Employers have duty to assess the risks surrounding any activity that involves manual handling. They must put in place measures to reduce or avoid the risk. Employees must follow manual handling procedures and cooperate on all manual handling issues. Health and safety (first aid) regulations 1981 These cover requirements for the provision of first aid in the workplace. Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 These regulations require employers to notify the Health and Safety Executive, or other relevant authorities, of a range of occupational injuries, diseases and dangerous events.
It states that “all staff are required to read chapters 1 & 2 of working together to safeguard children and to understand the principles in order to perform their roles effectively. (There are relevant examples for schools)”. Available in http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/eorderingDownload/00305-2010DOM-EN.pdf. Data Protection Act 1998 The act came into force in March 2000 replacing the 1984 Act. It states that all settings processing personal information must comply with the 8 enforceable principles of good practice.
1 Policies and procedures of the setting or service in response to accidents, incident and illness Assess the situation to see how bad it is. Reassure and comfort child. Treat injury if necessary in the medical room and or with the first aid kit and first aider. Record accident in ‘Accident record Book’ including the time, date, location of injury on the body, child’s name, how it happened and nature of injury / accident. Treatment that was given.
Make sure the client is as comfortable as can be staff should also protect themself complete accidents or sickness illness form log information in client file and inform seniority/manager of the incident. (D6) EXPLAIN WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACCESS HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS. (1) Its is important in order to protect the health and safety of both you and the people you support. You should always check that a risk assessment has been carried out before you undertake any task and follow the steps identify in the assessment in order to reduce risk. (D7) EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF A RISK ASSESSMENT.
If you have suffered from a communicable illness, you should not work until you have been given the 'all clear' from the doctor . Correct moving and handling is vital part of my role it is essential I learn how to move and handle correctly . Otherwise I could hurt myself and other. It is my legal responsibility to use the correct moving and handling techniques as I have learnt during my training. It is important that you understand how to prevent a fire and what to do in the event of a fire.
3.3 Evaluate ways in which concerns about poor practice can be reported whilst ensuring that whistleblowers and those whose practice or behaviour is being questioned are protected. Every school has whistle blowing policies and procedures and these policies are put in place to provide protection for the person against victimisation or reprisals from other members of staff (physical or verbally) when the concerns are genuine and accurate. If a member of staff is the victim of reprisals then an employment tribunal may be able to take action. If any concerns about malpractice or misconduct in a school setting are raised against another member of staff then this should be reported to the safeguarding officer of the school. If concerns are raised then they are certain procedures to follow.
4.1) Explain the policies and procedures of your setting in response to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness. 4.2) Identify the correct procedures for recording and reporting: Accidents: When there has been an accident in my setting we will always record it in the accident book, this includes the name of the child, the date, where it happened, what medical attention was needed. By having an accident book we are making not of any injury that has happened in our setting and it is also there to refer back to if a parent may question you on what has happened to their child whist they were at school. Incidents: Again incidents will link in with the accident book, the same procedure is taken if there is an incident in school. However we do have a separate incident book for one child in our setting, this child does have a tendency to lash out in situations they do not like.
Children Act 2004 – The Children Act 2004 was brought about following an independent inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié by Lord Laming. The Children Act 2004 does not replace but instead amends the Children Act 1989. It establishes Local Safeguarding Children's Boards with the power to make sure that social services, police, education services, the NHS and other services work together to protect any vulnerable children. Common Assessment Framework (CAF) which uses a holistic approach for assessing, Section 2 An explanation of child protection, within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. What does child protection mean?
All safeguarding/admissions/ setting policies must be kept up to date, it is important for all staff to read all policies and procedures. Under the EYFS it is important to observe children during physical play this we do with in the crèche to note the skills for future planning to show, this provides important information on how to support them and provide new activities and equipment to be used. If we have concerns about a child that we feel is a risk then we need to report this to our line manager, if they are not present then we have a safeguarding flow chart that we follow with all the information and telephone numbers regrading this. The line manager is our setting has completed a suitable persons interview with Ofsted. All staff within the crèche have paediatric first aid training and have health and hygiene certificate.
2.5, Demonstrate ways to minimise potential risks and hazards. 2.6, Access additional support or information relating to health and safety. Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness. (Section Three, covered by certificate, RPL) 3.1, Describe different types of accidents and sudden illness that may occur in own work setting. 3.2, Explain procedures to be followed if an accident or sudden illness should occur.