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Excursion Description and Permission

Educator Details

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Client Details

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EXCURSION DESCRIPTION AND PERMISSION

Children can be transported by or on transport, during education and care service hours. Children may be transported in several ways, including the Educator’s car, the family’s car, public transport, or walking. Most transportation will occur, because of a planned excursion. Excursions are regular outings and are an important part of educational programs, providing opportunities for children to build connections with the world around them. It is the responsibility of the Service Provider, Educator, and family to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of children when outside of the address nominated.

REGULAR OR ADHOC EXCURSION

An excursion can be REGULAR, which means a walk, drive, or trip to and from a destination that is regularly visited as part of the educational program, and where the circumstances relevant to the risk assessment are substantially the same on each outing, including the destination, means of transport, and proposed activities. An excursion can also be ADHOC, which means a walk, drive, or trip to and from a destination that is a one-off outing.
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  • Regular Excursion
  • ADHOC Excursion
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CHILD/CHILDREN TO ATTEND THE EXCURSION

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ESTIMATED DEPARTURE TIME AND RETURN TIME

Departure*
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Return*
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EXCURSION DESTINATION (EG. THE MUSEUM OR THE PARK)

Destination*
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  • Museum
  • Park
  • Swimming Pool
  • Shops
  • Other
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MEANS OF TRANSPORT AND PROPOSED ROUTE

Is the Transport Permission and Vehicle Agreement signed?
This is located in the Policy and Record Keeping Booklet
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Means of Transport
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  • Vehicle provided by the Family
  • Educators own vehicle
  • Public Transport
  • Walking
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Proposed Route
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PROPOSED ACTIVITIES/PURPOSE OF EXCURSION

List all activities that will take place during the excursion
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HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED ANY HAZARDS?

Near Misses, Emerging Risks and Potential Hazards

Examples of Near Misses

• An educator and child were in a car, the child was in the back seat and opened the door, the educator stopped the car and activated the child lock on the car door.

• A child pulled an empty saucepan off the stove, the educator arranged for the family to install a stove guard.

• A child walked out of the bathroom holding a razor, the educator calmly took the razor and asked the family to either put a baby gate on the bathroom door or to purchase a shower caddy to store items like this out of reach

Examples of Emerging Risks

• An educator notices that the neighbours are building bee hives, the educator speaks with the family and they decide to imbed learning about poisonous insects and reptiles into the educational planner.

• The wet season is coming, the family are half way through digging post holes for a new gazebo in the back yard, the holes will fill up with water and become a drowning hazard, the educator asks for the holes to be covered or the area fenced off until the gazebo is finished.

• The family is about to get a dog, the educator is worried that the children may get bitten, so they decide to find lots of learning material to imbed into their educational plan in preparation for the dogs arrival.

Examples of Potential Hazards

• The educator notices that a new cabinet has been put in the loungeroom and its full of alcohol but does not have a lock on it. The educator asks the family to put a childlock on the doors so that the children cannot access it.

• There will be high winds all week, the educator is worried that one of the gum tree branches that hangs above the sandpit might come down. The educator asks the family if they can arrange for a gardener to come and cut the branch off just in case.

• The family have purchased a new baby walker, the child will now be able to reach up much higher, the educator is worried that the child will pull the table cloth off the kitchen table and asks whether the table cloth could be removed to avoid an accident.

Hazard Categories

Biological Hazard
Examples could include immunisation, infection diseases, hygiene and cleanliness, practices involving bodily fluids, e.g. nappy change, toileting, nose wiping, feeding and cleaning blood and bodily fluid spills
Hazardous chemicals and items
Examples could include storage of chemicals, chemical labelling, storage of tools or firearms, storage of medication, farming equipment, access to alcohol and other illicit items
Manual tasks
Examples could include picking up children, moving furniture, cleaning educational spaces, lifting children who are not mobile, moving children in wheelchairs, furniture not ergonomically friendly (e.g. places where nappy change procedures occur)
Slips, trips and falls
Examples could include slippery floors, toys and other educational resources over the floor, unclear walkways, home items in unsafe places, outdoor equipment with potential opportunities to fall from stairs
Environmental Hazards
Examples could include swimming pool areas, dams, broken fence palings, furniture in need of repair, poisonous plants, pets, farm animals and wildlife
Other Hazards
Examples could include any other hazards which do not fit in the above categories such as electrical power points, loud noises, allergens, working for periods of time

Hazard

Hazard Category
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  • Biological Hazard
  • Hazardous chemicals and items
  • Manual tasks
  • Slips, trips and falls
  • Environmental Hazards
  • Other Hazards
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Hazard Type
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  • Near Miss
  • Emerging Risk
  • Potential Hazard
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Describe actions taken to make it safe for active engagement
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ITEMS TO BE TAKEN ON THE EXCURSION*

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