Support Healthy and Safe

ACTIVITY

Task 1
(1.4 / 1.2)
Looking at the list of Health and Safety legislation given below, carry out some research using the internet and fill in the boxes to describe what each document is about.

|Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |It explains that |
| |The Health and Safety Executive with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for |
| |enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. |
| |Statutory instruments are the secondary types of legislation made under specific Acts of Parliament. These |
| |cover a wide range of subjects, from control of asbestos at work, diving, escape and rescue from mines, |
| |ionising radiation and working at height. |
|Toys (Safety) Regulations 1995 |It decribes These Regulations shall be treated for all purposes as if they were safety regulations within the |
| |meaning of the 1987 Act. Specimen form of c e marking to be placed on to accomphany toys |
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|Control of Substances Hazardous to Health| |
|Regulations 2002 |United kingdom statutory instruments that states general requirements on employers to protect employees and |
| |other persons from the hazards of substances used at work by risk assessments, control of exposure, health |
| |surveillance and incident planning. |
|Manual Handling Operations Regulations |The Manual Handling Operational Regulations set specific legal requirements to ensure that employees |
|1992 |undertaking manual handling operations at work avoid the risk of injury. The regulations place a specific duty|
| |of care on the part on both employers and employees. |
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|Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and |The regulations require "responsible persons" to report deaths at work, major injuries caused by accidents at |
|Dangerous Occurrences Regulations |work, injuries to persons not at work that require hospital treatment, injuries arising from accidents in |
|(RIDDOR) 1995 |hospitals, and dangerous occurrences |
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|Childcare Act 2006 |An Act to make provision about the powers and duties of local authorities and other bodies in England in |
| |relation to the improvement of the well-being of young children and to improving the every child matters |
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|Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 |The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care was set up by the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 |
| |(the Act) to regulate care services. From 1 April 2002 the Commission will have registration, inspection, |
| |complaints and enforcement duties in relation to care services defined in the Act. |
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|Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations |It explains why it important yo have risk assessment Following the fire risk assessment the employer must |
|1997 |where necessary in order to safeguard the safety of employees in case of fire and to the extent that it is |
| |appropriate |
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|Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations|It explains that These regulations place a duty on employers to make adequate first aid provision for their |
|1981 |employees, in case they become ill or injured at work. |

Discuss your findings with your tutor / supervisor.

How are current health and safety legislation and policies and procedures are implemented in your workplace? Use the space below for your answer and continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Task 2
(1.1 / 1.3)
There are many factors you should take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments. Complete the boxes in the grid to explain how you might need to adapt each environment to take the list of factors into account.

Discuss your ideas with your tutor / supervisor.

It is useful to check sources of current health and safety guidance when planning an environment. Carry out some research using the internet and list some sources of guidance below.

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|Factor |Indoor Environment |Outdoor Environment |
|Age and ability of the |Activities that match their skills and abilities |Eg. Age appropriate equipment |
|children | | |
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|Individual needs of the |Every child is an individual – with different needs |There must be specialist equipment for children with specific needs |
|children |depending on their age and abilities. | |
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|Sensory impairments |Eg. Good lighting | |
| | |Lots of space |
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|Needs of families and carers |support and/or protection |needs and the nature of those needs; the strengths, vulnerabilities,|
| |. You need to take into account the needs of parents| |
| |and carers so give them information on health and |needs, circumstanceshealth and preferences of carers and families |
| |safety | |
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|Function and purpose of the |When planning an activity make sure it’s the right |bikes and scooters you would ensure they were used in the correctly |
|environmen |environment for the activity. |and with plenty of space |
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|The duty of care | | |
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|Desired outcomes for children | | |
|and young people | | |
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|Lines of responsibility and | | |
|accountability | | |
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Functional Skills

Task 1 – English [1.1, 1.4], ICT [2.2, 4.1, 5.2]
Task 2 - English [1.1, 1.4]

In my work place at the beginning of each term we go through all the the risk assessments and polices and where the fire exits are and every time we go out with the children we have risk assessments for each place we go to