changing positions of individuals etc. HSC2003-Outcome 2- assist in minimising individuals pain or discomfort. 1. Describe how pain and discomfort may affect an INDIVIDUAL’S well-being and communication. Pain can effect individuals communication so it is therefore important to observe their behaviour for signs of pain.
UNIT 208 Ai: Different examples of accidents and sudden illnesses that might occur are a fall, heart attack, choking and bleeding. Aii: The procedures to follow if an accident or sudden illness should occur are first of all you must try to help the service user to recover or find help. After this the company should have accident report forms that must be completed in which you would need to also inform the manager or supervisor. The form will include date, time, place of accident, people involved, witnesses involved, equipment involved, details of what happened, anything that was said about the accident, the condition of the person involved in the accident, details of when help was asked and when arrived. Aiii: The principles to be followed for safe moving and handling are that there needs to be risk assessments and procedures done to minimise the risk of injury to the employee.
Managing risk is a way of working that supports individuals to exercise choices and rights, recognising the balance between managing and enabling independence, choice and control. * Prevention - is about doing everything you can in your role together with the partners you work with to reduce the likelihood of abuse and to put things in place that will prevent it from happening, for example, by you learning about abuse and neglect, you can report things that will prevent them from happening again in the
Planning for a high control risk assessment based on general controls and manual follow-up.. This is explains itself better then describing. B. Identify two strategies that might be used to support a low control risk assessment. Discuss the difference between the two strategies.
This will help decide what the best way to go will be. Another tool that is similar in looking for problems in a decision is the Decision Tree. This tool also looks at the possibilities of what could happen in making a particular decision. This tool is useful when a manager is trying to be subjective about a decision. It takes into account data from “profits, loss, the consumer response and economy”,(Liebler & McConnell, 2008).
COSHH Regulation 1994 This act supports children by controlling the substances of hazards that children could injure or make themselves ill. For example, if a child drinks bleach or other cleaning products, they could be damaged internally and need to be rushed to hospital immediately, this could lead to poison and death,. To overcome this, the staff in the setting must ensure all cleaning products, paints and other poisonous liquids are out of the reach of children or locked away safely. Health and Safety at work act 1974 This act makes practitioners and professionals in a setting ensure responsibility. This means that they should make sure children or staffs in the work place are safe and if an injury can be prevented, it should. An example of an accident could be a child falling over and scraping their leg.
There has to be a balance and you need to consider the risks. 2.2 The purpose of a risk assessment is not to remove the risk, but to take reasonable steps to reduce them. The process involves looking at the risk, and considering what can be done to make it less likely that the risk will become a reality. 2.3 Your first port of call if unsure about what to do if you are exercising your duty of care is to consult your manager. They should be able to advise you about the best approaches to take.
When prioritizing investments, it is vital that they are characterized and determined accordingly. Risk Assessments will have a role in this activity. The Risk Assessment will place a ranking system as to which risks are worth protecting and how cost effective mitigation will be. The issue with this activity is that some vital risks can be overlooked due to differing opinions. It also must be approved at the end of the activity to verify if it is done correctly.
ACTIVITY of task 1 2.1.2.2 Task 1 (2.1 / 2.2) When conflict between duty of care and an individual’s rights or needs arises, you may need to undertake a risk assessment to identify where risks occur, their severity and what measures can be put in place to minimise them. This will help you decide which course of action to take. It is important to keep thorough records of risk assessments. Link each situation below to the possible risks that may be encountered as a result. Give each risk a score for its seriousness (1 = not very serious, 5 = serious risk to safety or well-being), and think of one way that you could lessen the risk.
Once you have observed the area Look at how the hazards might harm you and others.It’s important to look at who might be harmed so you can predict the level of the risk, and how the most efficient way of removing the hazard. You can also look at the number of people who are put at danger if the hazard isn’t removed. STEP 3- Evaluate the risks and decide on precaution…After spotting a hazard you need to then decided on what you are going to do to either reduce or prevent the risk, in order to do something ask yourself these two question;- Can you get rid