Unit 334 Support Children and Young People’s Health & Safety.

Every child and young person has the right to live good childhood and have a successful adulthood. As we look after young people we have to make sure we meet the five outcomes which are Stay safe, Be healthy, Enjoy and achieve, Make a positive contribution and Achieve economic wellbeing these are outlined for us to make sure we meet their needs and requirement and keep the safe in and out of the unit. If children and young people grow up in a safe environment, it will help with their growth and development.

In the salon it is important that all health and safety policies are up to date and are delivered to staff accurately and professionally to avoid misunderstandings and to create a safe working environment for everyone. This can be done by holding staff meetings and verbally telling employees of the changes, emailing all employees or use of notice boards in the salon which can notify clients too or in the staff room. All staff should have information and training on:

Health and Safety Act etc 1974, Health and Safety Executive, NICE Guidance and Care Quality Commissioner.

Identify the positive outcomes for children and young people that practitioners should be striving to achieve

What are your responsibilities under current health and safety legislation, standards and guidance, eg the Health & Safety at Work Act (and any other relevant legislation).

In my setting we follow the framework of Every Child Matters and its 5 outcomes. Two of these outcomes apply to Feel Safe and Making a positive contribution.

• Supporting the ability of children and young people to be resilient, self confident and empowered to make informed choices 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4

All schools in the UK have a health and safety policy, in which they have to adhere to requirements. There are many current health and safety legislations, policies and procedures. These include the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which was created to protect those at work by following procedures in order to prevent accidents.

A requirement by law is regular training for staff to maintain their safety, a Notice board so that visitors are aware of things they are doing whilst moving and handling things.

The framework which we work to within the home for health, safety and risk management are based around the Health and Safety at work act 1974. Within this act it states that we need to follow the health and safety policies which as a company we have and also risk assessments. The HSE states that there are several things we must follow, this includes:

provide ongoing services to children and young people who are experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing significant harm.

Develop Health and Safety and risk assessment policies procedures and practices in health and Social care or children and young peoples settings

Understand how health and safety legislation is implemented in the health and social care workplace

• Health and safety of employees and service center in Melbourne, building contractors and passengers and visitors.

The three areas are, firstly, curriculum teaching and learning, secondly, school organisation, ethos and environment, and lastly partnerships and services (AHPSA, 2012). This HPS model acknowledges that not only is it important to educate children about what are positive health and safety choices are and how to make them but to address the community as well (AHPSA, 2012). Statistics around childhood health and safety are raising great concern for Australian government and non-government organisation (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2006). In 2004 is was found that children aged 0-14 were at the highest risk of injury and harm and as a result was identified as a priority area by the Australian government (Australian Bureau of Statistics,