Unit 3 Health and Saftey

Review the risks – the effectiveness of the precautions in place should be checked regularly to ensure that they are sufficient.

* Risk assessments – Local and governing authorities make compulsory the use of risk assessments. Risk assessments are carried out to evaluate any potential hazards that may

2.3 Explain the actions to take when health, safety and risk procedures and practises are not being complied with.

2. Explain how and when to report potential health and safety risks that have been identified

In this case, it is vital that healthcare professionals use information that is given to them wisely and with the utmost care.

M1- Discuss how policies and procedures help children, young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after.

1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in the work setting

1.3- Explain what risk assessment is and how this is managed in the work setting.

Risks assessments will identify any hazards and/or dangers and who might be harmed and how this may happen, allow the risks to be evaluated and check if the precautions are

| Describe how the health and safety control equipment relevant to the work should be used in accordance with the given instructions.

Unit 516 Understand Safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) P5

* Equipment, material and the environment are checked and any hazards are identified and removed

Task 4Ensuring health and safety is an important responsibility not only for the Managers but all associated with the premises. Evaluate your organisation’s health and safety policy and procedures in line with legislative requirements and propose recommendations on how health and safety should be managed

6. The risk assessment team will conduct an inspection of the department/area being assessed for risk or observe the process being assessed for risk in action. The members of the risk assessment team will individually document their findings on the “ABC Proactive Risk Assessment Worksheet” (Attachment A). To determine the appropriate score for each identified risk, the reviewer will consider information obtained through a physical tour of the facility, review of annual incident

1. Where might information about hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and control result from?