Contribute to Children and Young Peoples Health and Safety (Cu1512)
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Contribute to children and young people’s Health and Safety
1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of your work setting.
My work setting follows the laws and standards set by the Health and Safety Act 1974:- * 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. * Impose a total ban of smoking in the nursery indoor/ outdoor play area. * Take responsibility to ensure the staffs are given appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision in order to comply with Health and Safety rules and procedures. * Adopt management strategies that will include the provision of safe working systems and appropriate procedures to cater for all significant risks.
They also have an extensive Health and Safety Measures Policy which covers admissions of children, area of responsibilities (indoors/ outdoors), first aid, accidents and accident forms, fire drills, nappy changing and toileting, hygiene, and Health and Safety.
1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in your work setting.
The manager of my setting is responsible for the health and safety of the setting. If a member of staff wishes to report something to do with health and safety then they can either report it to the manager or the assistant manager or room leader.
1.3 Explain what a RISK ASSESSMENT is and how this is managed in your work setting.
A risk assessment is an examination of what could cause harm to people so that you can assess whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent any harm.
Here are some steps to managing a risk assessment: * Identify the hazards, * Decide who might be harmed and how, * Evaluate the risks and decide on precaution, * Record your findings and implement them, * Review your assessment and
Contribute to children and young people’s Health and Safety
1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of your work setting.
My work setting follows the laws and standards set by the Health and Safety Act 1974:- * 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. * Impose a total ban of smoking in the nursery indoor/ outdoor play area. * Take responsibility to ensure the staffs are given appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision in order to comply with Health and Safety rules and procedures. * Adopt management strategies that will include the provision of safe working systems and appropriate procedures to cater for all significant risks.
They also have an extensive Health and Safety Measures Policy which covers admissions of children, area of responsibilities (indoors/ outdoors), first aid, accidents and accident forms, fire drills, nappy changing and toileting, hygiene, and Health and Safety.
1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in your work setting.
The manager of my setting is responsible for the health and safety of the setting. If a member of staff wishes to report something to do with health and safety then they can either report it to the manager or the assistant manager or room leader.
1.3 Explain what a RISK ASSESSMENT is and how this is managed in your work setting.
A risk assessment is an examination of what could cause harm to people so that you can assess whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent any harm.
Here are some steps to managing a risk assessment: * Identify the hazards, * Decide who might be harmed and how, * Evaluate the risks and decide on precaution, * Record your findings and implement them, * Review your assessment and