PWCS 04 Introduction awareness of health and safety in health, social care
and children’s and young people’s settings
Week 2
Time to think…………..
How quick can you complete the multiplication wheels
Timer
Objectives
Recognise the reasons for protecting your own safety and security
Describe the importance of safe moving and handling principles
Describe correct hand washing procedures
Explore ways messages about hand washing can be promoted
Evaluate the importance of hygiene in a work place setting
Discussion
Why it is important to follow work place procedures?
What could cause a risk in a setting?
Employees
Must ensure they:- Co-operate with employer to carry out
H&S regulations To report any dangerous hazards Not to misuse equipment Take care to protect themselves
Graffiti Board
Employers must ensure health and safety training is available and adequate.
In health, social care and early years setting when might you need to move people or equipment?
Pass the sheets around after 1 minute.
Safe moving and handling
Care workers might need to:- Help older aged adults to get out of bed Get them into the bath To help them stand if they have fallen over Move equipment Nursery workers:- Lift babies out of highchairs Nappy Changing Get babies out of a cot
Task
Write up :- The importance of protecting your own
security and the security of others The importance of safe moving and
handling principles.
Ask a peer to check your work for punctuation and grammar
Have you met any objectives?
Hands!
Draw round your hand, make sure you include your nails and lines and creases.
Song
Paired Activity
Answer the following - In a health, social care or early years
setting:-
Named five places you are likely to get your hands dirty
Name five actions or activities you need your hands for
What hygiene measures need to be followed in these settings
Hand Washing
An important way to protect infection spreading is hand washing.
Each day, 4,000 children in the developing world die as a result of diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation.
Organisations such as WorldAid work in poorer countries to spread hygiene and sanitation messages.
Consider aspects of hygiene
On your hand cut out mark where germs might be hiding
Hygiene – It’s not just a quick handwash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGddyTW5eMc
Activity
Handwashing kit
Write up the standard method of washing hands
Have you met any objectives?
Group Display
Use your hands to create a display to promote handwashing
On each hand use words to do with cleanliness, germs and washing
Clean Hands Save
Lives
Nursery Visit
Using the knowledge you have gained in this unit about health and safety make a checklist of measures to observe at the nursery.
Some items on your checklist you may not see but you can ask staff what they do
Review
Write down a question about what you have learnt today?
Did you know Global Handwashing Day is 15th October 2015
Directed Study
Research what is Personal Protective Equipment and when should it be used. (4.1)
PWCS 04 Introduction awareness of health and safety in health, social care
and children’s and young people’s settings
Day 2
Starter Questions
Using your questions from the last lesson have a snowball fight
Objectives
Identify basic health and safety measures in a setting
Reflect on health and safety measures in an early years setting
Explain the importance of health and safety in a work setting
Nursery Visit
What to remember when around children........
NO SWEARINGBE PROFESSIONALBE A GOOD ROLE MODELBE SENSIBLE
Evaluation
Evaluate what you have learnt from seeing health and safety procedures in an early years setting
Have you met any objectives?
Reflect
How will the information and knowledge you have gained today help you complete your assignment and help you in employment.
PWCS 04 Introduction awareness of health and safety in health, social care
and children’s and young people’s settings
Day 3
Time to think……….
How many words from the letters in:-
INCUBATION
Can you remember what the word incubation means?
Objectives
Identify four ways infection spreads
Describe actions that should be taken to reduce the spread of infection
Outline the accidents and sudden illnesses that may occur in a setting
Reflect on health and safety measures in a work place setting
How does
infection spread?
Think, Pair , Share
How can we stop infection spreading?
Feedback
Remember -Important to be aware of up to date information about infectious diseases.
Have you met any objectives?
Sudden emergencies!
Do you know the symptoms of a stroke?
Stroke
What other accidents or sudden illnesses might you come across in a health and social care setting?
What accidents or sudden illnesses in a early years setting?
ChokingThe-chokeables
Activity
Paired activity- You will be given a case study. Answer the questions and complete an
accident or incident record form if required.
Feedback to group
Have you met any objectives?
Review
Complete the Health and Safety Quiz