Unit009 Health and Safety

It emphasises the important principles to be followed when working with children and young people: settings must provide a safe and secure environment, if any children are identified as suffering from abuse or likely to suffer the appropriate action must be taken.

3.3 Contribute to the maintenance of workplace welfare facilities in accordance with workplace welfare procedures.

In the salon it is important that all health and safety policies are up to date and are delivered to staff accurately and professionally to avoid misunderstandings and to create a safe working environment for everyone. This can be done by holding staff meetings and verbally telling employees of the changes, emailing all employees or use of notice boards in the salon which can notify clients too or in the staff room. All staff should have information and training on:

Responding to any concern has to be done in a professional manner meaning that you don’t talk to the parents or carer of the child without first following procedures.

The extent to which children can be allowed to take responsibility for themselves will vary according to the age and abilities of each child, but by allowing an adult to monitor this process, it will facilitate in some cases children being able to play a part in their own Health and Safety. An example of children playing an active role, is where for instance one child notices another child about to embark upon a dangerous endeavour such as climbing up a fence, or running on icy ground. The child who notices this situation can then report back to an adult of the impending danger, and that adult can then take appropriate steps to remove the danger. In this

It is important to ensure children and young people are protected from harm within the setting, as the parents are leaving their children in your care with the expectation that they can trust you and your colleagues to keep their children from harm. It is difficult for parents to leave their children in an education or care setting and then go to work; they need to be confident that their children will be in safe supportive hands with people that will help them develop.

Childminders must ensure the premises and equipment used for the purposes of childcare are safe and suitable and must undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment at least once in each calendar year. Childminders must ensure that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks.

1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in the work setting

Always remain with the children in you care if someone else is around ie builders meter reading ect

1. Understand the policy and procedures for supervising children and young people on journeys, visits and activities outside of the setting.

| Describe how the health and safety control equipment relevant to the work should be used in accordance with the given instructions.

Section 2 – Understand the purpose of health, safety and security procedures in a business environment

In case of fire- Immediately operate nearest fire alarm (if this has not yet been done)

Ensure you make no promises to the child and that you will do everything possible to help. Record everything that the child has declared with date’s times and sign it. Ensure it goes to the appropriate person and is strictly confidential.

• Talk with your child regularly about staying safe. Help your child feel confident about what to do if he or she feels unsafe.