unit 5 keeping children safe p6 outdoor risk assessment
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Children's Play, Learning and Development 2016 NQF
Unit 5 - Keeping Children Safe
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Setting name: Sherwood Park Primary School
Activity People at
Climbing Frame (outdoor) Pupils
: Risk:
Assessment carried out
Thanyha Kirisanker Date
by:
Identify Hazards
Rating*
(Potential to cause harm & Recommendations to
Existing Controls Who/what may be harmed Risk
Risk
consider how a person minimise/eliminate risk
may be hurt)
Design Normally for climbing frames it The children If the material that the climbing To minimise the risk of Trivial
Danger from equipment is made from metal or wood. frame is made from is wearing children hurting themselves
designed for inappropriate This needs to be maintained so away the climbing frame could on the climbing frame it is
ages. then that the material doesn’t break and while the children are important for the caretakers
wear away. on the climbing frame the to check the climbing frame
children can fall and cause every month to see if it is in
themselves serious harm., good shape. Also, if the
teachers notice that the
climbing frame is broken
then the teachers should
report it straight away so
we can minimise risks.
Equipment After the climbing frame is set The children If the climbing frame is not Supervising the children low
Risk of injury from equipment up normally there should be a sturdy enough, they are likely to while they are on the
failure, entrapment, etc. risk assessment carried out fall of it. While the children are climbing frame is important
before the children start playing using the climbing frame bits so then if we notice
on it so we can make sure it is could break of such as screws anything wrong with
safe for the children to play on. holding the frame together climbing frame then we can
which can cause serious harm report it straight away so
to the child. then it can get fixed.
Surfacing Normally the climbing frame is The children If the climbing frame wasn’t on To minimise the risk the low
Risk of falls from equipment. placed in a area so that even if a rubber matting or grassy area adults should let a limit of
a child falls they don’t hurt and was on a rocky concrete people on the climbing
themselves that much. ground when children fall they frame which could
Sometimes the climbing frame will cause serious head injuries. decrease the children who
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