health and safety in play environment - explain the procedures to follow for checking the following in a play environment

Accident Book – Each room has an accident and incident book, with clear guidelines. The books are stored in the main office. They are numbered carbon pages and a copy is always kept inside the book, all information is stored in a locked cupboard for confidentiality, once a form is completed two people are to sign the carer who has written it and also the manager on duty. Written on the form will be the name of the child, todays date, and the incident or accident that has taken place, any first aid which has taken place, and if a review has taken place at what time and who reviewed it. With this

It is important to take into account the health and safe requirements of all pupils before planning or starting any activity, ensuring that the environment is free of hazards and the children can play and learn safely.

I will refer to a particular service user I support as (A). 2years ago (A) was assessed and deemed a risk to their self in the community and within the house when alone with out staff support during the hours of 8am and 9pm but at night (A) had appropriate measures in place to ensure safety at night, door

Describe how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the setting.

It is everybody’s responsibility to safeguard children – This means every single staff member within a setting; irrelevant of what role they may have there. This also includes non-staff members, such as volunteers, student’s third-party companies (visitors, service providers etc). Each setting should therefore adopt their own safeguarding policy, of which has to be kept up to date and followed at all times.

8. Evaluate different approaches to managing risk during children and young peoples play. An approach to managing risk could be to talk to those children involved with e.g. play fighting and if they got too carried away I would stop them from playing together. Another approach would be to provide crash mats if children are playing on an indoor climbing frame, I would place them underneath to steady their fall so they don’t injure themselves too badly.

* Ensure that the environment is safe, secure with high quality of hygiene practices for staff, children and their families and any member of the public while using the premises.

Check we are fulfilling health and safety policies and risk assessment appropriately, keep them up to date and modify them whenever it is necessary.

Risk assessments should be carried out regularly to make sure that there are no safe guard threats towards the children in the setting. Childcare settings need risk assessing for example is there entrances and exits to the building that an unauthorised person could use? Could a child leave the setting without anyone noticing? Could a child get seriously hurt due to a broken piece of equipment?

xxxx takes all safeguarding issues very importantly. Whilst we may focus on vulnerable adults we do have young member of staff who would still be classed as children for Safeguarding purposes. We also have children who visit the home. We adhere that all staff on the premises are adequately checked at employment and we risk assess the adults who live within the home to the impact that they may pose to children on the premises. Sxxxxxx adheres to the 4LSCB procedures and we have a policy in place for the staff members to follow should they be worried about any child on the premises. A child’s safety is paramount and we have a duty to protect that child. Our staff members understand abuse, signs and

➢ They sign in appropriate while coming in out of the building in case of fire.

As a childminder I have a duty of care to keep all my minded children safe, healthy and comfortable while making sure their rights are guarded. I have a duty of care to keep children from harm whether physical or psychological. I carry out risk assessments in my home and when out and about to avoid potential hazards to children. Risk assessments are reviewed every year or when accidents/incidents happen and there is a need for review. The house is equipped with safety equipment to minimise risk of injury or harm. Stair gates, plug sockets and cupboard

Health and Safety: Ms. Hair was reminded of the weekly room inspections and that she is to allow staffs enter her unit to conduct room inspections. Ms. Hair was reminded that she is to maintain her unit in a clean and hazardous free condition. Case Manager explained to Ms. Hair that if she failed to abide to any health and safety rules of the facility a warning will be issued for non-compliance. Ms. Hair stated that she

access provided to work areas, are controls at a height which can easily be reached, Are toilets

Create a health and safety policy and make sure that all employees are aware of It