2. Unit 3: Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care
OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technicals in Health and Social Care
Introduction to
Unit 3: Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care

3. Risk assessments
Health and social care environments need to have rigorous risk assessment procedures in place.
Why do you think it is so important to have risk assessments in place in these environments?
The people who use the service are often unable to take responsibility for their own safety for a variety of reasons.
It is not only the environment that needs to be assessed, but also those using the environment.
Vulnerability
Age
Disability

4. Keep steps maintained and install handrails
Risk assessments
Hazard identified
Falling down steps
Install warning signs
Further action
Person affected
Elderly patients
Residual risk
Risk rating
Medium
High
Control measures
Keep steps maintained and install handrails

5. What you will learn After completing this unit you will:
Understand priorities and responses in dealing with incidents and emergencies
Understand potential hazards
Be able to implement a risk assessment
Know how legislation, policies and procedures promote health, safety and security

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