people may be legally used and handled. The main
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Fitness Testing Flexibility- For flexibility you can do the sit and reach test. The advantages of this are it is relatively cheap‚ not much equipment is needed apart from a box with measurements on and a magnet to move on it. A disadvantage for the traditional sit and reach procedure is that people with long arms and/or short legs would get a better result‚ while those with short arms and/or long legs are at a disadvantage. The modified sit and reach test controls for this‚ as the zero mark is
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medical career‚ I had to think of a healthcare facility‚ and my main thought was the Mental Health Facilities. This is because of all the different types of people you can meet on a day to day basis‚ but before I can tell you about that‚ I have to to get to the more reasonable approach and explain in detail what Mental Health Facilities are and how it has changed so much over the years. I hope you have a great understanding of this when I’m done. Mental Health is when doctors and counselors treat people
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HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE WORKPLACE Table of Contents TASK 1: 2 Reference Guide for Health and Social Care workplace: 2 Overview: 2 1.1 Reviews of systems‚ policies and procedures for communication: Health and Safety 2 1.2 Responsibilities in a specific health and social care: 4 1.2.1 Organizational Responsibilities: 4 1.2.2 Monitoring and evaluating process: 5 1.2.3 Inspecting the workplace: 5 1.2.4 Management Structure: 5 1.2.5 Representation: 6
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Health And safety 4222-306 The health and safety act consists of various principles‚ these are implemented to ensure employees are safe whilst at work‚ this doesn’t just apply those those who are employed by a company it applies to any one who enters the building including professional bodies I.e district nurses‚ And general practitioners the legislation is made up of COSHH‚RIDDOR‚The manual handling operations regulations‚ the health and safety first aid regulations and management of health
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I think too much what I will write for my instructor because all words in any kinds of dictionary which do not tell or describe this human who is Ms. Dana Ghareeb. It is not praise or courtesy for my instructor to get A or to be the good student in front her. I want to tell the truth because this instructor if we have same her for all subjects we will not have complain for any problem that we will face it in the course. When I talk for her person she is kindly‚ work hard to give the information and
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REFLECTIVE REVIEW - M3.23 MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK |Centre Number |Centre Name | |Candidate Registration No |Candidate Name | |Please use the headings shown below when writing up your assignment |Assessment Criteria | |
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CU2939 Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings 1.1 Explain the legislative framework for health‚ safety and risk management in the work setting. Answer – The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main piece of the health and safety legislation in Great Britain. It provides the legal framework to promote and encourage high standards in the workplace. The Act‚ when first introduced
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heath and safety. This does not only mean creating a safe working environment for workers and staff‚ but also for people attending the event. It involves consistent educating and training of staff and taking events one step closer to making the risk less. It is imperative to involve the correct people to form a support system‚ people that understand all the requirements that make an event safe. Regardless of the importance of the client and whether the event is high-profile or not‚ if the health and safety
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