Safety Procedures and Measures
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- Safety Procedures and Measures
- Procedures
- Emergency evacuation procedures
- Ensures staff know their responsibilities in an emergency for quick/fast action
- Provides guidance for staff and service users to keep them safe
- Ensures staff know their responsibilities in an emergency for quick/fast action
- DBS checks for all staff
- Ensures checks are carried out so staff are safe to work with
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Staff are aware of safeguarding issues and what action to take
- First aid policy and procedures
- Appropriate treatment by trained staff
- Food safety policy and procedures
- Promotes good food hygiene practise and reduces the risk of food poisoning
- Carrying out risk assessments
- Individuals are protected from avoidable injuries and equipment will be fit for purpose
- Complying with the requirements of legislation
- Promotes good practise and ensures a safe environment
- Staff training
- Alerts staff to potential dangers which enables staff to do their job safely, reducing risks and ensuring a safer environment
- Ensuring appropriate staff to child ratio
- The level of supervision will be related to the individual needs and improves standard of care
- Emergency evacuation procedures
- Measures
- Fire safety notices in every room
- Promotes awareness of safety procedures, Informs care workers and service users where to go and what to do in an emergency as well as keeps staff and users safe
- Signs indicating fire exits and assembly points
- Promotes awareness of safety procedures, Informs care workers and service users where to go and what to do in an emergency as well as keeps staff and users safe
- Fire doors kept clear
- Safety warning signs (wet floor, no smoking, danger: corrosive, no entry
- Raises awareness of possible hazards and helps prevent accidents
- Fire blanket available in kitchen areas
- Fire alarms throughout the building
- Wearing protective clothing
- Wearing items such as goggles prevents injury and aprons/disposable gloves prevent the spread of infection
- Fire extinguisher available by each external exit
- Fire safety notices in every room
- A procedure is a process where as a measure is a specific action
- Procedures
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