Rough handling, for example pushing, pulling, dragging. Unsafe administration of medication, for example, failure to check dosage. Ignoring health needs and social needs such as clean clothing and personal hygiene. Visible injuries or marks of abuse on body and complaints not taken seriously can put them at more danger, harm and risk of abuse. I will ensure that I keep to all the procedures for checking for abuse and the wellbeing of the individuals that I work with; by following these and the individual’s care plan I keep within the minimum standards of care and also work in a person centred way to make sure all individuals are happy and safe.
Truss Construction Shop recently experienced several serious work and equipment related accidents within the current quarter. Multiple news sources and social media channels received word by displeased employees claiming that the company fails to provide safe working conditions for its workers and that the company will not take responsibility for the injuries that occurred. Due to this matter, Truss Construction Shop decided to perform an analysis of the obtained information in order to address the issues at hand, help the company abstain from the negative media light, and also, not run the risk of jeopardizing sales.
7 / C.P6: Compare the influence of different health and safety laws or policies on health and social care practice in a selected setting
Assignment: Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to health, safety and security influence health and social care settings. Go on to describe how those legislation, policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in your health or social care setting.
Schools are obliged to operate under current legislation which means that they have to work in a particular manner and draw upon particular policies, procedures and other documentation. Some essential pieces of legislation that affect work within schools and that mentioned within other units the:-
In today’s society, one of the primary objectives is to ensure that staffs working in the various department of the health sector have maximum protection, inclusive of the environment in which they live dwell and play. Therefore, adequate measures must be implemented to extenuated environmental and occupational hazards. The occupational and environmental health takes a multidisciplinary approach as it relates to the correct identification of diseases from exposure hazardous agents in the community of in the workplace.
A group of organisation that keep the public safe. (E.g Police, fire brigade and paramedics)
The first legislation I will discuss is ‘Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) regulations (2002)’ which is used to reduce the risk of injury whilst doing an activity. It can be used in any line of work, and you have to consider safety factors about it. When using personal protective equipment, they must check if it is suitable for use, if it offers the right protection for the user, or if it needs replacing, because if it needs replacing then it is not fit for purpose. The main areas where people use PPE is on the sports field or in a building site. For example a builder, as shown in the diagram below, is wearing a helmet to protect his head, goggles to prevent any dangerous objects getting in his eyes, gloves so his hands don’t get hurt when
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.
Here I will be explaining the relevant legislation and regulations applicable to an electrical apprenticeship workshop. Electricity at Work Regulations (EAWR) 1989 this is relevant to electrical apprenticeship workshop as the employer will have to give training/instructions to the apprentice about the electrical safety regulations also the employer will need to make sure that there will need to be electrical risk assessment.
• Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards • Provide and use means to make your workplace safe • Prohibit employees from entering, or being in, any workplace that is not safe • Prohibit alcohol and narcotics from your workplace • Prohibit employees from using tools and equipment that are not safe • Establish, supervise, and enforce rules that lead to a safe and healthy work environment • Control chemical agents • Protect employees from biological agents
Recently a group of therapist administered the SAFER v. 3 to assess MM’s safety in her two-story home in Blue Bell, PA. After completing the assessment it was determined that MM has several areas that were deemed either “mild” or “moderate” problem areas. Much of this has to do with her intellectual disabilities or her mild CP, which causes her to toe walk. Of note, however, is the face that MM lives with her two parents and has an aide that comes to her home four times a week. Without her parents providing support she would most certainly have scored differently on some areas of the assessment.
As indicated by Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (referred to rospa.com, 2012) "All businesses have an obligation to guarantee, so far as is sensibly practicable, the wellbeing, security and welfare of their representatives. They additionally have an obligation to shield non-representatives from dangers emerging out of their work exercises". Target makes sure that they give practicable and health and safety at work to their
The bill was introduced by a Chair of the Subcommittee on Workplace Safety, Assemblyman Rory Lancman, and Senator George Maziarz, the sponsor the Safe Patient Handling Act (A.1370/S.2470). This bill would (1) create a safe patient handling taskforce, (2) direct the New York State Department of Health to establish a safe patient handling policy, and (3) require each covered healthcare facility to write and execute a plan that coincides with that policy. The Subcommittee on Workplace Safety considers passing the bill a top priority for the 2011-2012 legislative sessions.
The responsibility to develop and promote a healthy and safe environment for all workers has to be taken, because existing laws and policies are either ineffective or the general public lacks awareness related to their legal rights.