Task 9 - Hazards and risks Briefly describe a situation in your care work when you have recently been involved in an activity with a child that involved either: moving and handling (such as a wheelchair) hazardous and non-hazardous equipment and materials (such as a craft session‚ cookery group‚ assisting someone with hygiene needs or administering medication). Any setting or activity carries a level of risk. By identifying and reducing risks in advance‚ full use can be made of the setting or activity
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Health and Safety How to work safely at a computer All jobs have elements of risks to your health. Some maybe more than others. Even working at a computer poses a risk on your health and well-being. The risk? Upper limb disorders (ULD’s) or repetitive strain injuries (RSI’s) Now in order to reduce the risk of suffering from these problems‚ it is essential to understand how you get them in the first place. ULD’s normally occur when you have a job which requires a lot of twisting
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* JSA Title: | Steel Structure Erection | Date: | 3 February 2010 | * Project Name: | JIHAR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (Stage 3 ) | Project No: | JI-191 | Work Location: | JIHAR GTP | Permit/s Required: (circle below) | Additional PPE Requirements:(list on pre-start) | * Special Tools or Equipment Required(e.g. gas detection‚ fall protection‚ ventilation fans‚ lighting‚ high pressure water blasting‚ scaffolding etc) | | Confined
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Hazards And Risks in a nursery setting Unit 3 Assessment 1 P1 Introduction; Workers in childcare facilities educate and care for infants‚ toddlers and preschool age children. Childcare may not seem like a hazardous occupation‚ but every workplace has hazards and risks. Childcare workers should pay attention to their own safety while they nurture children. 1. Electrical Hazard; Staff and children can get electrical shocks or burns from using faulty electrical equipment. Over
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MAN-MADE HAZARDS A hazard is a forceful natural or man-made event with the potential to adversely affect human life and property‚ or the environment. Natural hazards are a normal consequence of the internal and external forces that are constantly transforming the earth (e.g.‚ earthquakes‚ hurricanes‚ tornadoes‚ volcanoes‚ etc.). Man-made hazards arise from deliberate human actions (e.g.‚ war‚ terrorism‚ humanitarian emergencies‚ etc.) that are usually predictable and preventable. They may also arise
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Hazards‚ risks‚ outcomes The terminology used in OSH varies between states‚ but generally speaking: • A hazard is something that can cause harm if not controlled. • The outcome is the harm that results from an uncontrolled hazard. • A risk is a combination of the probability that a particular outcome will occur and the severity of the harm involved. “Hazard”‚ “risk”‚ and “outcome” are used in other fields to describe e.g. environmental damage‚ or damage to equipment. However‚ in
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Assessment activity 1 1. Compare and contrast two appropriate techniques that could be used to investigate incidents. You do not have to limit your response to techniques discussed in the text. Which techniques would you favor? Why? Interviews and Inspections can be to investigate incidents. I favor inspections‚ as this is raw data from the incident scene which can be used to draw up scenarios and conclusions. 2. When using questioning techniques to investigate
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What is a hazard? A Hazard is any existing or potential condition which by itself or by interaction with other variables (physical/ biological) can results in death‚ injury or chemical damage to persons‚ property‚ the environment and information. There are five main types of hazards that exist everywhere‚ They are chemical‚ physical‚ biological‚ ergonomical and psychosocial. Hazards at my work place At the University of the Southern Caribbean‚ I work in the House keeping department. This
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How to minimize risk in a Care Home settings In this piece of work I will be explaining how legislation‚ policy and procedures minimize the risks of hazards in a care home. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Another potential hazard in the care home is equipment. Staff have to follow the rules and regulations on how to use the equipment correctly‚ to prevent harm to themselves and patients. Employees must take responsibility for the care of their own and others health and safety‚ they should
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and having a slothful lifestyle. Also‚ as people pursue other interests‚ such as careers and family life‚ they ignore keeping themselves healthy and fit. To maintain health and life span‚ one must exercise‚ eat moderately‚ and eat foods that have nutritional value. If one follows this plan‚ one can successfully lose weight and be healthy. Exercise and having an active lifestyle is an important component to maintain in order to lose weight. Some people may think that if they skip a few meals a
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