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