HLTWHS002
FOLLOW SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR DIRECT CLIENT CARE
LEARNER RESOURCE
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 2
COURSE INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 5
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..................................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. ABOUT THIS RESOURCE ...................................................................................................................................... 5 ABOUT ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 6
ELEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ....................................................................................................... 8
PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE ............................................................................... 10
PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE ....................................................................................................................................... 10 KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE .......................................................................................................................................... 10
ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................................ 12
PRE-REQUISITES ............................................................................................................................................. 12
TOPIC 1 – FOLLOW SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR DIRECT CLIENT CARE ........................................................... 13
FOLLOW WORKPLACE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SAFE WORK PRACTICES AND IDENTIFY EXISTING AND
POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE, REPORT THEM TO DESIGNATED PERSONS, AND RECORD THEM
ACCORDING TO WORKPLACE PROCEDURES AND IDENTIFY RISKS OF INFECTION AND REPORT THEM
ACCORDING TO WORKPLACE PROCEDURES ................................................................................................... 13
CONTACT TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION..................................................................................................................... 13 IDENTIFY RISKS OF INFECTION .................................................................................................................................. 15 IDENTIFYING A HAZARD .......................................................................................................................................... 15
IDENTIFY ANY CLIENT-RELATED RISK FACTORS OR BEHAVIOURS OF CONCERN, REPORT THEM TO
DESIGNATED PERSONS, AND RECORD THEM ACCORDING TO WORKPLACE PROCEDURES ............................. 16
IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF VIOLENCE .......................................................................................................................... 18 RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES ................................................................................................................................... 19
FOLLOW WORKPLACE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO MINIMISE RISK ......................................................... 22
IDENTIFY AND REPORT INCIDENTS AND INJURIES TO DESIGNATED PERSONS ACCORDING TO WORKPLACE
PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................................................. 23
REPORTING INCIDENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 23
TOPIC 2 – FOLLOW SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR MANUAL HANDLING ........................................................... 24
FOLLOW MANUAL HANDLING PROCEDURES AND WORK INSTRUCTIONS FOR MINIMISING MANUAL
HANDLING RISK ............................................................................................................................................. 24
PRINCIPLES OF MANUAL HANDLING ................................................................................................................ 24
IDENTIFY MANUAL HANDLING HAZARDS AND REPORT IN LINE WITH WORKPLACE PROCEDURES ................. 27
WHAT IS THE CORRECT TECHNIQUE FOR LIFTING? ........................................................................................................ 27 RISK FACTORS FOR BACK INJURY .............................................................................................................................. 29 WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF OCCUPATIONAL OVERUSE SYNDROME? .................................................................................. 29 WORKSTATION DESIGN (ERGONOMICS) ..................................................................................................................... 29 MANUAL HANDLING INJURIES .................................................................................................................................. 30
APPLY CONTROL MEASURES FOR MINIMISING MANUAL HANDLING RISK ..................................................... 31
HIERARCHY OF CONTROL ........................................................................................................................................ 31
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TOPIC 3 – FOLLOW SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR INFECTION CONTROL .......................................................... 34
FOLLOW STANDARD PRECAUTIONS AS PART OF OWN WORK ROUTINE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
INFECTION