I will need to check with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Also the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 As these regulations are concerned with the working environment. They place a duty on employers to make sure that the workplace is safe and suitable for the tasks being carried out there, and that it does not present risks to employees and others. The regulations cover all aspects of the working environment, including the maintenance of the workplace, equipment, devices and systems, ventilation, temperature in indoor workplaces, lighting, the room dimensions and space as will have a risk assessment to how many care workers that would be able to go into the training room, work stations
Air conditioning In Hospitals Introduction Apart from the obvious reason of course, of providing a comfortable environment to patients, doctors, employees and visitors, air-conditioning is a facility that modern hospitals provide to patients for therapy , in some instances even as major therapy. Studies show that patients in controlled environments generally show more rapid physical improvement than do those in uncontrolled environments. Cardiac patients for instance, maybe unable to maintain the circulation necessary to ensure normal heat loss. Therefore, air-conditioning cardiac wards and rooms of cardiac patients, particularly those with congestive heart failure, is necessary and considered therapeutic. Individuals with head injuries, those subjected to brain operations and those barbiturate poisoning may have hyperthermia especially in a hot environment, due to a disturbance in the heat regulatory center of the brain.
Rebecca Morris NVQ Level 2 Unit 8 Contribute to Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Be able to Move and Handle Equipment and other objects safely 5.1 The Legislation that was put into place that relates to moving and handling is The Health and Safety at Works Act 1974, there was also The Manual Handling Operations 1992 (amended 2002). Legislations were created in order to keep workers safe within their jobs, ensuring risks and injuries were kept to a minimum. 5.2 The main principle of moving and handling as follows; Ensure the item is not to heavy, is stable and not like to move Handling aids should be used for all heavy or awkward items All routes to be cleared of obstruction Area where item is being placed should be prepared Stand as close the item as possible, with feet spread to shoulder width Knees to be bent and try to keep back in normal upright posture Tight grip of the item using legs to lift the load in as smooth a motion as possible Carry load close to the body with elbows in, avoiding any twisting motions as possible
The two types of feedback mechanisms are negative feedback and positive feedback. Negative feedback decreases the deviation from an ideal normal value, and is important in maintaining homeostasis. Most endocrine glands are under the control of negative feedback mechanisms. Negative feedback mechanisms act like a thermostat in the home. As the temperature rises (deviation from the ideal normal value), the thermostat detects the change and triggers the air-conditioning to turn on and cool the house.
Following the health and safety guidelines mean that employer are happy and people of off on paid sick leave. This means that there is more productivity. 1.3 Describe how to position fingers, wrists, forearms and back in relation to the equipment being used: The position of each of your body parts are important to your health and safety officer because if you develop a back problem or other problems you could sue the company. Having a poor posture because of the sit or sat without straight back could cause long-lasting damage and pain. Not only is the chair important its also the height of chair is important because if the chair is not at the right height view it means that your eyes could also strain.
Homeostasis is the capability to preserve an appropriate internal balance while your body adjusts to external factors e.g. temperature change, increase of exercise; so that whatever extreme situation occurs around you whether it be extremely hot or cold your body should be able to continue to function properly without any help. If somebody remains in the cold temperatures for a long period of time, the thermostat homeostasis mechanisms may fail and you could develop hypothermia. Hypothermia is when your body temperature drops beyond below the standard temperature needed for your body to function accurately without any inner body catastrophes. When your body temperature reaches a certain point below the norm, usual actions can't work, including homeostasis.
Evaluate the importance of homeostasis in maintaining the healthy functioning of the body (D2) Homeostasis is important in maintaining good health because it maintains cellular function. If the cells in our body weren’t at the right temperature and don’t receive enough oxygen they wouldn’t function properly and eventually they would die. Negative feedback is vital in maintaining homeostasis because when a certain factor within the body varies from the norm, receptors detect it and send a message through either the parasympathetic or sympathetic nervous system to start corrective mechanisms to restore it back to the norm. For example, if a person gets too cold the receptors detect this sending a message through the sympathetic nervous system causes the hairs on your body to raise trapping air to keep the body warm and it sends a message to your muscles so they spasm to produce heat. This is important because if your body gets too cold your cells can’t maintain cellular function and would become denatured.
Industry Heat Exposure (Allowable Limits) Standards Heat Exposure Standards are a set of guidelines to prevent the risk of overheating and heat stress at work spaces. According to the Heat Stress in the Workplace. What You Need to Know as an Employer brochure issued by Health and Safety Executive in August 2003, “Heat stress occurs when the body’s means of controlling its internal temperature starts to fail. As well as air temperature, factors such as work rate, humidity and clothing worn while working may lead to heat stress.” (http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/geis1.PDF). The standards are meant to be applied in many workspace situations and industries.
Care for children Task 1: 1. Describe the environment you would provide for rest time: The environment I would provide for rest time would be in a well-ventilated room as closed stuffy rooms increase the risk of cross infection and impair health. Curtains should be drawn – a darkened room is more relaxing, however don’t have the room too dark as young children may then become fearful. I will also play soft relaxing music to settle the children and to keep the atmosphere quiet and peaceful. I will ensure that all children are provided with clean and comfortable bedding and appropriate linen for the season – sheets in summer, blankets in winter.
If the blood temperature falls, it stimulates a ‘heat loss’ centre in the brain which sends impulse to the skin, causing vasoconstriction and the cessation of sweating. These changes reduce heat loss from the skin. Temperature regulation The human body is able to regulate its own internal temperature. It is important that we keep out internal temperature between 37 and 38 degrees. This is important as everything in the body has a prime temperature it works at.