Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies, Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings

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Develop Health and Safety and Risk Management Policies,
Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings

Bumuo ng kalusugan,kaligtasan at patakaran sa pamamahala sa peligro, Pamamaraan at kasanayan sa kalusugan at panlipunang pag-aalaga, o sa mga bata at mga kabataan

The legislative framework for health and safety:

Difference between two types of legislation. The ACT and REGULATION.

An act is passed by Parliament, which is the highest form of law in the land. An act of parliament is the primary legislation of the UK. A law is considered to be an act when it has already been duly passed by a legislative body. It is for this reason that certain acts vary from one state to another.

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Some processes create substances. These could cause harm to employees, contractors and other people.

Sometimes substances are easily recognized as harmful. Common substances such as paint, bleach or dust from natural materials may also be harmful.

Manual Handling Operations 1992

This is defined, in Regulation 2, as 'any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or by bodily force. The regulations apply to all work that involves carrying or holding loads such as lifting boxes, packing goods, or pushing or pulling trolleys. They specify all factors employers must consider if they employ manual workers. These include whether manual tasks involve awkward movements, moving loads over long distances, holding goods that are difficult to grasp and the capabilities of the worker.

Employers are required to provide adequate training to staff on safe handling and lifting techniques relevant to

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