...UNIT 3 – HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE P1 – Explain potential hazards and the harm that may arise from each in a health and social care setting. Hazards are referred to as anything that can cause harm to someone. Hazards can be found everywhere, for example, people will be able to spot hazards when travelling to work and when they are present in the workplace. Additionally, there are three main types of hazard, these are health hazards, safety hazards and security hazards. A health hazard would be a risk of somebody becoming ill from an incident. A safety hazard would associate with someone becoming injured, however a safety hazard could also relate to an incident that can be caused by broken equipment or a damaged building. A security hazard would be the risk of an incident where for example information has been exposed, intruders entering a property whereby a child might be abducted from a school or even a patient discharges themselves from a health and social care setting without consent. Employers, employees and professionals overall, in particular health and social care professionals have to prevent risks that may arise from hazards in order to keep themselves, other service providers and service users safe from illness, injury or any potential harm overall; every individual within the workplace has to be kept safe from harm (even cleaners and caterers). Although there should be a balance between exposing individuals to unreasonable risks and over...
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...This front sheet must be completed by the learner where appropriate and included with the work submitted for assessment. Unit 3: Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care Course: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma, Health Science Diploma & Subsidiary Diploma in health and social care |Learner Name |Charlotte Welham | |Assessor Name: |Internal Verifier: | |Lead IV Sampled? (Y/N) |Pre-Issue IV Date: | |Assignment Title: |Assignment Ref: 3a | |Hazards in settings | | |Issue Date |End Date: |Actual Hand-in Date: | | |Week beginning 01/12/2014 |Week beginning 26/01/2015 | | | |Unit/ AC |Assessment Criteria |Achieved |Evidence...
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...extranewspapers.com A hazard means a situation or thing that has the potential to harm a person. Hazards in health and social care include poor lighting, no first aid training, hoists, chemicals, electricity and violence. A risk is a possibility that harm might occur when exposed to a hazard in your workplace. For example not wearing goggles is a hazard and the risk is you can harm your eyes if something hits it. I will be talking about poor working conditions, poor staff training, poor working practices, equipment, substances and physical working environment and how this affects you. I will be also talking about hazards and risks that are related to my categories, how I can prevent it from happening and who it will affect. A hazard means a situation or thing that has the potential to harm a person. Hazards in health and social care include poor lighting, no first aid training, hoists, chemicals, electricity and violence. A risk is a possibility that harm might occur when exposed to a hazard in your workplace. For example not wearing goggles is a hazard and the risk is you can harm your eyes if something hits it. I will be talking about poor working conditions, poor staff training, poor working practices, equipment, substances and physical working environment and how this affects you. I will be also talking about hazards and risks that are related to my categories, how I can prevent it from happening and who it will affect. Potential Hazards In Health And Social Care Tajinder Kaur...
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...Unit 3 – Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care P1 – Explain potential hazards and the harm that may arise from each in a health or social care setting. Introduction: For P1, I am an employer, working for the local authority. My role is to check health, safety and security in different care settings. I will be looking for loose wires or toys lying around the floor as these are risks to injuries in the care setting. Key Terms: * Hazards: Anything that may cause any harm, such as loose wires trailing along the floor. Somebody may trip over them. * Risk: Risk is the chance that someone may be harmed, high or low risk, such as falling down the staircase. * Health hazards: These include incidents leading to an illness, such as visiting a patient in a hospital, and catching the norovirus. * Safety hazards: Incidents that lead to a personal injury or damage to equipment or buildings, such as using heavy or dangerous machinery with no license. * Security hazards: This includes intruders, theft of property or information and individuals either being abducted or leaving without consent. Such as having safety locks on doors at nurseries for young children to ensure that they cannot escape. * Reference. PPT. Level 3 Hazards in a health or social care setting, with examples. Hazards in a physical environment The physical environment includes everything that surrounds us, such as; objects, people, pets etc… These can have an...
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...Jessica Precious 30020625 Unit 3 Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care Legislation, Policies and Procedures in Health and Social Care Settings Jessica Precious 30020625 Unit 3 Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care Legislation, Policies and Procedures in Health and Social Care Settings Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act provides security of the health, safety and welfare of people at work, with the protection against risks to health or safety of an individual in connection with work activities. It sets out employers’ duties to staff where more than 5 staff are employed, and to the community, in addition to the duties of employees towards themselves and others. Health and Social Care Setting: Preschool The Health and Safety at Work Act aims to protect staff in relation to their health, safety and security in the workplace. It provides awareness in the workplace, so children and adults are aware of the health and safety issues. Within the preschool, the employer has a duty of providing induction training to staff which involves a clear and understandable explanation of health and safety concerns so that all adults are able to adhere to the policy and procedures as they understand their shared responsibility. The induction covers employees’ wellbeing, including safe lifting, and storage of hazardous substances. This also involves regular discussion of health and safety at staff meetings...
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...Care settings are usually called residentials. There are many residential settings. Including those for elder people, or people with disabilities, and looked-after children. It is important that health and safety is taken very seriously in these settings. You have to be sure that any residents can escape in case of a fire. And you also have to make sure that they don't get in the way of other people or cause danger. It is important to inform peers and other residents about health and safety and what to do in case anything could go wrong. In some settings people can come in and go out whenever they want. But, in a setting where there are people who may be confused or young children, this would be inappropriate. It would be a bad idea because road traffic accidents could occur. If anyone is to go out the staff must know so that the individual can be brought back safely. Hospital Health care settings contain a lot of hazards. The hazards particular to the hospital include things like microbes infecting wounds during or after a surgery. There can also be radiation from x rays and radiotherapy and drugs which can be addictive . Another risk which can be found in a hospital is anesthetic gases these can be harmful if used in the wrong way so they should be carefully administered. Also hypodermic needles have to be disposed of safely or someone else can be infected. Fires can also cause problems in a health setting. Big organizations such as hospitals usually have zones divided...
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...supervisor at a setting where you are a carer has asked you to produce guidance on hazards to give to new carers in the setting as part of their induction. You will have the opportunity to explain the hazards in a small group discussion. You need to submit brief notes to support your discussion. You need to ensure that you explain hazards that might arise in Health and Social Care. You are advised to use the following headings as framework for your work. * Briefly introduce the setting you are basing your guidance on. Focus on any one of the following: residential care, hospital, day care, pre-school, infant school, childminder, clinic, surgery, any location where an individual receives care services (including in own home or the community). I would advise that you think about your work experience so that you have a clearer idea of the details. Within this section you will also need to include a public environment. Explain any one of the following; retail area, swimming pool, public park, sports ground, beach, transport. You could bring this in by thinking about a trip out from the setting you have chosen above. * Briefly introduce a range of staff in your chosen setting. You need to include these 3 groups * care staff (based in setting, visiting setting) * support staff (e.g. caterers, cleaners, administrative) * visitors (e.g. relatives, friends, volunteers) * Briefly introduce potential service users in your chosen setting. These could...
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...BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care Health, Safety and security in health and social care Case study 1 In this assignment, I am going to write a report about a day care that I just visited recently and potential hazards and the harm that it may arise. Hazards may exist for staff, visitors, individuals, if care is not taken to minimise risks to a minimum. 1. Front door left open: first of all security is very important because in that house there is no security as the door is widely open, anybody can get in and might harm them. It is dangerous to open the main door and windows on the ground floor and not to open it far enough to allow anyone to climb in or out. Also it allows everyone or every individual to enter in the house without any permission or buzzing the door before entering in. They can also have their freedom to do whatever they wish to as they owner of the house is elder and they cannot stop them as they cannot. It is not only because of thefts or anything else, we are also concerned about their heath because as the door it widely open and anyone can have access in same as: * Excess cold: because of increased heat loss and they might also catch cold and fall sick because of the wind and the cold as they cannot close all the doors and windows by themselves. * Fire: by allowing fire and smoke to spread to other parts of the building, it might affect them or the steam of the smoke may harm them. * Domestic hygiene, pets, refuse: by providing...
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...zoe swalwell PWCS:37 Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. ● Health and safety at work act 1974, often referred to as HASAW or HSW.This is the main piece of UK health and safety legislation, under this act the employer, the employee and the individuals being supported have responsibilities to ensure safety is maintained within the setting, the main purpose of this legislation is to. Secure health, safety and welfare of people at work, To protect others from risks arising from the activities of people at work, To control the use and storage of dangerous substances, To control the emissions into the atmosphere of noxious or offensive substances. ● The management of health and safety at work regulations.This is about how health and safety is managed within a care setting including risk assessments, training and ensuring all employees receive the information they need. ● Control of substances hazardous to health regulations, referred to as COSHH. Requires employers to control substances that can harm employees or service users. ● Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013, referred to as riddor. These regulations require employers to report work related deaths, major injuries, work related diseases and dangerous occurrences...
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...while care is provided for vulnerable users and such might come from safety versus independence, rights, responsibilities and choice. Although it is necessary to allow service users to be independent when they want, it is also important to consider that being independent during certain tasks may pose potential risks. For example, Jennifer may want to control her own wheelchair according to choice. However, based on risk assessment carried out by the organisation, it was determined that it is unsafe for her to control her own wheelchair without supervision. This is because without close supervision, she is more prone to accidents such as trips and falls, and thus poses a risk to herself and others. In these circumstances, it may be necessary to inform her that a care giver will control her wheelchair and therefore tension may be created as safety overtakes her independence and choice. ( Mandelstam, 2009). The staff should be trained to communicate to service users such as Jennifer is a manner which prevents tension and promotes understanding. Task 3.1...
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...PWCS:37 Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. ● Health and safety at work act 1974, often referred to as HASAW or HSW.This is the main piece of UK health and safety legislation, under this act the employer, the employee and the individuals being supported have responsibilities to ensure safety is maintained within the setting, the main purpose of this legislation is to. Secure health, safety and welfare of people at work, To protect others from risks arising from the activities of people at work, To control the use and storage of dangerous substances, To control the emissions into the atmosphere of noxious or offensive substances. ● The management of health and safety at work regulations.This is about how health and safety is managed within a care setting including risk assessments, training and ensuring all employees receive the information they need. ● Control of substances hazardous to health regulations, referred to as COSHH. Requires employers to control substances that can harm employees or service users. ● Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013, referred to as riddor. These regulations require employers to report work related deaths, major injuries, work related diseases and dangerous occurrences...
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...Unit 208 Understand health and safety in social care settings Level: 2 Credit value: 4 NDAQ number: R/602/3179 Unit 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 working in a social care setting. Learning outcomes There are eleven learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will be able to: 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings. 2. Understand the use of risk assessments in relation to health and safety. 3. Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness. 4. Know how to reduce the spread of infection. 5. Know how to move and handle equipment and other objects safely. 6. Understand the principles of assisting and moving an individual. 7. Know how to handle hazardous substances. 8. Know environmental safety procedures in the social care setting. 9. Know how to manage stress. 10. Understand procedures regarding handling medication. 11. Understand how to handle and store food safely. Guided learning hours It is recommended that 41 guided learning hours are allocated to this unit, although patterns in delivery are likely to vary. Details of the relationship between the unit and relevant national standards This unit is linked to HSC 22, 221 and 223 Endorsement of the unit by a sector or other appropriate body This unit is endorsed...
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...541817 Lisa Unit 3 P1 Understanding potential hazards in health and social care Residental care setting/older adults Physical environment In an older adult care home setting, the physical environment that surronds them can be filled with lots of hazards such as wires being left out, example a hoover, where the older adult didn’t notice it and tripped and fallen and hurt themselves. A big hazard that is often heard of is the flooring of a care home, where it is quite common as for an older adult to trip and fall on uneven flooring, where again can result in a serious accident. The bathroom in a care home, is probably the most dangerous room for hazards, if there is no grab rail if the older adult slips and falls, they can be hurt, so it is always really important to make sure there is always a grab rail. At this life stage of an older adult, it becomes harder for them to do certain things such as climbing stairs like they used to be able to as the stairs can become too steep for them or too long for them to walk up. Stairlifts should be provided in all care homes, so the older adults don’t have to strain themselves walking up the stairs if they find it too difficult. Equipment In an older care home setting, the equipment needs to be used correctly and dangerous equipment kept out of reach from older adults that could use and harm themselves. The hoist is used a lot in a care home setting and when a member of staff is using it for an older adult, the...
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...Name: Michelle Charlton Date: 28/08/2022 Unit 6 Promote health, safety, and wellbeing in care settings. 1 - Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety - Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a care setting • Management of Health and Safety at work Regulations 1999 • Manual Handling operations Regulation 2002 • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 2013 • Provision and Use of Work Equipment at Work Regulations (PUWER)1998 • Personal Protection Equipment at Work Regulations • Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 • Food Safety Act 1990 • Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations 2013 • First Aid...
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...Unit 3 health and safety and security in health and social care Explain the potential hazards and the harm that may arise from each in a health or social care setting I am working at the Cameron house residential care home which is for elderly people who suffer with Alzheimer’s or dementia. There are 60 rooms in the residential home which each person has their own individual accommodation. Hazards, harm and abuse A hazard is something which can cause someone danger or injury. Harm means something that can cause physical or psychological damage. Abuse means something which cause someone harm for a prolonged time. Physical environment In my residential home (Cameron house), the physical environment can cause some problems for the residents for example the heaters in the residential home are always therefore they get hot very easily this is because the residents are of better chance of staying healthy if the temperature was at a lower heat, if the temperature happen to be at a lower temperature condition there more at risk of catching hypothermia, another thing could be that the noise in the residential home can be very disruptive to the other residence as some residence suffer from dementia; which is seen to be more of a serious illness therefore they just say what comes to their mind no matter what the consequences are for them or the other patients; but this isn’t always the case sometimes it can be taken in the wrong way and may seem to be as if they are in pain...
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