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By the end of this session you will all be able to:

Tell how… Put into your own words!!. Working Towards P3/ M2/ D1: Explain risk assessment processes in the context of everyday activities in health and social care. By the end of this session you will all be able to: Recap key aspects of Pass 1 (Hazards and Risks) and Pass 2 (Legislation);

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By the end of this session you will all be able to:

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  1. Tell how… Put into your own words!! Working Towards P3/ M2/ D1: Explain risk assessment processes in the context of everyday activities in health and social care. By the end of this session you will all be able to: Recap key aspects of Pass 1 (Hazards and Risks) and Pass 2 (Legislation); Briefly explain what is meant by a risk assessment; and Identify the steps to carry out the risk assessment. Some of you could: commence work on one aspect of Pass 3

  2. Recap Activity • You will be asked a series of questions, which I will require you to answer. • Read the instructions given and answer the questions given, this will be submitted for marking.

  3. The law does not expect you to eliminate all risk, but you are required to protect people as far as ‘reasonably practicable’. Source: www.hse.gov.uk

  4. What do I have to do? • For this task you will be expected to carry out a health, safety and security survey of your placement setting and present your findings in the form of a report/ table. The final report must include: • A title page with your name, tutor group and Assessment Criteria. • Background Information on your placement setting (if not in placement, you will focus on the college itself); • A Floor plan of the main room in your setting including a colour coded key. • An explanation of a risk assessment and the steps required to successfully carry it out. • Evidence of completion of the risk assessment table ( (a minimum of tenhazards should be identified)

  5. Evidence of Risk Assessment.

  6. Activity 1: Introduction to the Risk Assessment Complete the following word search by first finding the words in the right hand panel. Once done, use the words to complete the cloze passage at the bottom of the sheet which explains what a risk assessment.

  7. Answers to the cloze passage • A risk (assessment) is a careful (examination) of what (within) the (setting) could (potentially) harm (people) and what then can be done to (prevent) or (reduce) the (risk) and prevent (harm). • All (workers) have a (right) to be (protected) from harm as a result of (reasonable control) measures. It is a (legal) requirement under the (Health) and Safety at (Work) Act 1974 to (assess) the risks in your (workplace) so that you can (plan) in the very near (future) how you would (control) the risks.

  8. Step 1 Identify the hazards Step 2 Decide who might be harmed and how Step 3 Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions Step 4 Record your findings and implement them Step 5 Review your assessment and update if necessary There are five steps to assess risks.

  9. First you need to work out how people could be harmed, this is generally done by walking around the physical environment e.g. classroom, living room and identifying what could reasonably be expected to cause harm. Step 1Identify the hazards

  10. Step 2Decide who might be harmed. • For each hazard you need to be clear about who might be harmed. For example, in a nursing/ residential home. Some staff are often required to do the service users’ laundry. • Reflecting on the use of the washing machine. Who are the most likely to be harmed? Give reasons for your answer.

  11. Step 3Evaluate the risks and decide on the precautions • Having spotted the hazards and the risks… What are you going to do about them? • Remember, under the HASAWA you are required to do everything ‘reasonably practical’ to protect people from harm. • Therefore, can I get rid of the hazard altogether? If not, how can I control the risks so that harm is unlikely?

  12. Step 4Record your findings and implement them • Putting the results of the risk assessment into practice will make a difference when looking after people and your physical environment. • If you have more than five employees you must record your findings so that it can be reviewed at a later date.

  13. Very few workplaces stay the same therefore you need to review what you are doing on a regular basis. Look at the risk assessment again and have there been any changes? Some of the questions you may ask yourself… Are there improvements you still need to make? Have your workers spotted a problem? Have you learnt anything from accidents or near misses? Make sure your risk assessment stays up to date. Set review dates Step 5Review your risk assessment and update if necessary

  14. How many steps are their in the risk assessment process Do you by law have to write down risk assessments Do you have to completely remove the hazard Can you suggest a way that hazards can be reduced Who can give support if you are doing a risk assessment Activity 3: Mini Plenary Questions

  15. Activity 4: To produce a Floor Plan • In preparation for this task, you are to produce a floor plan of one of the rooms in your setting, similar to the one below: Source: http://www.littleechoes.co.uk/plan.asp Date Accessed: 11th January 2013

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