Undertaking a risk assessment within early years settings, whether in a school, a playgroup, a day nursery or within homes, is very important. When undertaking a risk assessment, consideration must be given to all involved with the setting, such as children and young people, childcare workers, parents/carers and visitors.
Childcare workers who care for children and young people need to be aware of any dangers in the work environment, in order to minimise or prevent accidents and injuries, so risk assessments must be undertaken both indoors and outdoors throughout the day. These risk assessments do not need to be noted, but childcare workers must be aware of dangers during their time at the setting. It is very important that childcare workers (and others such as volunteers and students) work as a team in order to ensure that everybody is aware of the risk assessments that have been undertaken, and that they are amended as required.
Early years childcare workers have a duty to help children and young people to examine and challenge risk within boundaries that are safe to the child, but these risks must be assessed first of all.
The types of risk assessments undertaken in early years settings are as follows:
Risk assessment is a method used to prevent accidents and injuries by identifying possible dangers. By doing so, childcare workers must consider the potential risk, and identify it. Following the risk assessment, the level of the risk must be identified and decisions made with regard to the action required to minimise the risk.
When undertaking a risk assessment, the childcare worker will:
It is essential that risk assessments are regularly monitored and reviewed, as changes may occur, for example, new equipment at the setting. Following the risk assessment, the date for the next assessment should be noted. This may be once a week, once a month, once a term or annually, depending on the size of the setting, the number of new childcare workers, or changes to the environment itself. When reviewing risk assessments, the following must be considered:
Health and safety legislation and policies within early years settings protect children, childcare workers, carers/parents and visitors to the setting from accidents and injuries. Childcare workers at the setting need to be aware, and have a good knowledge, of the following legislation and policies:
http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/resources/safeguarding/
Mae cynnal asesiad risg o fewn lleoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar, boed yn ysgol, yn gylch meithrin, meithrinfa ddydd, neu o fewn cartrefi yn hynod o bwysig. Wrth gynnal asesiad risg, mae’n rhaid ystyried pawb sy’n ymwneud â’r lleoliad, megis plant a phobl ifanc, gweithwyr gofal plant, rhieni/gofalwyr ac ymwelwyr.
Mae angen i gweithwyr gofal plant sy’n gofalu am blant a phobl ifanc fod yn ymwybodol o unrhyw berygl yn yr amgylchedd gwaith, er mwyn lleihau neu arbed damweiniau ac anafiadau, felly mae angen gwneud asesiad risg tu mewn a thu allan drwy gydol y dydd. Nid oes rhaid i’r asesiadau risg yma gael eu nodi, ond mae rhaid i gweithwyr gofal plant fod yn ymwybodol o beryglon yn ystod eu hamser yn y lleoliad. Mae’n bwysig iawn bod gweithwyr gofal plant (ac eraill megis gwirfoddolwyr a myfyrwyr) yn gweithio fel tîm er mwyn i bawb fod yn ymwybodol o’r asesiadau risg sydd wedi cael eu gwneud, ac yn eu haddasu os oes angen.
Mae gan gweithwyr gofal plant blynyddoedd cynnar ddyletswydd i gefnogi plant a phobl ifanc i archwilio a herio risg o fewn ffiniau sy’n ddiogel i’r plentyn ond mae’n rhaid asesu’r risgiau yma’n gyntaf.
Dyma’r math o asesiadau risg a geir mewn lleoliad blynyddoedd cynnar:
Dull yw asesu risg, sy’n cael ei ddefnyddio i arbed damweiniau ac anafiadau drwy nodi'r peryglon posib. Wrth wneud hyn, mae rhaid i’r gweithwyr gofal plant ystyried beth yw potensial y risg, a nodi hyn. Yn dilyn yr asesiad risg, mae’n rhaid dynodi ei lefel a phenderfynu pa gamau sydd angen eu cymryd er mwyn lleihau’r risg.
Wrth gyflawni asesiad risg, bydd yr ymarferwr yn:
Mae’n hollbwysig i fonitro ac adolygu asesiadau risg yn gyson, oherwydd gall newidiadau gael eu gwneud, er enghraifft, cyfarpar newydd i’r lleoliad. Yn dilyn asesiad risg, mae angen nodi dyddiad ar gyfer yr asesiad nesaf. Gall hyn fod yn unwaith yr wythnos, unwaith y mis, unwaith y tymor, neu’n flynyddol, yn dibynnu ar faint y lleoliad, nifer o gweithwyr gofal plant newydd, neu newidiadau yn yr amgylchedd ei hun. Wrth adolygu asesiadau risg, mae’n rhaid ystyried:
Mae deddfwriaeth a pholisïau iechyd a diogelwch o fewn lleoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar yn gwarchod plant, gweithwyr gofal plant, gofalwyr/rhieni ac ymwelwyr i’r lleoliad rhag damweiniau ac anafiadau. Mae angen i gweithwyr gofal plant y lleoliad fod yn ymwybodol, a chael gwybodaeth dda o’r ddeddfwriaeth a’r polisïau canlynol:
http://www.plantyngnghymru.org.uk/adnoddau-2/diogelu/
Spin the wheel and answer the question.
Troellwch yr olwyn ac atebwch y cwestiwn.
Answer: Risk assessments are used to prevent accidents and injuries by identifying possible dangers.
Ateb: Mae asesiad risg yn cael ei ddefnyddio i arbed damweiniau ac anafiadau drwy nodi'r peryglon posib.
Answer: In order to minimise or prevent accidents and injuries.
Ateb: Er mwyn lleihau neu arbed damweiniau ac anafiadau.
Answer: Identify the level of the risk.
Ateb: Dynodi lefel y risg
Answer:
RIDDOR
COSHH
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Ateb:
RIDDOR
COSHH
Deddf Iechyd a Diogelwch yn y Gwaith 1974
Cytundeb y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau’r Plentyn
Babies and young children are in danger of harm as they are not aware of the dangers around them. They are curious, and like to experiment and explore the world around them. Although babies and children need a challenging environment in order to develop and become aware of boundaries, the risk of harm or injury must be managed.
All sorts of accidents and injuries can occur in any sort of setting linked to children and young people. It is essential that childcare workers ensure that the setting is safe, especially if the room is used by members of the public.
The six most common accidents amongst children are:
In order to minimise the above risks, settings must ensure the following:
Early years childcare workers have a duty of care towards each child. It is essential that they follow guidelines, legislation and the setting's policies with regard to keeping the children in their care safe from accidents and injuries. It is therefore very important to consider this when planning activities for the children.
It is good practice to record any likely risks during the planning stage, e.g. if the activity involves making a fruit salad, is any child allergic to any of the fruits. This must be noted on the risk assessment sheet, and the activity adapted accordingly. If the activity states that the children will need to cut the fruit with a knife, this should be noted on the risk assessment sheet and a plastic knife should be used by the children.
Every early years childcare worker has a duty to undertake daily risk assessments of the setting, and to complete risk assessment sheets before introducing any activity that poses a risk to babies and children. It is essential that the information on the risk assessment sheet is detailed and simple and easy to read. This information should be shared with every other adult associated with the setting (colleagues, volunteers, students, visitors). There is no point undertaking a risk assessment without following the appropriate steps.
Every risk assessment sheet should include the following:
Risk assessment encourages managers and childcare workers to consider what could go wrong at the setting, in order to be able to manage the situation before an accident or injury occurs.
It is a legal requirement to undertake risk assessments at any work setting with 5 or more employees. A full risk assessment should be undertaken at early years work settings on an annual basis, and should be reviewed following an accident or any change to the setting's environment, such as new equipment. The indoor and outdoor area must be checked daily, at the beginning of each session, and a simple record should be kept.
The risk assessment sheet must be dated and kept securely. These sheets will need to be shown to the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) during an inspection.
Following an incident or accident involving a child, the child's parents/carers must be contacted as soon as possible. Depending on the injury, CIW must be informed, as well as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). If an incident or accident is likely to happen, all childcare workers at the setting, as well as parents and visitors, must be aware of this, and a full risk assessment must be undertaken in order to avoid this from happening. For example, if the school gate does not shut/lock, children could wander away from the school grounds. Such an incident needs an urgent response.
Mae babanod a phlant ifanc mewn perygl o niwed oherwydd nad ydynt yn ymwybodol o’r peryglon o’u cwmpas. Maent yn chwilfrydig, yn arbrofi ac yn archwilio’r byd sydd o’u cwmpas. Er bod babanod a phlant angen amgylchedd heriol, a hyn er mwyn datblygu a dod yn ymwybodol o ffiniau, mae’n rhaid rheoli’r risg o niwed neu anaf.
Gall pob mathau o ddamweiniau ac anafiadau ddigwydd mewn unrhyw fath o leoliad plant a phobl ifanc. Mae’n hanfodol bod gweithwyr gofal plant yn sicrhau bod y lleoliad yn ddiogel, yn enwedig os yw’r ystafell yn cael ei defnyddio gan aelodau eraill o’r cyhoedd.
Y chwe damwain mwyaf cyffredin ymhlith plant yw:
Er mwyn lleihau risgiau i’r uchod, mae angen sicrhau:
Mae gan gweithwyr gofal plant blynyddoedd cynnar ddyletswydd gofal i bob plentyn. Mae’n hanfodol eu bod yn dilyn canllawiau deddfau a pholisïau’r lleoliad o ran cadw babanod a phlant sydd yn eu gofal yn ddiogel rhag damweiniau ac anafiadau. Felly, mae’n bwysig iawn ystyried hyn wrth gynllunio gweithgareddau plant.
Arfer da yw cofnodi unrhyw risgiau sy’n debygol wrth gynllunio, e.e. os mai gwneud salad ffrwythau yw’r gweithgaredd, mae’n rhaid ystyried os oes gan blentyn alergedd i un o’r ffrwythau. Rhaid nodi hyn ar y daflen asesu risg, ac addasu’r gweithgaredd. Os yw’r gweithgaredd yn nodi bod plant angen torri ffrwythau gyda chyllell, mae angen nodi hyn ar y daflen asesu risg a sicrhau mai cyllell blastig fydd y plant yn ei defnyddio.
Mae gan bob gweithiwr gofal plant blynyddoedd cynnar ddyletswydd i gynnal asesiad risg dyddiol o’r lleoliad, a hefyd i gwblhau taflenni asesu risg cyn ymgymryd ag unrhyw weithgaredd sy’n peri risg i fabanod a phlant. Mae’n hanfodol bod y wybodaeth sydd ar y daflen asesu risg yn fanwl ac yn syml a hawdd i’w darllen. Dylai’r wybodaeth yma gael ei rhannu gyda phob oedolyn arall sy’n ymwneud â’r lleoliad (cyd-weithwyr, gwirfoddolwyr, myfyrwyr, ymwelwyr). Nid oes rheswm gwneud asesiad risg os nad ydy’r camau’n cael eu dilyn.
Dylai pob taflen asesu risg gynnwys y canlynol:
Mae asesu risg yn annog rheolwyr ac gweithwyr gofal plant i feddwl am beth all fynd o’i le yn y lleoliad, er mwyn iddynt allu rheoli’r sefyllfa cyn i ddamwain neu niwed ddigwydd.
Mae’n ofyniad cyfreithiol i asesiadau risg gael eu gwneud mewn unrhyw leoliad gwaith sy’n cyflogi 5 neu fwy o bobl. Dylid cynnal asesiad risg cyflawn o leoliad gwaith blynyddoedd cynnar yn flynyddol, ac mae’n rhaid ei adolygu os oes damwain neu newid i amgylchedd y lleoliad megis cyfarpar newydd. Mae’n ofynnol i wirio’r ardal tu mewn a thu allan yn ddyddiol, ar gychwyn pob sesiwn, a chadw cofnod syml ohono.
Mae’n rhaid sicrhau bod y daflen asesu risg wedi’i dyddio ac yn cael ei chadw’n ddiogel. Bydd rhaid dangos y taflenni hyn i AGC (Arolygiaeth Gofal Cymru) yn ystod arolygiad.
Yn dilyn digwyddiad neu ddamwain i blentyn, mae’n rhaid cysylltu gyda rhieni/gofalwyr y plentyn cyn gynted â phosib. Yn ddibynnol ar yr anaf, bydd rhaid hysbysu AGC, yn ogystal â HSE (Awdurdod Gweithredol Iechyd a Diogelwch). Os yw digwyddiad neu ddamwain yn debygol o ddigwydd, mae’n rhaid i holl gweithwyr gofal plant y lleoliad, yn ogystal â rhieni/gofalwyr ac ymwelwyr, fod yn ymwybodol, a bydd rhaid cynnal asesiad risg cyflawn er mwyn ceisio arbed hyn. Er enghraifft, os nad yw gât ysgol yn cau/cloi, gall y plant grwydro o dir yr ysgol. Mae angen ymateb ar frys i ddigwyddiad fel hyn.
Minimising risks in relation to the 6 most common accidents amongst children. Use the thought shower to note as many ways of minimising risks as you can think of.
Lleihau risgiau o ran y 6 damwain mwyaf cyffredin ymhlith plant. Defnyddiwch y gawod syniadau i nodi cynifer ag y gallwch o ffyrdd o leihau risgiau.
Drag the words into the correct space in order to complete the sentences.
Llusgwch y geiriau i’r bwlch cywir er mwyn cwblhau’r brawddegau.
Early years childcare workers have a duty of care towards each child. It is essential that they follow guidelines, legislation and the setting's policies with regard to keeping the children in their care safe from accidents and injuries, therefore it is very important to consider this when planning activities for the children.
It is good practice to record any likely risks during the planning stage, e.g. if the activity involves making a fruit salad, is any child allergic to any of the fruits. Therefore, this must be noted on the risk assessment sheet, and the activity adapted accordingly. If the activity states that the children will need to cut the fruit with a knife, this should be noted on the risk assessment sheet and a plastic knife should be used by the children.
Every early years childcare worker has a duty to undertake daily risk assessments of the setting, and to complete risk assessment sheets before any activity that poses a risk to babies and children. It is essential that the information on the risk assessment sheet is simple, detailed and easy to read. This information should be shared with every other adult associated with the setting (colleagues, volunteers, students, visitors). There is no point undertaking a risk assessment without following the appropriate steps.
Early years childcare workers have a duty of care towards each child. It is essential that they follow guidelines, legislation and the setting's policies with regard to keeping the children in their care safe from accidents and injuries, therefore it is very important to consider this when planning activities for the children.
It is good practice to record any likely risks during the planning stage, e.g. if the activity involves making a fruit salad, is any child allergic to any of the fruits. Therefore, this must be noted on the risk assessment sheet, and the activity adapted accordingly. If the activity states that the children will need to cut the fruit with a knife, this should be noted on the risk assessment sheet and a plastic knife should be used by the children.
Every early years childcare worker has a duty to undertake daily risk assessments of the setting, and to complete risk assessment sheets before any activity that poses a risk to babies and children. It is essential that the information on the risk assessment sheet is simple, detailed and easy to read. This information should be shared with every other adult associated with the setting (colleagues, volunteers, students, visitors). There is no point undertaking a risk assessment without following the appropriate steps.
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Mae gan gweithwyr gofal plant blynyddoedd cynnar ddyletswydd gofal i bob plentyn. Mae’n hanfodol eu bod yn dilyn canllawiau deddfau a pholisïau’r lleoliad o ran cadw babanod a phlant sydd yn eu gofal yn ddiogel rhag damweiniau ac anafiadau, felly mae’n bwysig iawn bod hyn yn cael ei ystyried hyn wrth gynllunio gweithgareddau plant.
Arfer da yw cofnodi unrhyw risgiau sy’n debygol wrth gynllunio, e.e. os mai gwneud salad ffrwythau yw’r gweithgaredd, mae’n rhaid ystyried os oes plentyn gydag alergedd i un o’r ffrwythau. Felly, mae’n rhaid nodi hyn ar y daflen asesu risg ac addasu’r gweithgaredd. Os yw’r gweithgaredd yn nodi bod plant angen torri ffrwythau gyda chyllell, mae angen nodi hyn ar y daflen asesu risg a sicrhau mai cyllell blastig fydd y plant yn ei defnyddio.
Mae gan bob gweithiwr gofal plant blynyddoedd cynnar ddyletswydd i gynnal asesiad risg dyddiol o’r lleoliad, a hefyd i gwblhau taflenni asesu risg cyn unrhyw weithgaredd sy’n peri risg i fabanod a phlant. Mae’n hanfodol bod y wybodaeth sydd ar y daflen asesu risg yn syml, yn fanwl ac yn hawdd i’w darllen. Dylai’r wybodaeth yma gael ei rhannu gyda phob oedolyn arall sy’n ymwneud â’r lleoliad (cyd-weithwyr, gwirfoddolwyr, myfyrwyr, ymwelwyr). Nid oes rheswm gwneud asesiad risg os nad ydy’r camau’n cael eu dilyn.
Mae gan gweithwyr gofal plant blynyddoedd cynnar ddyletswydd gofal i bob plentyn. Mae’n hanfodol eu bod yn dilyn canllawiau deddfau a pholisïau’r lleoliad o ran cadw babanod a phlant sydd yn eu gofal yn ddiogel rhag damweiniau ac anafiadau, felly mae’n bwysig iawn bod hyn yn cael ei ystyried hyn wrth gynllunio gweithgareddau plant.
Arfer da yw cofnodi unrhyw risgiau sy’n debygol wrth gynllunio, e.e. os mai gwneud salad ffrwythau yw’r gweithgaredd, mae’n rhaid ystyried os oes plentyn gydag alergedd i un o’r ffrwythau. Felly, mae’n rhaid nodi hyn ar y daflen asesu risg ac addasu’r gweithgaredd. Os yw’r gweithgaredd yn nodi bod plant angen torri ffrwythau gyda chyllell, mae angen nodi hyn ar y daflen asesu risg a sicrhau mai cyllell blastig fydd y plant yn ei defnyddio.
Mae gan bob gweithiwr gofal plant blynyddoedd cynnar ddyletswydd i gynnal asesiad risg dyddiol o’r lleoliad, a hefyd i gwblhau taflenni asesu risg cyn unrhyw weithgaredd sy’n peri risg i fabanod a phlant. Mae’n hanfodol bod y wybodaeth sydd ar y daflen asesu risg yn syml, yn fanwl ac yn hawdd i’w darllen. Dylai’r wybodaeth yma gael ei rhannu gyda phob oedolyn arall sy’n ymwneud â’r lleoliad (cyd-weithwyr, gwirfoddolwyr, myfyrwyr, ymwelwyr). Nid oes rheswm gwneud asesiad risg os nad ydy’r camau’n cael eu dilyn.
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