Childcare｜CHCECE002 #5 - Minimise risks

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CHCECE002

Ensure the health and safety of children

#5 - Minimise risks

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．assist in the implementation of safety checks and the monitoring of buildings, equipment and the general environment

．consistently implement policy and procedures regarding the use, storage and labelling of dangerous products

．follow service procedures for the safe collection of each child, ensuring they are released to authorised people

# Safety checks and monitoring

．follow policy & procedures

．keep a safety & maintenance checklists → review regularly, include or remove changes

．view the areas from different angles & heights

# Fire Safety

．smoke alarm placement, installation, maintenance

        - alert you if there is smoke from a fire

        - small fire can grow to involve entire room in 2 - 3 mins

        - provide early warning & time to escape

        - all areas where children sleep / play / key areas

        - install on exit routes within centre

        - install on the ceiling

        - test every month

        - replace batteries every 12 months

        - replace every 10 years

        - clean outside with a vacuum

        - vent every 6 months

．Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia)

．cause of fire: lack of supervision of children, candles, damaged electrical cables, flammable liquid, stove, oven, heater

# Dangerous products

．not store in service

．if do have to be stored → police and procedure in place

        - labelling

        - keep original packaging as much as possible

．could be: garden sprays, fertilisers, chemicals, sharp items

# Releasing children to parents and authorised persons

．X release to anyone with no written authorisation

．👍 parent (X prohibit by court order)

．👍 authorised nominee in enrolment record

．👍 on excursion

．👍 emergency, medical treatment

．👍  police officer with court order

．if unfamiliar, ask for identification

．NEVER release to unknown person

．if possible, know about the people around the children

# Sun Safety

．protection from sun ultraviolet ray / UV radiation important for short-term + long-term wellbeing

．some exposure to sun is healthy, but not too much

．ensure have shade cover, wear hats, use sunscreen, use sunglasses

．change outdoor play time with seasons

Related post：  SunSmart online learning module notes

                                                Module 1、Module 2、Module 3

# Toy safety and suitability

．appropriate, safe, clean, in good condition

．restricted to designated area

．encourage children to care for toys

．NQS 3.2.3: encourage services to care for the environment and support children to become environmentally responsible

．Australian Toy Association ← monitor toy safety

# Hazards

．Hazard = something that could cause damage or harm to something or someone under certain condition

．could be toys on the floor, chemicals left at child level, gates unsecured, broken pathway

．ensure hazard not become a danger

．solution: elimination

# Risk assessment & management

．The Education and Care Services National Law (167)

ensure that every reasonable precaution is taken to protect children ... from harm and from any hazard likely to cause injury

1. Identify

        ．identify the hazard/potential hazard

        ．regular daily checklists, make it a regular topic at team meetings

        ．hazard = anything that could cause harm/-ve impact

                e.g. broken/dangerous equipment, poor practice

2. Assess

        ．how likely is it to happen?

        ．how often might it happen?

        ．how serious is the outcome?

        ．use risk matrix

                    - a way to assess the hazard & potential risk)

                    - use it to work out the importance and priority prior to managing the risk

Source: ACECQA

3. Manage

        ．eliminating/minimising the impact using control measures

Source: ACECQA

4. Evaluate

        ．evaluate the current risk/potential harm

                    how well is it eliminated/managed?

                    is this the best possible outcome?

5. Review

        ．ongoing monitoring of the risk/potential harm

Example A： broken toy

．identify： the children are playing with the broken toy (observe)

．assess： broken toy = risk to the children

．manage： take the toy away (eliminate the risk)

．evaluate： hazard is removed

．review： repair/replace the toy

Example B： nappy changing procedure

．identify： potential risk of lifting young children to the change mat throughout the day

．assess： high risk

．manage： cannot be eliminated 

                            → undertake manual handling training

                            → install a step ladder to reduce the lifting

．evaluate： reduce the risk of injury to educators

．review： ensure the control measures are applied consistently