eCPD Resource - Health and Safety
Health and Social Care
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Introduction
eCPD Resource- Health and Social Care- Health and Safety
Health & Safety
This activity will take place within the second month while
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you are on placement in your setting. Your activities will include: • Researching health and safety • Reading the policy • Understanding some signs and their meanings
• Read and understand different types of text in detail. Identify the main points and ideas and how they are presented in a variety of different types of texts • Use language, format and structure suitable for purpose and audience • Write clearly and coherently, including an appropriate level of detail
Learning In this task, you will be covering the following areas:
• Ensure written work includes generally accurate punctuation and spelling and meaning is clear in more than one type of text.
Health and Social Care •Health and safety
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2 Tasks
eCPD Resource Health and social care Health and Safety
Task 1 The Health and Social Care setting you are on placement in wants to dis-
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play some information signs to help individuals who are to attend an open day. Look at the following signs and draw a line to the correct meaning.
Emergency Exit
First Aid Toilets
No Smoking
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Task 2 • Read the policy/guidelines at your placement relating to this. • Summarise the key points below:
Policy/Guidelines
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Task 3 Please research an item of legislation and policy relating to Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Setting and summarise this [Word count: 250]
Research
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Summary (250 Words)
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Task 4 Health & Safety
Create a poster about health and safety in the workplace
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Health & Social Care Health & Safety - eCPD Resources
These resources have been produced as part of the Traineeship Staff Support Programme commissioned and funded by The Education and Training Foundation. Find out more on the TSSP website: www.traineeship-staff-support.co.uk
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