Laser Lessons - Lesson

Be able to recognise risks and hazards in the work setting and during off site visits

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In this lesson you will learn:

That your first priority is keeping the children in your care safe.
How to consider the need to provide a safe but also challenging environment.
What the difference is between risk and hazard and how to identify hazards in your setting.

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This section of the RoSPA website provides ‘Advice and information’ from the Play Safety department and covers areas such as ‘Accidents on children’s playgrounds’.
Look at the ‘Steps needed to manage risk’ page from the Health and Safety Executive.
Click to read Chapter 3 ‘Safety, risk, hazard and harm’ in ‘Managing risk in play provision: Implementation guide’ from Play England.
This article from Rethinking Childhood is titled ‘Want to take a more balanced approach to risk? Here’s the tool you have been waiting for’. It contains a link to the ‘Risk-benefit Assessment Form’ created by the Play Safety Forum.
Read some of the ‘Safety advice’ prepared by Child Accident Prevention Trust (CaPT).
This document from RoSPA is on ‘Managing safety in schools and colleges’.
Click to read this ‘Child Product Safety Guide: Potentially dangerous products’ that was produced by the European Child Safety Alliance. Read through the advice on the different products but bear in mind some of the legislation has changed.

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