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Health and safety: Security and safety of the working environment
This badge is linked to chapter two of the SSSC ebook Health and safety for social service workers and focuses on your learning from the section on monitoring and maintaining the safety and security of the working environment.
Health and safety features not only at work but in every aspect of your life: on transport, when you go shopping, go on holiday, where you study, in the places you worship, or even in your own home. However, it is in the workplace that you, as workers, share the responsibility with your employers to ensure that the working environment is a safe place for everyone who uses that environment. This includes individuals, workers, key people and others.
The SSSC ebook, Health and safety for social service workers provides underpinning information and context for all care and support workers. It is not intended to be a comprehensive guide, nor is it intended to replace employers’ guides and procedures. Although this learning resource has been designed to enable you to develop knowledge to promote good practice in all your work, you may find it particularly helpful if you are undertaking, or about to undertake, a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) in Social Services and Healthcare. In conjunction with the other apps in this series, it contributes to knowledge that you will require to complete SVQ’s.
We know that the most effective learning we do is learning we apply in the real world as soon as possible. So, in this resource, most of the activities will ask you to carry out tasks in your workplace and discuss the outcomes with your supervisor/assessor/mentor and/or line manager and enable you to create evidence you can use here to claim this badge.
To achieve this badge you will need to:
- complete Activity one in chapter two of the ebook and attach your note to your evidence for this badge
- using the information in this chapter, write a short account to explain how this information links to the procedures in your workplace (150 words minimum)
- write a short account to explain how you will use the knowledge you gained from the section in your practice in future (100 words minimum).
We will decline applications that do not provide enough evidence showing how you have met these criteria.
You must achieve the Writing evidence for Open Badge applications badge before you apply for this one.
You will need to submit a written statement, of at least 250 words in response to the questions asked in the criteria. You can write your statement directly on the badge application form or paste a link to your own blog or portfolio. You will also need to attach or copy you note for the activity noted in the criteria to this application.
We will also accept short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats.
Remember, anyone who you show your badge to can see the evidence you provide. Please don’t include confidential or private information in your statements.
Read Preparing and publishing your evidence to find out more about what’s required and increase your chances of getting your badge approved first time.
Badge issuer
Scottish Social Services Council
Promoting high standards, raising public confidence and developing a trained and trusted social service workforce in Scotland.
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I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge