I am now going to evaluate what types of equipment is essential to carry on with you for a day and overnight expedition. Outer jacket – the outer jacket is very important part of your equipment. It should be waterproofed to protect you from the elements water and wind. It will keep you warm and dry. By keeping you warm, the jacket protects you from hypothermia.
There are many different cleaning agents which will be used in different places and circumstances. Household detergent and hot water remains the most effective method of removing contamination, bleach should be used on blood spills on hard surfaces. A COSHH assessment is needed for any cleaning
* And to ensure that all PPE/equipment is correct and available and working at all time. Outcome 2:- There are many current legislations and regulatory body standards which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection. These include:- * COSHH:- the control of substances hazardous to health, this requires employers to control substances hazardous to health, within the workplace. They need to make sure that the correct and appropriate risk assessments, which are vital, are carried out and both employees and service users are safe from harm. * RIDDOR:- Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences.
Employees required to wear respiratory protection in their jobs must comply with all OSHA requirements. Employees in other areas may choose to wear respirators as needed. The company will provide respirators and dust masks. 14 © 2010 society for Human Resource Management. douglas Reys, sPHR Safety and Workers’
Besides providing protection to the body the skin has a host of other functions to be performed like regulating body temperature, immune protection, sensations of touch, heat, cold, and pain through the sensory nerve endings, communicating with external openings of numerous other body systems like digestive system, urogenital system, and respiratory system via mucous membranes.The skin is primarily composed of three layers. The skin, which appears to be so thin, is still itself divided into epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer or hypodermis. Each layer has it own function and own importance in maintaining the integrity of skin and thereby the whole body structure. Pressure sores or decubitus ulcers are the result of a constant deficiency of blood to the tissues over a bony area such as a heel which may have been in contact with a bed or a splint over an extended period of time. The surface of the skin can ulcerate which may become infected.
Treat casualties with the most serious conditions first and arrange for appropriate help. Washing hands and wearing latex free disposable gloves covering cuts and grazes on hands with waterproof dressing, wearing a plastic apron if dealing with large quantities of body fluids and wearing plastic glasses to protect eyes. Safe disposal of waste also avoid touching
Each crew member should have a high level of situational awareness before entering a burning building. For example, firefighters need to be able to read fire behavior indicators, understand the crews tactical assessment, know probable emergency escape routes, know forcible entry requirements, identify hazards, and verify that radios and properly working. When containing fires, firefighters also need to remember vital aspects like gas cooling is not a fire extinguishment method but rather a way of reducing the hazards presented by the hot gas layer or that the most effective use of water on free-burning fires is made with direct attack on the fire. If a firefighter cannot directly attack a fire due to intense heat inside of the structure, it can be indirectly attacked outside through a window or
Identifying skin changes and limb swelling The skin is often referred to as the largest body organ and serves as the main protective barrier to prevent damage to internal tissues from trauma, ultraviolet light, temperature variations, toxins and bacteria. Each component of the skin has a role to play in protecting the body. The skin consists of two main layers, the epidermis or outer layer and the dermis which lies beneath the epidermis. Collagen and elastin are major components of the skin; they help to give support, strength and elasticity to the skin. As we age individual components within the skin decline in a variety of ways and the skin is less able to function normally.
Most of the legal regulations relating to infection Prevention and control come under the Health and Safety at Work Act; this act is about ensuring a safe work place for employers, Employees and members of the public by minimising accidents at work. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations introduced the need for monitoring health and safety and risk assessment; including infection prevention and Control. The Food Safety Act was brought in to ensure safe practices for food to avoid contamination and spreading of infection and includes handling, storing and disposal of food. Legal regulations that come under HASAWA include The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), this is relevant as it is about the prevention and control of pathogens and managing the safe storage and use of hazardous substances. Reporting of Injury, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) is relevant as it requires that any infection or disease that is work Related be recorded and reported.
Skin and hair systems: The skin protects all of the other organs of the body from attack by germs and viruses, and helps the body to minimize water loss. Hair helps to protect the body from heat loss and protects the skin from ultraviolet rays (sunburn). Lymphatic and immune system: The major functions of the lymphatic system are the movement of fluid and its critical role in the defense mechanism of the body against disease. I ranked it after skin and hair because skin protects against the outer defense and this protects the insides. Respiratory systems: This system is primarily