1.2 Explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of Infection. Employers should make the workplace a safe environment that is safe for work but also for all individuals and visitors. Employers must carry out risk assessments to assess the dangers of certain work activities and then are responsible for putting strategies in place for minimizing the risk. Employers must provide PPE and provide training and refresher updates on infection control. 2.1 Outline current legislation and regulatory body standards which are relevant to the Prevention and control of infection.
* First Aid * Prevention of Falls * Risk Management Question 2 Read each statement and indicate whether is True or False. Statement | True or False | a. Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure a safe workplace. | True | False | b. Workers must be consulted about managing WHS in the workplace.
This program has an educational section that offers the employees information about stress, a training section that provides methods to help employees recognize the stress in their work environment (Jex & Britt, 2008). I think this training program can benefit the employees at Air Devils Inc because it can help them cope with the stress within their work environment. Using the reduction of stressors can also help to eliminate stress in the workplace. Implementing interventions that help to reduce stress can also serve as a training program for the employees. Just like the employees at Air Devils Inc needed interventions implemented to help with stress reduction, interventions are vital for organizations.
Manual handling is aimed to help employers and employees reduce the risk of injuries and work related accidents occurring by effectively managing the movement of staff, equipment and people. Hazard identification, risk assessment, control measures and constant monitoring are all steps taken to minimise the risk. (The Scottish Government, 2003) In a health and social environment it is possibly more important than any other work setting due to sometimes employers could be handling or lifting the service users. It is essential that employers understand the important of manual handling and promote it by giving everyone who works for them the extra training so they are not in danger of hurting themselves or the service users from lifting or handling in the wrong way. (Aberdeenshire council,
* By co-operating with their employer’s efforts to meet safety obligations under the legislation. * By being aware, and taking care of their own safety and acting in a way that does not place other employees at risk of injury or illness. * By consulting with employers on matters that relate to health and safety in the workplace (through and OHS committee as an example) and assisting to provide practical solution to WHS problems within the workplace. Implement workplace safety requirements Question 3 This is a research question. Safety signs are used in the community and in the workplace to ensure accidents are avoided at all costs.
3) Engineering and isolating controls - The provision or mechanical aides, barriers, machine guarding, ventilation or insulation to isolate a hazard from workers. For example: Using antiglare screens on computers. 4) Establishing policies, procedures and work practices - Designed to reduce a workers exposure to a risk can also include the provision of specific training & supervision. For example: Increasing job variety and introducing job rotation. 5) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - PPE must be provided and maintained by the employer and the employer must also provide training for workers required to use it.
These three features are put in place to protect employees and employers within the law system. 3. To stop the exploitation of workers by their employers . For example the minimum wage, safety standards, holiday entitlements, maternity leave, redundancy payments, discrimination laws, maximum working hours, age requirements etc are all good things that protect employees. 4.
James is to care for our patient’s needs and doing so the organization must consider the employee’s needs also. In order to keep good employee’s long term their needs must be evaluated; if there is an issue with an employee missing excessive time from work or any other behavior problem; The manager must talk with the employee to see what causes them to behave in such a manner and create a solution for the problem. The goal for talking to the employee is to prevent disciplinary actions. Managers should let the employee know that they are valued as an employee and how much they would like them to continue employment with the organization. It is important to keep verbal warnings in the employee file; a good suggestion would be to remind them of the (EAP) Employee Assistance Program or Human Resource this will allow the employee to be counseled in hopes of some solution.
When it comes to organizational culture affects the way workers respond and react when positioned in ethical problems Organization’s culture can disclose the unwritten ethical standards that guide workers in their decision-making. Some companies can prevent unsafe ethical behavior by changing their organizational culture. Organizational culture is the study of the attitudes, beliefs and psychology within an organization. It not only includes how workers act together, but also how they connect with others outside of the organization. Ethical standards are the code of conduct required by the organization for workers to follow.
Ashford University Employee Training – BUS 375 Dr. Barbara-Leigh Tonelli August 26, 2014 Aspects of the Transfer of Training: What is Good and What is Bad Introduction Organizations expect their employees to be willing to learn the things necessary to add more or better quality to their own individual work output for the greater good of the company. “Transfer of training refers to trainees’ effectively and continually applying what they learned in training (knowledge, skills, behaviors, cognitive strategies) to their jobs” (Noe, 2010). In this paper I will present the aspects of transfer of training and describe how important it is to productively train employees and make sure they apply their knowledge to the job. As Noe (2010)