In this unit I will explain six potential hazards in a health and social care setting.

But also it can cause hazards to the staff because it would be easy for them to trip over it and fall down on the children’s. But also they may be caring something hot in their hands and that may fall on the children’s and harm them. Either way children’s are at risks.

Slippery floor are also another big hazard that can cause harms, for example in a care home a slippery floor can cause a big damage on a service user or even a care worker that is carrying a very unstable service users, because the service users in that care home can slip and hurt they back or something major, and some carer some times have to help service users to the toilet or even more from a place to another and if they fall while helping a service user, well they are definitely going to bring them down with them when they fall and from that they can both hurt themselves.

This is the kind of hazards that really needs preventing.

Employers and employees need to make sure that there is no equipment left in corridors, on stairs or even blocking the fire exits because if something like a fire alarm were to happen and they can get the children’s really quick out of the building, the children will breath in the smoke and since their lungs is not as strong as an adult, they can easily die, and if some children have asthma and their inhaler is not near the exit and no one can go and get it then that can also cause death.

However in order for employers and employees to get all their service users out as soon as possible, they need to make sure that every time children play with their toys, they need to always put it away as soon as their finish so the path is not blocked by anything.

Majorities of school and nursery do that because they all know what danger it can create.

If staffs in health and social care setting don’t follow procedures correctly they can put their selves and other at unnecessary risk. Elderly people and young babies are particularly at risk when it comes to these hazards, because they are more likely to catch something because their health is fragile and they are not health as someone that is 25 or 24 years old, their health defences are weak. And if employees do not follow procedures they are definitely going to cause a child or an elderly to catch something or even hurt themselves especially children because they are more likely to do something like that because they don’t know if what their are touching is dangerous or not.

It is vital that new employees receive training when they start a new job and that that continue to receive training regularly to ensure that they are working effectively and safety. Health and social care training has been designated as a government priority area. There is an increased awareness that care staff can easily put themselves and their service users at risk if they do not know the correct techniques and procedures.