Safeguarding update.
Safeguarding is an integral part of everything we do at Care Training and Central Skills, and is indeed a key organisational objective for 2010 and beyond.
The Safeguarding team, headed by Bruce Sheeran, has been operational for several months, holding regular meetings to discuss legislative requirements, safeguarding concerns, and to formalise organisational procedures.
What is safeguarding? Safeguarding is protecting the health, safety and welfare of a person, both physically and mentally, ensuring they are protected from any form of harm, abuse or neglect.
Safeguarding vulnerable adults: The Government defines vulnerable adult as a person who is aged 18 years or older and:
• is living in residential accommodation, such as a care home or a residential special school;
• is living in sheltered housing;
• is receiving domiciliary care in his or her own home;
• is receiving any form of health care;
• is detained in a prison, remand centre, young offender institution, secure training centre or attendance centre or under the powers of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
• is in contact with probation services;
• is receiving a welfare service of a description to be prescribed in regulations;
• is receiving a service or participating in an activity which is specifically targeted at people with age-related needs, disabilities or prescribed physical or mental health conditions or expectant or nursing mothers living in residential care (age-related needs includes needs associated with frailty, illness, disability or mental capacity);
• is receiving direct payments from a local authority/HSS body in lieu of social care services;
• requires assistance in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(source: www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk/faqs/definitions)
Any individual under the age of 18 is classed as a child.
The Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as:
‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect, preventing impairment of their health and development, and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’
(sourced from www.safeguardingchildren.org.uk/Ofsted)
Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for both learners and staff, free from any form of abuse or neglect, and to provide effective support to enable learners of ALL ages to progress and realise their aspirations.
CTEM’s designated Safeguarding Officer is Bruce Sheeran, who heads a team consisting of: Maria Cooke, Marie Whyman, Lisa Whyman, Mick Ford, Phil Priest and Tom Devonport.
Please ask to speak to any member of the team if you experience or suspect any form of abuse, harassment, discrimination or neglect.
Useful sites for further information:
www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk
www.isa-gov.org.uk
www.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk
www.hse.gov.uk
www.nottinghamdrugaware.co.uk
Friday, 25 June 2010
Monday, 21 June 2010
Speak Up, Stay Safe - British Safety Council campaign
A new campaign from the British Safety Council asks young people to take responsibility for their own health and safety. Julie Nerney, British Safety Council chief executive says: "Every 40 minutes in the UK a young person is seriously injured in the workplace. We think this position is wholly unacceptable. By highlighting to young people that they need to be aware of their environment and speak up if they feel unsafe we hope to significantly reduce this number."
The campaign supports young people to feel confident talking to their work supervisor, parent, teacher or friends if they feel that they are in an unsafe situation. No young person should feel pressurised to work in an environment where there is a risk of injury or death.
Neal Stone, head of policy and public affairs for the British Safety Council says: "In 2009, 3,200 young people between the ages of 16-19 were seriously injured while in work. In the past 10 years, 66 young workers have been killed in the workplace. These numbers show how important this campaign is, not just for young workers but to those around them - their parents, family members, friends and teachers".
The Speak Up Stay Safe campaign website [1] provides specialist tips and advice for young people, teachers, parents and employers.
http://www.speakupstaysafe.com/
Information sourced from www.hse.gov.uk
A new campaign from the British Safety Council asks young people to take responsibility for their own health and safety. Julie Nerney, British Safety Council chief executive says: "Every 40 minutes in the UK a young person is seriously injured in the workplace. We think this position is wholly unacceptable. By highlighting to young people that they need to be aware of their environment and speak up if they feel unsafe we hope to significantly reduce this number."
The campaign supports young people to feel confident talking to their work supervisor, parent, teacher or friends if they feel that they are in an unsafe situation. No young person should feel pressurised to work in an environment where there is a risk of injury or death.
Neal Stone, head of policy and public affairs for the British Safety Council says: "In 2009, 3,200 young people between the ages of 16-19 were seriously injured while in work. In the past 10 years, 66 young workers have been killed in the workplace. These numbers show how important this campaign is, not just for young workers but to those around them - their parents, family members, friends and teachers".
The Speak Up Stay Safe campaign website [1] provides specialist tips and advice for young people, teachers, parents and employers.
http://www.speakupstaysafe.com/
Information sourced from www.hse.gov.uk
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Did you know????
End of the world: Will 2013 space storm kill us all off?
Solar flares could cause power grids to overheat, causing our electricity dependent lives to go into meltdown, according to Nasa.
Satnavs and air travel will also be hit as major satellites stop working when the Sun reaches a frenzied frequency of sun spots.
A ‘once-in-a-generation’ space storm is forecast to stretch from late 2012 into 2013 when the Sun’s 22- year magnetic energy cycle coincides with its 11-year peak in superpowered sun spot activity.
‘We know it’s coming but we don’t know how bad it’s going to be,’ said Dr Richard Fisher, head of Nasa’s Heliophysics division.
‘Systems will just not work. The flares rapidly change the magnetic field on the earth, like a lightning bolt. That is the solar effect.’
A powerful solar storm could cause more damage than Hurricane Katrina, which left New Orleans with an £85billion cleaning and reconstruction bill.
Prof Richard Harrison from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire told Metro: ‘The sun is now waking up. It’s been very inactive but there’s a lot of debate about how dramatic its waking up will be.’
And it was not scaremongering, he said, to say the effects could be felt at the London 2012 Olympics – with power cuts in the city and broadcasting disruption as satellites were knocked out of action.
Solar flares could cause power grids to overheat, causing our electricity dependent lives to go into meltdown, according to Nasa.
Satnavs and air travel will also be hit as major satellites stop working when the Sun reaches a frenzied frequency of sun spots.
A ‘once-in-a-generation’ space storm is forecast to stretch from late 2012 into 2013 when the Sun’s 22- year magnetic energy cycle coincides with its 11-year peak in superpowered sun spot activity.
‘We know it’s coming but we don’t know how bad it’s going to be,’ said Dr Richard Fisher, head of Nasa’s Heliophysics division.
‘Systems will just not work. The flares rapidly change the magnetic field on the earth, like a lightning bolt. That is the solar effect.’
A powerful solar storm could cause more damage than Hurricane Katrina, which left New Orleans with an £85billion cleaning and reconstruction bill.
Prof Richard Harrison from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire told Metro: ‘The sun is now waking up. It’s been very inactive but there’s a lot of debate about how dramatic its waking up will be.’
And it was not scaremongering, he said, to say the effects could be felt at the London 2012 Olympics – with power cuts in the city and broadcasting disruption as satellites were knocked out of action.
Quoted from http://www.metro.co.uk/news/830946-end-of-the-world-will-2013-space-storm-kill-us-all-off
Monday, 14 June 2010
National Men's Health Week
Did you know it is National Men's Health Week??
It is National Men’s Health Week during 14 – 20 June 2010. We shouldn’t always assume what the key health and safety risks are for men. Health and safety is not about one size fits all, and can have specific implications for men in the workplace.
Quick facts:
• Men are more likely to have work related accidents (4 days or more) than women;
• Men suffer the great majority of fatal or major non-fatal injuries at work;
• It is estimated that just under 6,500 deaths (about 8%) and just over 10,000 new cases (about 6%) of cancer in males each year can be attributed to exposures encountered at work;
• In agriculture, an industry with a predominantly male workforce, older farmers generally have more experience than their younger counterparts but can be at a greater risk of fatal or serious injury, especially from live stock;
• Although musculoskeletal disorders are the most reported work related health complaint among men and women in Europe, men experience different disorders to women;
• Young men age 16 - 24 have a substantially higher risk of all workplace injury than older male workers;
• Male workers who make up the majority of Britain’s construction industry have a high incidence of occupational ill health, including: back pain, skin and breathing problems, noise and stress
• Research shows that men are less likely than women to talk about and seek medical help for ill health.
For further diversity information, please visit;
http://www.hse.gov.uk/diversity/gender.htm
Source: www.hse.gov.uk
It is National Men’s Health Week during 14 – 20 June 2010. We shouldn’t always assume what the key health and safety risks are for men. Health and safety is not about one size fits all, and can have specific implications for men in the workplace.
Quick facts:
• Men are more likely to have work related accidents (4 days or more) than women;
• Men suffer the great majority of fatal or major non-fatal injuries at work;
• It is estimated that just under 6,500 deaths (about 8%) and just over 10,000 new cases (about 6%) of cancer in males each year can be attributed to exposures encountered at work;
• In agriculture, an industry with a predominantly male workforce, older farmers generally have more experience than their younger counterparts but can be at a greater risk of fatal or serious injury, especially from live stock;
• Although musculoskeletal disorders are the most reported work related health complaint among men and women in Europe, men experience different disorders to women;
• Young men age 16 - 24 have a substantially higher risk of all workplace injury than older male workers;
• Male workers who make up the majority of Britain’s construction industry have a high incidence of occupational ill health, including: back pain, skin and breathing problems, noise and stress
• Research shows that men are less likely than women to talk about and seek medical help for ill health.
For further diversity information, please visit;
http://www.hse.gov.uk/diversity/gender.htm
Source: www.hse.gov.uk
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