Children

sCare,LearningandDevelopmentUnit206Supportchildren

splayandlearningDescribehowtodoariskassessmentforw
aterplayandhowriskscanvaryaccordingtoage,needs,abili
tyandtheenvironment.Describehowtodoariskassessmentfo
rwaterplay:Theprocessforundertakingallriskassessmentsis
thesame.Therearefivesteps:1.Lookforhazards.2.Decidewho
maybeharmedandhow.3.Evaluatetheriskanddecideify
ouhavetakenadequatemeasurestoreducetherisk.4.Record
yourfindings.5.Regularlyreviewyourassessmentandadjustprev
entativemeasureswhennecessary.Completingeachstep of the ri
skassessmentprocess.TheHazard/Activityistheresource/area
/learningopportunitythathasbeenidentifiedashaving apossibl
erisk.(WaterActivities)PersonsAtRiskarethegroupsofpeople
whoareatriskfromthehazardsyouhaveidentified.(Childre
n,Staff)ThePotentialRisksarethepossibleconsequencesofthe
identifiedhazards.(Trips,Falls,Slips,Ingestionoftoxicsubstanc
es,Drowning)TheControlMeasuresarethelistofexistingprecau
tionstakentoreducetheriskofeachidentifiedhazard.All staf
fwithintheestablishmentshouldbeawareofthesemeasuresa
ndensurethattheyareinplace.
(Allwaterspillagesareclearedupimmediately.Substancesadded
tothewatere.g.soaptomakebubbles,orfoodcolouring,are
suitableandnontoxic.Waterisemptiedandchangeddaily.Childrenwearwaterproof
aprons.Childrenwithwetclothesarechangedquickly.Children are
awareofthesafetyruleswhenplayingwithwater.Watertempe
raturesarecheckedbeforethechildrenplay.Ensurethere isno
overcrowdingatthewatertray.Ensurewateractivityiscarefullys
upervised)TheRiskRatingisdecidedbythestaffoncethecontr
olmeasuresareinplace.Ifthereareadequatemeasuresinpl
acetheratingshouldbelow.Ifthisisnotthecasefurtherc
ontrolmeasureswillbenecessary.
(highorlow)AComments/Actionslistprovidesyouwitharecord
ofanyreviewsundertakenandanyfurtheractionthatshould
betakentofurtherreducethelevelofriskassociatedwiththe
identifiedhazard.(egbuyingathermometertocheckwaterte
mperature)