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Unread 07-15-2011, 07:48 AM
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Hi Tina

Don't know if this helps but of the top of my head

Risk Assessments

Must be reviewed annually but if a significant accident happens then it needs to be updated immediately.

Every staff member/volunteer must sign them otherwise they are not worth the paper they are written on.(in other words they are void if the person that has hurt themselves they can say that they didn't know about the risk assessment)

The person that writes them have to say when they were written and when they will be updated (reviewed) and they need to have their name on the risk assessment to say they have completed it.

You must link all accidents with risk assessments so that you can monitor if and when and how accidents are happening i.e. you might have several trips and falls in a week so by looking at the risk assessments you can try and work out if it's heppening when a certain member of staff is on duty. do they member of staff have good house keeping skills such as (sweeping up what the children might be falling on. You could then suggest a course for the member of staff to complete.

if you cant put significant control measures in place then you should look at doind away with the activity (only if there is significant risk).


Hope it helps a little
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