Unit accreditation number: Understand health and safety in social care settings PWCS 27 2 4 40 31/08/2015 R/602/3179 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to‚ working in a social care setting. It introduces knowledge and understanding of areas of health and safety required to work in a social care setting. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings Assessment Criteria
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) OSHA’s Mission With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970‚ Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training‚ outreach‚ education and assistance. Organization OSHA is part of the United States Department of Labor. The administrator for OSHA is the Assistant Secretary of Labor
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ILO Codes of Practice Safety and health in building and civil engineering work H I I I II I I I I II 44255 International Labour Office Geneva 1972 - RECrTD I JA 1973 ILO publications can be obtained throughmajor booksellers orILO local offices in many countries‚ or direct from ILO Publications‚ International Labour Office‚ CH-1211 Geneva 22‚ Switzerland‚ The catalogue and list of booksellers and local offices will be sent free of charge from the above address
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1.1 Health and Safety at work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 Communicable diseases and infection control Working Time Regulations 1998 Care Standard Act 2000 Control of exposure to Hazardous to Health 1999 Food Safety Act 1990
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Contents 1.0 Job Design Job design can defined as work arrangement or re- arrangement focused on overcoming job dissatisfaction and employee alienation arising from mechanistic tasks and repetitive. Organizations try to improve productivity levels by giving non- monetary rewards through job design. Non- monetary rewards such as better satisfaction from a personal achievement in meeting the responsibility of one’s work and increased challenge (Business Dictionary‚ 2013) It also refers to constitute
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Aviation Safety SFTY 409 Justin J. Burnett Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University September 24th‚ 2014 Abstract This paper is to cite and references the differences of O.S.H.A. and the E.P.A. I will explain what each identity is‚ and how they work together in the Aviation industry. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directly impact daily operations in the aviation industry. It is OSHA’s job to control
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The word "Ergonomics" comes from two Greek words "ergon‚" meaning work‚ and "nomos" meaning "laws." Today‚ however‚ the word is used to describe the science of "designing the job to fit the worker‚ not forcing the worker to fit the job." Ergonomics covers all aspects of a job‚ from the physical stresses it places on joints‚ muscles‚ nerves‚ tendons‚ bones and the like‚ to environmental factorswhich can effect hearing‚ vision‚ and general comfort and health. Ergonomics is about designing
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foreign and local shipping companies provide one of the largest job opportunities for the Filipino seafarers. Philippines is the leading maritime manpower in its industry‚ contributing about 30 percent of the whole number of the seafarers globally (Samante‚ 2007). On the other hand‚ this increasing interest of individuals to engage themselves in the occupation at sea provides higher chances of risk and danger. Occupational health and safety of seafarers is a basic human necessity with their work environment
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Ergonomic Product Design: Classroom Bench Author: Prof. Shriram M. Sane Co-author: Ms. Varsha Karandikar‚ Paarth Savale‚ Industrial and Production Engineering Department‚ Vishwakarma Institute of Technology‚ 666‚ Upper Indira Nagar‚ Bibwewadi‚ Pune 411037. ABSTRACT Objective: To provide comfort to the students‚ by ergonomic design of the class room benches. As on today in most of the places the benches are designed by the manufacturer‚ who is many a times a furniture dealer and does not
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Management OSHA Business and industries need safety and regulations to protect their workers from injuries and illnesses. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. It was created to guarantee secure and beneficial working conditions and it is administered through the Department of Labor. Its purpose is to make sure employers and employees have a safe and nonhazardous workplace. It has developed a number of training programs‚ compliance system‚ and health and safety recognition
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