This document discusses health and safety legislation and guidelines relating to children. It covers topics like adult to child ratios, the Health and Safety at Work Act, RIDDOR reporting requirements, access to premises, OFSTED standards, COSHH regulations, food hygiene regulations, manual handling, hazards vs risks, risk assessments, accidents and emergencies, and completing forms for incidents. The purpose is to help students understand their responsibilities for keeping children safe and how legislation informs day to day practice.

1. Use legislation
relating to health and
safety of children
Unit 3
Session 1

2. Starter Activity
What are the hazards here?

3. Learning outcomes
 List current guidelines relating to health and safety
of children.
 Identify policies and procedures relating to the
health and safety of children.
 Explain how legislation and guidelines for health
and safety inform day to day practice with children.
 Describe the roles and responsibilities when
keeping children safe.
 Identify the differences between hazard and risk
 Carry out a risk assessment .
 Describe how to keep children safe inside and
outside of the setting.

4. Adult to child ratios
 Every setting will have a certain amount of children they
are allowed to take in.
 0-2 years 1 adult to 3 children
 2-3 years 1 adult to 4 children
 3-5 years 1 adult to 8 children
 5-7 years 1 adult to 8 children
 At least 2 adults should always be present. Qualified first
aider

5. The Health and Safety at Work
Act
 Employers and employees have responsibility for safe
working practices
It covers:
 Buildings and services (design and maintenance)
 Cleanliness of the environment (food)
 Safe storage and use of equipment
 Working practices promote H&S
 Provision of safety policy

6. RIDDOR (reporting of injuries, diseases and
dangerous occurrences regulations)
 These HAVE to be reported to H&S Executive
These include:
 Deaths
 Major injuries
 Accidents resulting in over 3 days of injury
 Diseases such as food poisoning
 Dangerous occurrences such as chemical spills
 Gas

7. Access to premises
 Security is vital
 Controlled access by one door, may have an alert system
 A visitors book is required
 Checking ID of visitors
 Use of visitors pass
 Accompanied visitors

8. OFSTED standards Safety
Precautions to
prevent
accidents ,
incidents and
abuse
Equipment
It is well
maintained and
safe
Health
Promotion and
prevention of
infection
Organisation
Ensuring adult’s,
space, equipment
meets the needs of the
children
Physical
environment
Ensure premises
are safe, secure
and suitable
EYFS
Statutory
framework

9. COSHH Regulations (control of
substances hazardous to health)
 Lay down step by step approach to the precautions to
prevent injury or illness.
 Substances should have labels on
 Locked in suitable containers and storage areas
 Poisoning, cancer, infections

10. Food hygiene regulations
 Linked to food and drink
 Staff should have food hygiene certificate
 Awareness of food management
 Fours C’s
 Cleanliness
 Cooking
 Chilling
 Cross-contamination

11. Manual handling
You are required to have training in manual handling
Prevents risk of injury to yourself/child/others

12. Task
Legislation Details of legislation Responsibilities
Health and Safety at Work Act
Health and Safety
(First Aid Regulations)
Manual Handing Operations
Regulations
Level 2 Unit 3
1.1, 2.1,2.2,2.
Please research the following legislations and complete
the grid

13. What is a Hazard?
What is a risk?
 Complete risk / hazard match up activity

14. Why do we put risk assessments in
place?
 Encourages staff to think about the environment in which they work
in
 The situation can be controlled before accidents or illness can occur
 Staff must be up to date with the relevant legal requirements

15. Task
 Complete a risk assessment of D104 ready for Teddy Tots
 In pairs think of an activity you will do with the children.
 Ensure you have risk assessed each activity.

16. In your settings how are risk
assessments monitored and
reviewed?
 Class discussion
 How do you support children to manage risk?
 Check be able to criteria

17. What do you need to consider when
taking children in to the garden?
 In pairs plan an indoor and outdoor area that is safe for
the children to use.
 Present your area back to the group giving clear
explanations as to why your outdoor is safe for the
children to use.
 Please ensure you have thought of all health and safety
aspects – Fire exits, First aid points locks on gates and
doors.

18. Use legislation
relating to health and
safety of children
Unit 3
Session 1

19. Starter Activity
Health and safety Pictionary

20. Learning outcomes
 List accidents and incidents which may occur in a setting
 Describe actions to take in the event of
 Accidents
 Incidents
 Emergencies
 Identify forms to complete in the event of Accidents
 Incidents
 Emergencies

21. Class pass
 List accidents which may occur in a setting

22. What information would record In an
accident book?
 Task
 Practice filling in accident book
 What are your procedures when dealing with accidents
in your placements?

23. Points to remember!
Accident and injury procedure checklist
 A trained first aider must be on duty at all
times (always be aware who this is)
 If you witness an accident inform a first
aider

24. Emergencies
 What emergencies may occur when working in a
childcare setting?
 Fire
 Missing child
 Accident in which a child may need to be taken to
hospital
 Child may have an allergic reaction to something
 What would you do in the event of an
emergency?
 What could you do to minimise the risks to
children staff students?

25. Task
Evacuation of the building
Stranger on the premises
Missing children
Baby fall forwards on to a radiator and
splits her head open.
Consider each statement and note
down what you would do if these
emergencies where to happen at
placement.

26. Task complete assignment tasks
to date 11/5/15
 Scan a copy of your legislation grid and upload to Oracle
ensure you have given examples from placement of how
you adhere to legislation policies and procedures. 1.1, 2.1,
2.2, 2.3
 List at least 4 accidents / incidents in which may occur in a
setting 5.1
 Describe at least 6 actions (2 for each) to take in the event
of accidents, incidents and emergencies. You may wish to
refer to portfolio to support you 5.2
 Outline the information needed to complete at least 3
forms, covering accidents, incidents and emergencies. You
may wish to refer to portfolio to support you 5.3