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APPENDIX 1: Occupational Health and Safety Checklist 6• Is the structure of and fabric of the building safe and secure? Y/N• Are the premises safe to enter (floorboards, ceilings)? Y/N• Are the electricity, gas and water connected? Y/N• Are there insulated or damaged power lines that could cause electric shock? Y/N• Are there animals on the premises? Y/N• Is there a fire hazard? Y/N• Are protective clothing, gloves, safety helmet, mask, safety spectacles or gogglesrequired? Y/N• Is special equipment required? Y/N• Is there a health risk? Y/N• Are there weapons or explosive materials on the premises? Y/N• Are there booby traps on private property? Y/N• Are there slip hazards because of faeces? Y/N• Are there fall hazards from climbing over barricades Y/N• Will there be the likelihood or probability of physical attack from the occupant? Y/NNote: It would be helpful if as many as possible of the above questions can be answeredprior to the first home visit, i.e., at the point when referral is taken (see Section 3).6 Checklist developed from material provided by Waverley Council and the NSW RSPCA28
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANLINESS AND CLUTTERSCALE (ECCS)To rate cleanliness of client’s accommodationRaters should circle the box or number that best fits their observations in relation to thedifferent items. These descriptions are meant to be indicative but raters may decidebetween one category and another based on aspects not mentioned in the boxes.7Rater: …………………………………………………..Rater’s phone no: …………………………..Date: .….…/……../………A.B.C.ACCESSIBILITY (clutter):0 1 2 3EASY TO ENTERand move aboutdwelling.SOMEWHAT IMPAIREDaccess but can get into allrooms.MODERATELY IMPAIREDaccess. Difficult or impossibleto get into one or two roomsor areas.SEVERELY IMPAIREDaccess, e.g. obstructed frontdoor. Unable to reach most orall areas in the dwelling.0-29% 30 to 59% 60 to 89% 90 to 100%of floor-space inaccessible for use or walking acrossACCUMULATION OF REFUSE or GARBAGEIn general, is there evidence of excessive accumulation of garbage or refuse e.g. food waste,packaging, plastic wrapping, discarded containers (tins, bottles, cartons, bags) or other unwantedmaterial?0 1 2 3NONEA LITTLEBins overflowing and/or upto 10 emptied containersscattered around.MODERATEGarbage and refuse litteredthroughout dwelling.accumulated bags, boxesand/or piles of garbage thatshould have been disposed of.A LOTGarbage and food waste piledknee-high in kitchen andelsewhere. Clearly no recentattempt to remove refuse andgarbageACCUMULATION OF ITEMS OF LITTLE OBVIOUS VALUE:In general, is there evidence of accumulation of items that most people would consider are uselessor should be thrown away?0 1 2 3NONESOME ACCUMULATIONbut collected items areorganised in some way anddo not much impedemovement or preventcleaning or access tofurniture and appliances.MODERATE EXCESSIVEACCUMULATIONItems cover furniture in mostareas, and have accumulatedthroughout the dwelling sothat it would be very difficult tokeep clean.PLEASE INDICATE TYPES OF ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCUMULATEDMARKEDLY EXCESSIVEACCUMULATIONItems piled at least waist-highin all or most areas. Cleaningwould be virtually impossible:most furniture and appliancesare inaccessible.Newspapers, pamphlets, etc. Clothing Other items(what?.................................................) Electrical appliances Plastic bags full of items(If known, what items? ………….……….……….…..)7 Developed by G. Halliday and J. Snowdon (2006). This scale is based on the version devised by Snowdon (1986) whichmostly used item listed by Macmillan & Shaw (1966). Some descriptions used by Samios (1996) in her adaptation of thescale have been included.29
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Page 51 and 52: CASE 3Ms D, who had been living in
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