Training and supervision must be up tp date, staff must also know what to do when they suspect a hazard/risk or faulty equipment. 1.3 Outline the main health and safety responsibilities Self – Attend training, report and record any health or safety concerns, monitor the workplace care practices especially the equipment. Minimise risks of danger or injury and harm to service users and myself. Manager/employer – Make sure all staff are aware of their job role and responsibilities with regard the H & S policy. Ensure safe working methods and equipment is in place.
Neuropathy prevented Ian seeing where his body was which is a petrifying feeling; literally Ian was “The Man who Lost His Body”. It took a year for Ian to stand up safely and six months to put on his sock, this sensory process was long and tedious. This documentary taught me how we are fortunate to have sensory abilities; most people take it for granted because it’s natural. It was unbelievable how Ian recovered from this illness. The doctors told him that he will be in the wheel chair for the rest of his life but he was determined to regain his strength and movement.
Assignment 204, Task C Short Answer Questions Ci - Explain what a social care worker must do if they become aware of an unsafe practice. If at any time a social worker becomes aware of an unsafe practice, it is their duty to report it to their manager, the senior nurse on charge or their senior carer or “head of care” manager immediately and remedial measures should be implemented as soon as practically possible to avoid harm or injury. If these unsafe practices involve staff following poor working practice, staff should be retrained as soon as possible. If the unsafe practice involves poor or lack of resources, the employer must provide the adequate resources and a risk assessments must be carried out to prevent any further unsafe practices to occur. Cii- Describe what a social care worker must do if unsafe practice is reported but nothing is done to ensure it is corrected.
This essay will argue that Huttmann made a wise decision and did not commit a crime. She made a very difficult decision to free Mac of his misery and live with a peaceful conscience. During the 80's euthanasia was not a common procedure for hospitals. There are patients like Mac who are very ill and transformed from a strong, young person in to a skeleton trapped in a hospital bed. When people are very sick and have to lay in bed for months without showing a bit of progress, as in the majority of the cancer cases, they are in agony.“The Doctor believed that life must be extended as long they have the means and knowledge to do it” (Huttmann 114).
While Mrs. Muliaga was in the hospital, her husband attempted to make arrangements to payments towards the overdue electric bill. However, due to the “Privacy Act,” he was not able to make the arrangements because his name was not on the account (Eweje, G., & Wu, M. 2010). Therefore, since her husband could not make the
Potential health and safety risks must be reported to the line manager as soon as possible to help prevent a potential accident or injury to the individual, you and others around in the workplace. All risks need to be dealt with as soon as possible so that you ensure the safety of everybody involved within the working
In Season 1. Lydia became very confused, fell, and fractured her hip. She was hospitalized and had undergone surgery to repair her hip. Danillo spent much of his time at the hospital, blaming the staff for not taking care of her, neglecting his own health during that time his blood pressure was elevated and several attacks of angina. He adjusted his medications according to the reading of his blood pressure and did not seek medical attention.
The main idea of physical security is to protect every individual and organization at all times. Physical security needs to protect the organization from any threats. Some of the threats an organization could have is man-made threat, natural made threats and also terrorist threats. Physical security needs to be well train in any situation; in case of the fires the security needs to know each and every step he or she needs to done in others to protect the organization and the individual within the organization. Also in case of a intruder physical security knows how to handle it the right way and fast before he or she can’t commit any harm to the organization or the individual.
Along with all of the above the Human Recourses must be aware of everyone’s task and be able to jump in if they need to. They need to run audits to make sure all task are being done properly and insure everything is be done legally. Human Resources must always have a plan of action to insure everything is properly done and legally done. It is very important to both the licensed staff and the patients that the human resource department follows through with every concern immediately.
It is also employee’s responsibility to regularly attend all relevant training made available to them. They must wear appropriate personal protective equipment such as gloves, aprons and masks. After use, this equipment must be disposed of correctly or cleaned thoroughly and properly. If ever an employee witnesses a situation of bad practice such as another staff member not wearing correct PPE then it is their responsibility to report this to a senior member of staff as this type of practice may cause infection to spread. 1.2 The employers have a responsibility to make sure correct PPE is made available, organise the necessary training for staff and undertake risk assessments regarding infection control.