Qualification: Level 1 Diploma in Introduction to Health and Social Care
Unit: 1.5: Awareness of health and safety in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
Learning outcome: 1. Know responsibilities of workers and employers for health and safety in a health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare setting
Assessment criteria: 1.1. Outline employers’ health and safety responsibilities for: security, moving and positioning individuals, moving and handling equipment and objects, responding to incidents, training
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- Security – the workplace should be secure, confidential information should be stored securely, agreed ways of working must be written
- Moving and positioning individuals – equipment and PPE must be supplied, sufficient training must be provided, agreed ways of working must be written
- Moving and handling equipment and objects – equipment must be supplied, sufficient training must be provided, agreed ways of working must be written
- Responding to incidents – agreed ways of working must be written, must be reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- Training – sufficient training must be provided
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