Title: Identify safety hazards and sanitation concerns of the home.
Course: Family and Human Services I (19999-I) > Section: Understanding Management of the Home Environment

Identification should include

- environmental hazards (e.g., electrical hazards, cooking hazards, hazardous cleaning supplies, trip and slip hazards, waste management [including biohazards])
- sanitation concerns (including hand-washing procedures as well as food handling and storage).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why is it important to identify hazards in the home?
- What is the difference between safety hazards and sanitation concerns?
- What can be some of the consequences if sanitation practices are not followed?

Communication

- How should a professional document safety and sanitation concerns?
- How can communication between a family and the service provider be documented?

Leadership

- What skills are necessary to correct safety hazards in the home?
- How can one obtain the needed skills to correct safety hazards in the home?

Management

- What governing mandates are associated with safety and sanitation in the home?
- What form of documentation can be used to show that safety and sanitation problems have been resolved?