Analysis of Health and Safety risks in a nursey setting.

TOYS:

I ticked this as a medium because a lot of puzzle pieces and ‘Lego’ bricks were left around on the floor, while the kids were playing a staff was busy reading books to a couple of kids at the silent area, she was too busy to keep an eye on the rest of the kids and what they were doing, when I noticed this I felt like kids should be supervised by all time, that what she could have done was sit down all the kids and read books to them. The other kids were running around and could have potentially tripped on one of the Lego brick yet alone a sharp broken toy and hit their head hard on the floor or whilst playing with their peer they could have put in a puzzle piece in their mouth and choke on it. This would be all down to the fact that the staff failed to attend all the kids I believe this falls under the (RIDDOR act1998) this act is to report any major   accidents and incidents occurring in the work place, this includes employers, staffs and people in control of the premises.

Unlocked doors:

I ticked this as a low risk because the doors was always locked at all times no matter what, it also had a sign saying ‘keep doors closed at all times ‘the only potential risk I saw was when a parent was talking to a member of staff, with the child beside her, the staff failed to hold the Childs hand. the child could have potentially wandered out the door with both the staff and mother taking no notice because they were too busy chatting, the child could have run into the roads and get run over yet alone get taken away by a stranger.

Wet floors in the toilet:

I ticked this as medium because when I was observing the children’s toilet I had noticed that there was pee on the floor but no member of staff seemed to do anything about it and there was no wet sign up, a child could possibly want to use the toilet and unaware of the pee would slip and bang their head on the concrete floor’s thought this was very bad as I saw a staff walk past and couldn’t care less and the children lights were turned off .children’s toilet lights should always be on at all times.

Sand thrown about:

I tick this as high risk because as I assisted a staff to the nursery outdoor playground, here I noticed that the children enjoyed the play sand but also noticed that the children enjoyed the play sand but also noticed how dangerous the kids were playing with the sand, a lot of the kids were chucking it at each other, it wasn’t until I panicked and told the kids to stop it and what their doing is very bad that then they stopped. Sand contain silica (little crystals) these crystals could cause cancer. The sand could have entered one of the kid’s mouth or eye which could result in choking and blindness.

Unattended children:

This overall was a major factor as I witnessed a lot of staff leaving the kids unattended and doing their own stuff. The children were running along the corridors and down the stairs. the children could have stumbled down and broken something. anything could have possibly happen, a child could spot an electrical plug and decide to play with it another, or they could be aware of where the chemical products are and decide to go touch and fidget with it, another could be a staff leaves a sharp object like a scissors about and the child goes and plays with that with their peer. or a staff leaves a door open and they escape to the outdoors, whilst on the playground and on a climbing frame if the staff fails to watch the child the child could fall down. When a child is left unattended a lot of dangerous things can arise.