Guest Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 hi all just wondering what kind of risk assessments you do and what sort of things you include on them. Also ohow often do you do them If anyone has any they are willing to share i would be very grateful Thanks Lola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Our nursery teacher has been told not to do risk assessments by her union as she isn't qualified and if a child has an accident in an area she has risk assessed she may be held responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 that's interesting Marion. i have done risk assessment for all our activities we provide the children as well as for the environment both indoors and outdoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Our nursery teacher has been told not to do risk assessments by her union as she isn't qualified and if a child has an accident in an area she has risk assessed she may be held responsible. Goodness! Lola I have attached some info. passed to me by my SIP Hope it's useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Thank you guys for your help so far. What sort of activites require rosk assessments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 that's interesting Marion.i have done risk assessment for all our activities we provide the children as well as for the environment both indoors and outdoors. We have always done them but since receiving an email saying we shouldn't we are awaiting further information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 bubbles clay collaging compost construction cooking cornflour den building food tasting ice play jelly junk modelling painting parachute pasta planting seeds playdough sand shaving foam small world soap flakes treasure basket water treasure_basket.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 This is the index page from our main risk assessments. We do smaller ones for activities such as dough, or hammering golf tees into a pumpkin etc FIRE – PREVENTION AND MEANS OF ESCAPE SLIPS TRIPS AND FALLS STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS USING SMALL PORTABLE ELECTRICAL POWERED EQUIPMENT CLEANLINESS AND MAINTENANCE SITE SECURITY SHARPS/NEEDLES ON PRESCHOOL GROUNDS GROUNDS MAINTENANCE – HYGIENE HAZARDS HEATING AND VENTILATION USE OF EXTENSION CABLES OR EQUIPMENT WITH TRAILING LEADS DOORS STORAGE AND ISSUE OF MEDICATION DEALING WITH BODILY FLUIDS, BLOOD, VOMIT, AND URINE. VISITS, JOURNEYS, ACTIVITIES AWAY FROM SCHOOL PREMISES MANUAL HANDLING, INCL. LIFTING AND HANDLING PRESCHOOL PLAY EQUIPMENT INDOOR PLAY OUTDOOR PLAY HYGIENE ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD PREPARATION HANDLING HOT ITEMS USING SMALL SHARP EDGED HAND TOOLS KUW - POND DIPPING AND SITE VISITS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dottyp Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 We have used the following format for risk assessment for some time and feel it works well for our village hall setting dottyp RISK_ASSESSMENT.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Oh- just found another document - again sent by SIP! Hope that's useful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Our nursery teacher has been told not to do risk assessments by her union as she isn't qualified and if a child has an accident in an area she has risk assessed she may be held responsible. I was told by the HSE that any competent person could carry them out and they did not need specific training. Can you let me know if this has changed as I'll have to do more training - or stop doing risk assessments. Hmm now which would I prefer?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Our nursery teacher has been told not to do risk assessments by her union as she isn't qualified and if a child has an accident in an area she has risk assessed she may be held responsible. Hi Marion, I just ran this by my husband who is the Health and Safety director for the company he works for. He said 1. You employer i.e. the school, are legally required to have some sort of protocol in place for carrying out risk assessments 2. As holly35 says the HSE do not expect people to be trained in doing these 3. You would actually be exposing yourself more by not carrying out a risk assessment than carrying one out badly. Not risk assessing an activity which then results in serious consequences for a child would be deemed as negligence at best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Guess that means back to the risk assessments for me then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Just had a reply from my union (ATL) "1 Does it need to be done at all? 2 Is the task of an admin or clerical nature? 3 Does it call for the exercise of a teacher's professional skills or judgement? Clearly risk assessments need to be completed. However it is an admin task and therefore should be completed by a suitably trained and skilled member of the support staff. hope this helps Mr xxxxxxxxxxxx" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 If a teacher, or someone else, is planning an activity as part of their duties then surely it is their job to do a risk assessment on that activity if necessary not employ someone extra to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Just having this 'debate' at our school. we're doing them currently ourselves but here's the NUT advise: NUT risk assessment completion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 If a teacher, or someone else, is planning an activity as part of their duties then surely it is their job to do a risk assessment on that activity if necessary not employ someone extra to do that. Actually it doesn't fall within a teacher's duties and it isn't necessary to employ someone extra to do it just train someone from the support team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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