Unit 402 K4H788: Principal models and practices involved in formal Risk assessment

Hi everyone anyone,

Have just looked at this question

PRINCIPAL MODELS AND PRACTICES INVOLVED IN FORMAL RISK ASSESSMENT AFFECTING CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY, SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE AGE, NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF THE CHILD

I know its based around the risk assessments but just not sure how to structure my answer. I think the start of the question is putting me of.

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated

[brown owl]

Hi
Yeah someone on the same unit as me!!!

I think it is based around whatyou need to look for in your setting regarding the chidlrens health and safety - how you meet this need when you do your risk assessment.

Does this help

Brown owl

Yes thanks, that makes it sound a little clearer. I have skipped that one and moved on to the next question for now. How much time do you spend working on this as it seems to be taking over my life at the moment.

[brown owl]

Not as much as I should!!!

I worked on it all day saturday and a bit yesterday, and then I did some a couple of weeks ago. Me and my husband are separated and he has the children every other weekend, so I try and do some then.

Had an email today from my assessor and she is, hopfully, sending the questions tomorrow!!

It's working out what the K numbers actually mean that gets me!!!

[sparky]

Originally Posted by brown owl

It's working out what the K numbers actually mean that gets me!!!

I feel the same. Why can't they just write them in plain English

I'm putting in as much as I possibly can as we have been told that we only have 9 months to do it, I can’t see it myself as it is taking a month or there about just to do the knowledge question let alone the reflective stuff. I am also supposed to be doing key skills in communication level 2. Just can’t see it at the moment. But I’ll plod on

I know this question was asked a long time ago now, but I'm trying to work on this now, and the answers here haven't helped so far (sorry!):blush:

What did you put - this is what I have so far "The principal models of a risk assessment involves the probability of the risk and the severity. Each one has it’s own grading to then provide a risk “score”.
The following are factors to consider
Toys, equipment, personal hygiene, nutrition, privacy, how to adapt things for those with disabilities, children's awareness of safety, ratios
Then I was thinking about talking about National standards and children come first. Also a bit about the things you can do to eliminate risks, permission forms, pre existing injury forms etc.

Am I on the right track - or have I lost the plot completely?

TIA

[Brandy]

i just wrote a few lines on this one (that makes a change for me)
I wrote about how we do our risk assessments, how they reflect changes in activities from week to week, procedures to follow if a health and safety risk is identified, how the risk assessments take into account childrens age and stage of development, how they list the controls and steps necessary to protect children from harm, and how we do risk assessments weekly and termly.
hope this is helpful
brandy

That was great thanks. Managed to end up doing 4 pages (albeit some is some info on safety requirements cut and pasted off the net.)

I wasn't enjoying this unit at first, but really enjoying the meatiness of 402 now!!!!!

Only the theorist unit left to do of the mandatory ones after this - NOT looking forward to that one bit!!!!!!!

[Brandy]

I take it you mean unit 403 i found that the worst one and wrote reams, i did the theorist bits twice before i got my head round it.