Induction Day. Health and safety. Key legislations relating to health and safety in a social care setting. * Health and safety at work act 1974 * Management of health and safety at work regulation 1999 * Health and safety (first aid) regulation 1981 including the amendments on 2009 * Manual handling operations regulations 1992 * The electricity at work regulation 1992 * Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrence regulation 1995(RIDDOR) * Communicable diseases and infection control * Care standard act 2000 * The medicines act 1968 * Working time regulations 1998 * Food safety act 1990 and food hygiene regulations 2005 * Control of exposure to hazardous to health 1999 * Environmental protection act 1990 How do key legislations protect people who live here ? All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety.
Assignment 202 Social workers follow certain standards that give guidance on ways of working that have been identified as god practice. These standards include: Legal requirements (regulations) Codes of practice National occupation standards (for training in different job roles) Minimum standards Identify two standards for each of the different aspects of social care work listed below Confidentiality and sharing information Data Protection Act 1998 Freedom of Information Act 2000 Equality and diversity Human Rights Act 1998 The Equality Act 2000 Sex Discrimination Act, Health and safety Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Manual Handling Operations Regulations Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations Personal development General Social Care Council (GSCC) Care Quality Commission (CQC Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers Safeguarding and protection Human Rights Act Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Protection of Vulnerable Adults Explain what a PDP is, and what it should include PDP stands for professional development portfolio, it gives you a clear plan to work from in which you can set out to identify the learning and training needed to develop the skills and knowledge, which helps you to prioritise your learning needs and shows the progress you are achieving. Identify three people who might be involved in providing information and feedback for a personal development plan Manager Supervisor Yourself Resident’s family List three different ways your own learning and development might be supported Consulting with your supervisor to receive feedback on your progress Working with co-workers that are meeting these requirements Get more training courses or refresher the courses you have already done? List four different ways that a personal development plan may benefit your learning and development Helps you
Unit 2 Principles of personal development in adult social care settings (L/602/3035) 1.1 The standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out are: * Care standards act 2000 – act of parliament of the UK which provides for the administration of a varitey of care institution, including children’s home, independent hospitals, nursing homes and residential homes. * Domiciliary care regulations 2002 * Health and safety at work at 1974 – the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in great Britain. The health and safety executive with local authorities is responsible for enforcing the act and a number of other acts and statutory instruments relevant to the working environment. * Manual handling operations regulations 1992 – MHOR regulations set out a clear ranking of measures for dealing with risks from manual handling these are: FIRST- avoid hazardous manual handling operations so far as is reasonably practicable. SECOND- assess any hazardous manual handling operations that cannot be avoided.
Explain why reflecting on work activities is an important way to develop your own knowledge and skills. Reflecting on activities from work and also other places is a great way to develop the things that you know, and also discover what you don’t know, allowing you to set your mind on ways to develop your knowledge and fill in any gaps in your knowledge. Learning to properly reflect on what has happened is in the past is one of the most valuable personal skills, and it’s a way that an individual can develop themselves without the need for textbooks and training, merely learning not to repeat mistakes you’ve made, and recognising actions as mistakes in the first place goes a long way to making a person more efficient at their job role. It’s important to access the skills you have, and also the skills you lack to know where improvement is needed, and knowing exactly what you want to learn is useful in reducing the time necessary in producing a new skill. Along with having knowledge and skills, knowing how and sometimes more
| Data protection act ( legislation),Outcome 21: records from the essential standards of quality and safety. | Equality and diversity | Human rights act 1998,The equality act 2000. | Health and safety | Health and safety at work act,Food and safety act. | Personal development | Understanding your role and responsibilities,General social care council. | Safe guarding and protection | Human rights act,Mental capacity act 2005.
Good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader. To inspire your workers into higher levels of teamwork, there are certain things you must be, know, and, do. These do not come naturally, but are acquired through hard work. Leaders learn by trying things out and then critiquing their performance.
I think you should hire me because I am a fast learner, pay close attention for details, and have a willingness to learn and help others. —Guest LINA Do Things Others Can't You should hire me because I can do things that others can't do. I have God's given talents and skills which can help me do good at work. —Guest Epil Ando Josol Obvious Reply You should hire me because now the correct time has come to use the knowledge and skills which I have been continuously acquiring from the time I started learning. I need the right platform and I think this company is one of the best.
Having a good work ethic basically means having the initiative to do things on your own without having someone telling you what to do and doing it right and efficiently. When given a task or assignment, it is always important to do your best and do it right. In the work place, doing your job well and doing it the way it is supposed to be done shows that you actually care about your work and don’t just slack off on it when you feel the need. Another crucial skill or habit that will be wise for anyone to practice of master is time management. Time management is a habit that can be used in the class room, work place, or in everyday life.
Another advantage of self directed learning is that the learner can choose the learning content. In the case of the HR trainer, the learner can select the content of what is learned in relation to what is necessary in becoming a trainer. This individual may already have some knowledge of basic information, but may need training in other areas. By being able to select the content of the training, learners demonstrate a greater awareness to make the learning meaningful. A great advantage for the company is that is that the training costs are substantially reduced due to fewer trainers necessary, the elimination of training facilities, and travel cost.
I follow instructions very well in my opinion I think instructions are there to help you along that is why people write them to help you out. Researching is a good thing to help knowing about what you are learning. Adapting to change is needed when things go a different way than expected. When it comes to applying your expertise is being able to either voice or write down your opinions' on the subject at hand. All of these things help me with my work culture because I can perform in high demanding jobs.