Unit 4 Assignment Childcare
Unit 4 Assignment
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There are many legislations that influence healthy safe and secure environments for early years settings these include: the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which all settings have responsibilities under this means that settings must meet certain rules to make sure all children our safe. It also means that settings have to be careful that there is no risk of injuries to anyone. This means that everyone in a children’s setting has responsibility for the safety and health of everyone there. Regarding settings which educate or care for children the Health and Safety at Work Act states: that buildings should be in a good stable position with the safety of the people using it, the building and surroundings should be safe and clean, all equipment of the setting should be stored and used safely and that working practises must promote safety and health of children. Another legislation is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations 1995 this requires the report of setting relating accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. It applies to all the settings activities however it doesn’t to all incidents. The following are the things that must be reported to the health and safety person in the setting. Death or very serious injury to a child, staff member or member of the public, certain setting related illnesses and dieses, an over three day injury and a dangerous occurrence- something that has clearly could have been done but does not actually result in a reportable injury. Another legislation is the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 which states that substances which can injure or make people ill should be used as well as stored safely, for instance substances such as bleach, paints and chemicals. This legislation states that any potentially dangerous substances or materials must be labelled showing they are hazardous also they must be stored correctly in a locked cupboard.
E2 There is many
E1
There are many legislations that influence healthy safe and secure environments for early years settings these include: the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which all settings have responsibilities under this means that settings must meet certain rules to make sure all children our safe. It also means that settings have to be careful that there is no risk of injuries to anyone. This means that everyone in a children’s setting has responsibility for the safety and health of everyone there. Regarding settings which educate or care for children the Health and Safety at Work Act states: that buildings should be in a good stable position with the safety of the people using it, the building and surroundings should be safe and clean, all equipment of the setting should be stored and used safely and that working practises must promote safety and health of children. Another legislation is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations 1995 this requires the report of setting relating accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. It applies to all the settings activities however it doesn’t to all incidents. The following are the things that must be reported to the health and safety person in the setting. Death or very serious injury to a child, staff member or member of the public, certain setting related illnesses and dieses, an over three day injury and a dangerous occurrence- something that has clearly could have been done but does not actually result in a reportable injury. Another legislation is the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 which states that substances which can injure or make people ill should be used as well as stored safely, for instance substances such as bleach, paints and chemicals. This legislation states that any potentially dangerous substances or materials must be labelled showing they are hazardous also they must be stored correctly in a locked cupboard.
E2 There is many
Bibliography: ‘Cache level 3 childcare and education 4th edition’- Penny Tassoni, Kath Bulman and Harriet Eldridge ‘First Hand Experience: What matters to children’ – Adams, S., Alexander, E., Drummord, M.J. and Moyles, J ‘Early Childhood Education’ Bruce, Tina