In our organisation we must have a designated Health and Safety representative who will take the responsibility of monitoring and recording all records and reports, these include risk assessments. This representative is the Manager, assisted by the deputy manager. 1.2: Analyse how policies, procedures and practices in own setting meet health, safety and risk
Describe the potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing concerns There are some situations when confidentiality needs to be breached to report information to a higher authority. The disclosure of private and personal information should only take place when: ▶ withholding the information is likely to threaten the safety and wellbeing of others ▶ a crime has been, or is likely to be committed. It is my responsibility to check the policy and procedure at my place of work about disclosure of confidential information, in order to be clear about how to act and who to contact should the need arise. Speak to a senior person within or outside of my work setting who is able to act on the information appropriately. It is a mistake to think this is only a matter for senior
Felisha Castoire March 18, 2012 XACC 280 Internal Controls In any business as well as accounting there is a goal to be reached. In order to reach said goal you must take certain steps to obtain that goal. Internal controls are the steps taken to on a daily basis to achieve a particular goal. These steps are what assure that things run efficiently. Each measure is taken to maintain accuracy and reliability in daily operations.
They must provide all health and safety information about the workplace where the work is to be carried out. They must appoint a competent,
Second the technical support team must define operational procedures to create preparedness for an emergency; procedures to execute during an emergency situation, and procedures for catastrophic events to allow the business to function. Third the I.T. security team must also work in coordination with other departments to maintain the physical security of vital systems and emergency lighting to allow safe access to all-important areas of operation. Fourth the clerical support team must document each piece of equipment's readiness for emergency action. Fifth the database administration team must create a data backup
Associate Level Material Appendix E Physical Security Policy Physical Security Policy Due in Week Five: Outline the Physical Security Policy. Merkow and Breithaupt (2006) state, “an often overlooked connection between physical systems (computer hardware) and logical systems (the software that runs on it) is that, in order to protect logical systems, the hardware running them must be physically secure” (p.165). Describe the policies for securing the facilities and the policies of securing the information systems. Outline the controls needed for each category as relates to your selected scenario. These controls may include the following: • Physical controls (such as perimeter security controls, badges, keys and combination locks, cameras, barricades, fencing, security dogs, lighting, and separating the workplace into functional areas) • Technical controls (such as smart cards, audit trails or access logs, intrusion detection, alarm systems, and biometrics) • Environmental or life-safety controls (such as power, fire detection and suppression, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) 1 Security of the building facilities 1 Physical entry controls I will put in place an entry control for all employees, they will carry IDs that will enable them to enter and leave the premises.
Legislations and regulations ensure that guidelines are followed to enforce safety and security within an organisation. Legislation is law which has been created by a governing body. Before a piece of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred to as legislation while it remains under consideration to distinguish it from other business. Policies ensure that everyone must work within the law and meet the minimum care standards set out by the legislation. Finally, procedures are the steps that are needed to be followed to ensure everyone’s safety within the workplace.
As a member there are certain criteria and professional standards that we must uphold. CPAs have auditing and assurance standards that must be followed to ensure valid and accurate information from company to company. Pronouncements are often issued to keep all CPAs informed on industry changes. Compilation and review standards provide the same value as auditing standards, to ensure services are provided in a similar fashion by all CPAs. Other attestation standards include specific guidance on other attestation services, again to ensure each CPA practices applicable accounting procedures.
HIPPA Tutorial and Summary HCS/320 Jim Mackey What did you learn from the HIPPA tutorials? HIPPA tutorial made me familiar with the measures and guiding principles that have to be maintained by a company while electronically dealing with patient information. It is imperative to understand HIPPA as the fundamental rules must be maintained accordingly. It is essential to understand the three fundamental aspects, reliability, secrecy and accessibility. HIPPA tells us to safeguard client information as well as other ones that have accessibility restrictions.
1.Understand own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning. 1.1 Summarise key aspects of legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities. Legislation requires us to act according to the law set by an Act of Parliament. This is a legal requirement and any breaches of any such act can result in court action. A Code of Practice or sometimes known as Code of Conduct, is one which has been set by an employer, to ensure the correct behaviour of employees and that company procedures are followed.