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UNIT 3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, 3.1, POTENTIAL HAZARDS P1
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UNIT 3 HEALTH, SAFETY & SECURITY, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. BTEC Level 3. P1. DISTINCTION* quality work.
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3.1 P1 Chloe WilliamsPotentil Hizirds䰰
In this piece of work, I will explain potental hazards and the harm that could arise from the
hazards, in a health and social care setni. The setni that I have chosen is Riverilade
House. Riverilade House is a small residental care home for ten older people, all of whom
have some impairment. Some have dementa, meanini that they are confused and
forietful. Some have arthrits, makini it difcult for them to move around independently.
Some have had a stroke, meanini they have poor sensaton in the afected side of their
body. Riverilade House is a converted Victorian house in larie irounds on a main road.
Dementi – a decline in mental ability, severe enouih to interfere with daily life – a wide
ranie of symptoms, includini memory loss.
Ardthrdit䰰 – conditon that causes pain and infammaton in joints in the body, resultni in
discomfort and stfness.
Strdoke – the sudden death of brain cells due to a lack of oxyien, caused by blockaie of
blood fow or rupture of an artery to the brain.
In consideraton to the buildini, the situaton and the residents, there could be many health,
safety and security hazards that could cause harm to the residents, the employees and the
ieneral visitni public. The followini table provides a risk assessment of some of the hazards
that should be evaluated and analysed, so that appropriate measures can be placed – in
preventon of the risks occurrini. The risk assessment will mostly be used by the staf,
residents and visitors, to ensure that they are aware of potental risks.
Hizirds䰰 Hirdm Why the hizirds might ciu䰰e hirdm
Broken Objects Drop objects, smash, An object containini a liquid could be
cut themselves, spilt and the foor could become slippery,
pieces of object on causini injury for patenttstaftvisitors.
foor, stand on the The object that has broken could produce
broken object, slip on litle pieces, which could be a risk for
the object. patents as they may stand on them.
Patents who miiht be takini aspirin
could have the wound beini prevented
from healini, as aspirin thins the blood
and the bleedini would not stop.
Unlocked Doors Patents exit the Any patent who exits the buildini will be
buildini, larie in danier but, partcularly those with
irounds to iet lost in, dementa. Dementa patents may foriet
home is on a main where they are and could wander onto
road, cross the road the road and be hit from the trafc. There
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