Unit 027: Support children and young people’s health and safety Outcome 1: Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety Describe the factors you have to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services When planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments or activities with children and young people you must take into consideration these principles: * The age and ability of the children * Equipment and activity is age appropriate e.g. you wouldn’t do a lego activity with a baby who would want to put the small bits in their mouth * Whether children have any specific needs such as sensory …show more content…
This is how practitioners are able to monitor, assess and evaluate. Identify and briefly explain the sources of current guidance you can access for planning healthy and safe environments and services In order to plan a healthy and safe environment and service you need to look at a wide variety of aspects but there are sources of current guidance that can help you with this. These include: Source of Guidance | Description | Health and Safety Executive | HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. They are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces. They provide information on all industries and the topics that they may need to cover. | Child Accident Prevention Trust | The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) is the UK’s leading charity working to reduce the number of children and young people killed, disabled or seriously injured in accidents.CAPT give child friendly advice to families, support professionals working with children and their families, support senior professionals and policy makers and advise the government and organisations on child safety. | Department for Education | The Department for Education's website aims to bring together all information into a single location and offer a richer user experience. | Workplace Policies and Procedures | Workplace policies are a set of rules, principles
How legislation, policies and procedures relate to health, safety and security in a health and social care setting and how legislation, policies and procedures promote safety of individuals in a health and social care setting.
6. Also the correct procedures should adhere to school and local authority health and safety guidelines.
Describe how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the setting.
My duties and responsibilities within my work role is to establish good working relationships with children and parents and to support all staff and engage in a good staff team ensuring communication in paramount. To prepare and supervise suitable activities to help create and develop a stimulating environment in which children are encouraged to socialise and develop to their full potential. Care for the well-being of children including keeping their noses and faces clean, toileting and administering first aid. I ensure that all children are offered inclusive practise and
Making arrangements for the planning, organisation, control monitoring and review of health and safety measures.
1. Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting.
• 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
2.7 Evaluate the features of own setting against current regulatory requirements and guidance for a safe, secure and inclusive environment. (Minimum Standards etc)
It is important to make the best possible use of space and equipment so the children can enjoy the activities.All children will have equal opportunities to develop movement skills and the environment will be changed to help children practise the mivements skills.When planning physical activity we ensure that no child is excluded from play and activities are modified as necessary.
UNIT 4: DEVELOP HEALTH AND SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTING
Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern
To ensure that the clients are living in an environment that is safe and promotes independence there is training and policies and procedures in place which ensure that staff inform management on health and safety issues they find around the home and this needs to be acted on with immediate effect.
Further, there are many aspects of improvement and quality care that go with safety. I will discuss with consumers and providers then analyze how to create safer and healthier environment work place. The clinic has different departments that provide various services, and culture of safety is crucial. For instance, in stand of employee reporting incident and wait for feedback as
• Where you can access up to date guidance on risk assessment and health and safety and what might this include.