Disposal and handling of hazardous materials such as nappies and body fluids is an important part in the policy. The reason why it is important because it is the changing of children’s nappies and it has to be clean. It is safe for both the children and the staff’s changing the nappy because you won’t get yourself dirty as well as the child. When changing a nappy it is necessary that the staff member wear protective wearing such as gloves and apron, to keep any bacteria you may have away from the child and whatever bacteria the child may have is cleaned up without you catching it.
You are also taught what the procedures are for emergencies such as accidents and incidents. Within the nursery you are taught about how to deal with accidents and
DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE AREA FACTORS: A second area that creates a very real threat to staff safety, and which is equally as dangerous as the Center Island issue, is the Dumpster Enclosure. This is located at the east edge of the Lower Lot, and a few feet lower in rise than The Circle Lot. This location can be used to facilitate an attack on someone walking either to the Circle Lot, the Enclosure itself, or, the Lower Lot.
Health and safety policy Healthy and safety in a general practice surgery aims to keeping patients safe in the surgery. The responsibility of keeping service users safe should be on all the employees. The Health and Safety at Work Act imposes duties on employers and employees to protect individuals. To enable these duties to be carried out (Deepingspractice.co.uk, 2015) GP surgeries have a sharps bin, which is for the disposal of sharp instruments, such as needles. This bin should be kept open and not filled to a certain level because the lives of the patients may be at risk.
7 / D.P7: Explain how different procedures maintain health and safety in a selected health or social care setting Maintaining health and safety in health and social care is extremely important to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all their service users as well as other individuals service providers may come in contact with in the setting. There are several procedures that help to maintain this health and safety however they can all vary between settings for example, health and safety procedures will be slightly different and more focused on certain areas in hospitals and especially in paediatric ward compared to in drop-in centres where the needs and risk to service users are slightly different. Some of the procedures used in health and social care to maintain health and safety include; infection control and prevention, safe moving and handling of equipment and individuals, food preparation and storage, storage and administration of medication and storage and disposal of hazardous substances.
When dealing with substances, they will have a potential hazard which can affect the health care setting. The substance can be a potential hazard in the residential care home as there is clinical waste and cleaning products. As the nurse and the staff member will have to make sure that the cleaning products is locked in a room so that the visitors and the residents won 't be able to go in and touch the chemical products. There is a law called COSHH Regulation 2005, which stand for Control Of Substance Hazardous to Health regulation 2005. COSHH is when the hazardous substance have to be handled in a right way and it has to be stored in a minimise risk which is present.
At Preschool our policies and procedures are stored in our filing cabinet, which i am able to view at anytime. It is important that i am aware of our policies and procedures and that i follow them at all times. Health & safety, I must record any accidents in our accident book, and myself or the manger would get the Parent/carer to check what we have recorded, and sign to say that they have been made aware of the Incident I do regular checks of the inside and outside area to make sure that all equipment is safe for use and in good working order for the children to use without risk of harm We have a safeguarding folder and it is my responsibility to know what the practises are towards safeguarding, if there are any updates, we are always given copies of these to read through, and the changes are discussed at our staff meetings
This is where the child should learn to have respect for themselves and others, develop the skills socially meaning to interact with the other children and learn their different emotions and how to deal with this which is the emotional part. A child will learn to develop their own personality and opinions but this also needs to be monitored to ensure there is no bullying towards the other children, also parents have major roles in teaching their children. Some parents however, can be over-protective and can delay the child’s development and learning but on an alternative, parents can also see no wrong with their child which can lead to too much confidence and higher risk of behaviour problems. Culture play roles in learning as some cultures do not allow certain things to be taught due to there religion e.g. food tasting and preparation.
For toddlers, routines provide security and they are a way of teaching children about how to look after themselves. The predictability of routines helps to reduce anxiety and the child can develop self-control. Nappy Changing Equipment required for nappy changing
Employees working in pediatrics hospital are supposed to take precautions to protect their patients and staff from exposure to potentially infectious materials. A fundamental component of standard infection prevention measures are a system of barrier precautions to be used by all personnel
For the sustenance of a habitable planet, it is imperative that recycling, the gathering and refining of certain materials for the engenderment of new products, takes place. While this form of preserving the planet seems like an impeccable solution to the preservation of natural resources and lessening pollution, it can be taken to a greater extent and could become more accessible for countries that are not as advanced as others. When one wants to examine all aspects of the state of recycling in today’s world, one can analyze the positives of recycling, the negatives of all parts of recycling, and what is being done to compensate for the negatives. After analyzing the ways in which recycling has been successful, one can determine how the environment has been benefited. For example, recycling is enhancing the environment because this process avoids burning trash, which is detrimental to the ozone layer.
Preschool children have learned little bit more than a infant. Preschool was good choose to do for
We must make sure that all chemicals that we use for experiments, cleaning etc are locked away in a cupboard safely or kept high up on a shelf out of reach of the children so they don't mistake them fr flavoured drinks and swallow them. If we are working with babies it isimportant that safety gate are placed at the bottom of all stairs and at all doors so that they can't get up the stairs or jam thier fingers in the door
The first principle states to, “Involve Infants and Toddlers in Things That Concern Them.” The caregiver’s primary goal should be to keep the child involved in what is happening to the child’s body. When you involve a child in certain activities this will increase the child’s attention span, body awareness, and cooperation. For example, try involving your child in bath time. Instead of giving the child a toy to play with let the child know what you are doing.
As infants they undergo a more sinister type of conditioning. Nurses offer the infants flowers and books, but whenever an infant reaches out for it they are subjected to an
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 These Act inform practices that all staff the responsibility to keep themselves and other around them safe through their actions at work and they must to report any health and safety problems. Also, all staff must to follow policies and procedure when hand handing equipment and they should to work in way that puts other around them in danger. Control of substances and Hazardous to Health Regulations 1992 These regulations inform practices that cleaning materials must to be kept in a locked cupboard. Also, these regulation state that disposable gloves and aprons must to be provided for cleaning and handing chemicals.
“In order for babies to feel secure and relate to other babies they need what is called a primary caregiver and continuity of care. Free play in a safe, developmentally appropriate environment with peers is another basic requirement. The Pikler approach makes a case for a firm surface where babies can be with each other and free to move. At Pikler Institute, caregivers place babies who are past the newborn stage on their backs in a playpen large enough for a group. In the play area a small number of very simple play objects lie within reach.