Assuring safety in the workplace

1. Assureing
health and
safety

2. Assuring
Environment Safety

3. Hazard and risk • When accompanying
children, you are responsible
for safeguarding their health
and safety, including
maintaining a physically safe
environment.
• Whenever you are with
children, you must:
1- Spot any hazards in the
environment
2- Assess the risk that the hazard
poses
3- Control/reduce the risk

4. 1) Spot the
Hazard
• A hazard is anything that can cause harm.

5. 2. Assess the
risk
• Whenever you spot a hazard, assess the risk by
asking yourself two questions:
• how likely is it that the hazard could harm someone?
• how badly could someone be harmed?
• Risk changes based on:
• Age and developmental level of people present
• emotional state of people present
• Activity of the people present

6. 3. Reduce the
risk
If there is risk of harm, take immediate action to
reduce the risk by:
• Removing of the hazard from the environment
• Preventing children to engage in the unsafe activity
• Removing children from unsafe area

7. Slippery floor
• Wipe any spill as soon as
possible
• If not immediately possible
to clean spill, prevent access
to the area or signal the risk
by placing an object on the
slippery surface (example:
place a chair over the wet
area)
• If it is a big amount of water
call the cleaner for help
• Do not allow children to use
sock (if not anti-slippery)

8. Drowning
• Never leave children
unsupervised in the
swimming pool
• Close swimming pool gate all
the time
• Always assure supervision in
the playground

9. Hazard: poisoning
• Do not leave chemical (such
as superglue, cleaning
products) in child reach

10. Hazard: Things thrown or
falling down from upper floor
• Supervised children at all
time
• In general, prevent children
to throw items when
inappropriate

11. Share trampoline with bigger
kids or falling from trampoline
• Do not allow younger chilred
to share trampoline with
older children

12. Sharp corners
• Always prevent children to
run and other dangerous
behavior when inside
• If child shows difficult
behavior be aware of danger
involve in sharp corner and
try to limit the risk

13. Falling from stairs
• Require children to pay
attention when on stairs
• Do not engage in any play
when on the stairs

14. Child leaving the building
• Supervise children at all time
• Keep front door always
closed
• Keep garden door always
closed

15. Child climbing furniture that
can fall
• Supervise children at all time

16. Sharp objects
• Do not leave sharp objects in
child’s reach
• Always supervised children
while using sharp utensils
• Do not allow children to play
inappropritely with sharp
objects

17. Swallow items
• Supervise children at all time
• Do not give access to
magnets (as swallowing
multiple magnets can be
very dangerous)

18. Windows
• Do not allow dangerous play
near windows

19. General rules
to reduce
risk:
• Never leave children unsupervised.
• Always ask someone to look after your
children if you need to leave (even if a short
time)
• Always remember children to not run inside
and to play appropriately.
• Whenever children display difficult behavior
ask colleague for support and keep child
isolated from others and away from hazards.

20. Assuring children
wellbeing

21. • Insert video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6oh-bK9J1Y

22. Keep kids
hydrated
Children do not adjust to hot temperatures as well as adults do.
That’s because their body surface, as a proportion of their
overall weight, is much greater than an adult's. So they produce
more heat during physical activity and they sweat less than
adults. This reduces their ability to get rid of body heat and
could lead to dehydration.
In addition, kids often don't drink enough to replenish the fluids
they lose during prolonged activity since they're too busy having
fun. This can lead to severe dehydration and potentially life-
threatening heat illnesses. That's why they need adult
supervision and plenty of fluids readily available.

23. Signs of
dehydratation
DRY MOUTH FEW OR NO TEARS
WHEN CRYING
EYES THAT LOOK
SUNKEN
DRY, COOL SKIN IRRITABILITY DROWSINESS OR
DIZZINESS

24. • Those who play sports or are very physically active
should drink extra fluids beforehand, and then take
regular drink breaks (about every 20 minutes) during
the activity.
• Ideally, sports practices and competitions should be
held in the early morning or late afternoon to avoid
the hottest part of the day.
• Thirst is not a good early sign of dehydration. By the
time they feel thirsty, kids might already be
dehydrated. That's why they should start drinking
before they feel thirsty and have more fluids even
after thirst is quenched.

25. First Aid in Seizure What to do in case of
Seizure