1. Task 3 Evaluating Safety in Ebola treatment
19/06/2019
Task 3 Evaluating Safety in Ebola treatment
BTEC Applied Science Level 3 Unit 2 Working in the Science Industry

2. Task 3 Evaluating Safety in Ebola treatment
19/06/2019
Task 3 Evaluating Safety in Ebola treatment
P5 Demonstrate safe working practices in a scientific workplace
M5 Explain the need for current regulations and legislation in safe working practices
D4 Evaluate the regulations of safe working practices in a scientific workplace
Keywords – Legislation, Risk Assessment, Safety

3. Task 3
You are to take the role of a scientific journalist who has been given the task of writing a report for a national newspaper following accidents and allegations that health and safety are not being taken seriously in Britain's scientific workplaces. You should choose a scientific workplace and find out all of the legislation that is relevant for that workplace.
You will need to have an understanding of each of these types of legislation. It would be useful to use headings such as 'Why is risk assessment carried out?' and then go on to explain how the organisation you are investigating is or is not doing as it should. Consider the consequences of not following regulations in your evaluation. Use your imagination. It is essential that, when considering legislation, rules and regulations, the most up to date information is used.
Keywords – Legislation, Risk Assessment, Safety

4. Ebola Outbreak
In 2014 a series outbreak of Ebola occurred in several west African countries
Many health care workers volunteered to help identify and treat people with Ebola
Some of the health care workers became infected and had to be bought back to the UK for treatment
Task 3 Evaluating Safety in Ebola treatment P5 Demonstrate safe working practices in a scientific workplace M5 Explain the need for current regulations and legislation in safe working practices D4 Evaluate the regulations of safe working practices in a scientific workplace
Keywords – Legislation, Risk Assessment, Safety

5. Task 3 Evaluating Safety in Ebola treatment P5 Demonstrate safe working practices in a scientific workplace M5 Explain the need for current regulations and legislation in safe working practices D4 Evaluate the regulations of safe working practices in a scientific workplace

6. Task 3 Evaluating Safety in Ebola treatment P5 Demonstrate safe working practices in a scientific workplace M5 Explain the need for current regulations and legislation in safe working practices D4 Evaluate the regulations of safe working practices in a scientific workplace

7. Write an in depth article for a national newspaper on the Health and Safety involved with the treatment of Ebola and the risk of it spreading into the UK
Evaluate the need to risk assess the activities Health works carry out?
What are the risks involved in treating Ebola patients? How can those risks be reduced?
Give examples of a consequence of risk assessments not being successfully followed.
Task 3 Evaluating Safety in Ebola treatment P5 Demonstrate safe working practices in a scientific workplace M5 Explain the need for current regulations and legislation in safe working practices D4 Evaluate the regulations of safe working practices in a scientific workplace

8. P5 requires learners to demonstrate safe working practices in the scientific workplace. The tutor could write specific worksheets to cover the Unit content. Learners should be strongly encouraged to produce presentations.
M5 requires learners to submit a discussion essay, giving details and examples to support their understanding of the need for current regulations and legislation in the laboratory. Historical events can be used as examples of lack of legislation and regulation.
For D4, learners must show that they understand why safe working practices are regulated in a modern laboratory. Attention should be paid to applying the most up-to-date regulations in all working practices in today’s scientific environments. The learner may have to access the internet to complete this assignment.
Task 3 Evaluating Safety in Ebola treatment P5 Demonstrate safe working practices in a scientific workplace M5 Explain the need for current regulations and legislation in safe working practices D4 Evaluate the regulations of safe working practices in a scientific workplace