Scenarios of Hazards in the Workplace

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T1a – Poster
I have made a poster to increase awareness of hazards in the
kitchen to help reduce the risk of accidents such as
food/spills/obstacles on the floor, pan handle sticking out, cupboard
doors open, overflowing bin things on top of cupboards to fall down,
chip pan with oil left unattended, things on top of shelves, hot
plates, and mixing meat knives with non-meat knives

T1b – Hazards in Health and Social Care

Environments
A hazard is something which poses a risk so dangerous that should
be aware of in order to prevent accidents. Different hazards have
varying levels of risk that determine how likely there is to be an
accident.

We all have a responsibility and legal duty at work for ourselves and
each other to look out for hazards and rectify them to make the
environment safer for everyone.
Enforcing health and safety requires people to work together; it's
not just for the person in charge to do.

At work, it is common that someone will slips or fall, alot of work, in

fact it is the most common accident in the workplace.

While at work, or in a workplace we are required legally to look after

health and safety. Being blamed for an accident due to negligence
will result in dire consequences.

There are various things we can do to prevent accidents at work

such as clearing obstacles, cleaning up, being careful, putting up
wet floor signs, using initiative, remove trailing cables, having
sensible footwear, keep the risk of falling in oil to a minimum,
prevent contamination, and storing goods safely. Most importantly,
don't slack on your standards. The day you start to lose interest is
the day you'll make a mistake. The effects of a simple slip which can
happen to anyone can result in a sprained ankle, going to A&E,
being fired, and the results can be life changing.

There are formal and informal care settings. In a formal care setting,
you should expect to see the “Health and Safety Law” poster. It is
required by law that all workplaces have this poster. A home is an
informal care setting, in fact it's not a workplace, it's an informal
care setting; so it doesn't require all the health and safety
regulations you would expect to see in an office, at school or in a
hospital.
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The most common place for accidents is the home, and the most
common place within the home for accidents is the kitchen. The
home not being a formal care setting has alot to do for that reason.

There is no predicting what hazards are going to be in anyone's

home. The predicting is a lot more accurate in a formal workplace,
where you expect the place not to be atrociously messy and the
people not to be careless.

Stress is also a factor to people's wellbeing. It is unhealthy to be

stressed, and being stressed places people's safety at risk as
stressed people don't always know what they're doing. Tackling
stress in the workplace will reduce the time off work.

Outline the health and safety precautions and risks for various jobs,
such as

 Cleaner
 Caterer
 Xx
 Xx
 Xx
 Xx
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T1b – Legislation In The Workplace

P2 – Describe how key legislation in relation to health,
safety and security influences health and social care
delivery.
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Sources
http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/workers.htm