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Understand legislation and guidelines for health and safety

The law requires all children travelling in cars to use the correct child restraint until they are either 135 cm in height or the age of 12 (which ever they reach first). Watch the following video which looks at how to use ISOfix to attach a car seat into a car.It explains the ISOfix system, and discusses the different car seats.

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Click on the icon to the left and read the Child Product Safety Guide: Potentially Dangerous Products published by the European Child Safety Alliance.Think about the circumstances that lead to the incidents described and how much impact legislation has had. Consider how the actions of adults contributed to the incidents.
Click on the icon to the left and spend a few minutes looking more closely at the regulations regarding the CE mark.
Click on the icon to the left to access the website of the Health and Safety Executive and look at the ‘Education’ section’.
Click on the icon to the left and sign up for health and safety updates from the Health and Safety Executive so that you can keep up-to-date with changes in legislation, guidance and Codes of Practice relevant to working.
Research the ‘Toys (Safety) Regulations 1995’ and write yourself some notes about how you can ensure toy safety in your setting.
Explore this section of the RoSPA website provides ‘Advice and information’ on playground management and the safety of indoor and outdoor play areas.

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