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NEAR MISSES, EMERGING RISKS AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS
As an IHC Educator, protecting children from harm and hazards is the most important part of your role. It is important to reflect and plan for health and safety in the learning environment and when providing education and care. Use this form to record NEAR MISSES, EMERGING RISKS AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS within the learning environment location that could become a risk casuing you or others harm.
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 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 pot holes for a new gazebo in the backyard, the holes will fill up with water and become a drowning hazard, the Educator asks for the holes to be covered or the area to be 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 education 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 child lock 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
NEAR MISSES, EMERGING RISKS AND POTENTIAL HAZARD CATEGORIES
Examples of Biological Hazards
Immunisation
Infectious diseases
Hygiene and cleanliness
Practices involving bodily fluids, e.g. nappy change, toileting, nose wiping, feeding and cleaning bodily fluid spills
Examples of Hazardous Chemicals and Items
Storage of chemicals
Chemical labelling
Storage of tools or firearms
Storage of medication, farming equipment
Access to alcohol and other illicit items
Examples of Manual Tasks
Picking up children
Moving furniture
Cleaning educational spaces
Lifting children who are not mobile
Moving children in wheelchairs
Furniture not ergonomically friendly
Examples of Slips, Trips and Falls
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
Examples of Environmental Hazards
Swimming pool areas or dams
Broken fence palings
Furniture in need of repair
Poisonous plants
Pets, farm animals and wildlife
Examples of Age, Developmental Stage, Ability Hazards
Learning through experience
Gross and fine motors skills
Meeting milestones
Emotional regulation
Communication
Examples of Supervision Hazards
Physical layouts, blind spots
Hidden areas, multi levels
Detached buildings
Sole care of multiple children
Mixed age group
Domestic distractions
Multitasking, documentation
Examples of Other Hazards (which do not fit into other categories)
Electrical Power Points
Loud Noises
Allergens
Working for periods of time without a break
Supervision
Transportation of children
Sleep and rest
Medical management
Confrontational situations
Online safety
Visitors
ASSESSING AND MANAGING THE NEAR MISS, EMERGING RISK OR POTENTIAL HAZARD
Hazard Type
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Near Miss
Emerging Risks
Potential Hazard
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Biological Hazard
Hazardous Chemicals and Items
Manual Tasks
Slips, Trips and Falls
Environmental Hazards
Age, Developmental Stage, Ability
Supervision Challenges
Other Hazards
Provide detailed description of hazard
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Describe actions taken to make it safe for active engagement
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Describe how you plan to turn the management of this hazard into an educational learning opportunity for the child/children
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Describe any controls that may need to be implemented during the daily safety scan (e.g. where the hazard is likely to be recurrent)
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Describe any communications that you have had with the Family
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