Contribute to Children and Young People's Health and Safety
CU1512 - CU1512 - Contribute to Children and Young People's Health and Safety Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting
Health and safety policies and procedures help to provide a safe setting for children, parents, staff and volunteers. The policies and procedures will include: risk assessments, security, hygiene, fire emergency, first aid, sickness, accidents and incidents. Good quality care consists of taking steps to prevent illness and accidents, being prepared to deal with emergencies if and when they occur and educating children about health and safety matters. Nursery staff will report any item, practice or event which may affect the safety of children or adults, and the appropriate action will be taken.
1.3. Explain what risk assessment is and how this is managed in the work setting
A risk assessment is an important step in which protects a business, employers and employees, as well as complying with the law. This helps to focus on the risks that have the potential to cause harm in a workplace. When thinking of ways how to control risks it can be a straightforward and simple process, for an example ensuring spillages are cleaned up quickly and effectively, so people do not slip. Risk assessments are simply a careful examination of what, in a work setting could cause harm to people. In order to weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm.
When working in a childcare setting there are many potential risks that could happen, so when starting a shift as a Nursery Nurse member it is our responsibility to complete a checklist. Finding a potential risk, such as a plastic broken toy, we have to ensure that we decide on the most appropriate outcome towards the children, in this case it would be to dispose the toy. Throughout the day, myself and other team members will be making sure that if we see any piece of furniture or toy that are damaged we will deal with the situation there
Health and safety policies and procedures help to provide a safe setting for children, parents, staff and volunteers. The policies and procedures will include: risk assessments, security, hygiene, fire emergency, first aid, sickness, accidents and incidents. Good quality care consists of taking steps to prevent illness and accidents, being prepared to deal with emergencies if and when they occur and educating children about health and safety matters. Nursery staff will report any item, practice or event which may affect the safety of children or adults, and the appropriate action will be taken.
1.3. Explain what risk assessment is and how this is managed in the work setting
A risk assessment is an important step in which protects a business, employers and employees, as well as complying with the law. This helps to focus on the risks that have the potential to cause harm in a workplace. When thinking of ways how to control risks it can be a straightforward and simple process, for an example ensuring spillages are cleaned up quickly and effectively, so people do not slip. Risk assessments are simply a careful examination of what, in a work setting could cause harm to people. In order to weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm.
When working in a childcare setting there are many potential risks that could happen, so when starting a shift as a Nursery Nurse member it is our responsibility to complete a checklist. Finding a potential risk, such as a plastic broken toy, we have to ensure that we decide on the most appropriate outcome towards the children, in this case it would be to dispose the toy. Throughout the day, myself and other team members will be making sure that if we see any piece of furniture or toy that are damaged we will deal with the situation there