assessment This table lists the identified hazards to our early childhood service, assessment of the risks associated with those hazards and how we reduce their impact. *Please note that under regulation 168(2)(e) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2012, services operating under the National Quality Framework must have emergency procedures that are based on a risk assessment that is conducted to identify potential emergencies that are relevant to the service Treatments to be Revised Risk Rating Risk Rating Implemented Current Risk Control After implementing Treatments Identified Description of Risk Measures Implemented Measures to be taken by our service Hazard at our Service to eliminate or reduce impact of the Likelihood Risk Level Likelihood Risk risk Cause: Bushfires & Emergency Management Plan Severe Unlikely EXTREME Grief Counselling Services Severe Unlikely HIGH Smoke Detection System (available via DET) grassfires Bushfire spreading External Alarm Testing Ensure that is a business through parkland that (monthly) continuity plan in place. Fire Extinguishers Liaise with Nillumbik Council adjoins the centre. External Fire Extinguisher regarding fire controls (i.e Consequences: Inspections (6mthly) clearing of fallen or dead Staff training Fire Extinguisher branches from tree’s in – Risk of death/injury from Use driveway) Bushfire Policy burns or smoke inhalation. Centre closure on Extreme Fire Risk of property damage Danger Days Bushfire Drills or property loss. Bushfire Packs (template letters Risk of stress or / communications) Internal Procedure Training psychological injury. Sessions Working Bee’s to tidy site (min 4 per year) Counselling Services Severe Unlikely EXTREME Severe Unlikely HIGH Risk of from Emergency Management Plan (available via DET) burns or smoke inhalation. Detection System Ensure that there is a Grassfires External Alarm Testing business continuity plan in (monthly) Risk of property damage place. Fire Extinguishers or property loss. Liaise with Nillumbik Council External Fire Extinguisher regarding fire controls (i.e Inspections (6mthly) clearing of fallen or dead Risk of psychological Internal Procedure Training branches from tree’s in injury. Sessions driveway)
assessment This table lists the identified hazards to our early childhood service, assessment of the risks associated with those hazards and how we reduce their impact. *Please note that under regulation 168(2)(e) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2012, services operating under the National Quality Framework must have emergency procedures that are based on a risk assessment that is conducted to identify potential emergencies that are relevant to the service Identified Hazard Description of Risk Current Risk Control Measures Implemented at our Service Risk Rating Treatments to be Implemented Measures to be taken by our service to eliminate or reduce impact of the risk Revised Risk Rating After implementing Treatments Likelihood Risk Likelihood Risk Level Bushfires & grassfires Cause: Bushfire spreading through parkland that adjoins the centre. Consequences: Risk of death/injury from burns or smoke inhalation. Risk of property damage or property loss. Risk of stress or psychological injury. Emergency Management Plan Smoke Detection System External Alarm Testing (monthly) Fire Extinguishers External Fire Extinguisher Inspections (6mthly) Staff training – Fire Extinguisher Use Bushfire Policy Centre closure on Extreme Fire Danger Days Bushfire Drills Bushfire Packs (template letters / communications) Internal Procedure Training Sessions Working Bee’s to tidy site (min 4 per year) Severe Unlikely EXTREME Grief Counselling Services (available via DET) Ensure that is a business continuity plan in place. Liaise with Nillumbik Council regarding fire controls (i.e clearing of fallen or dead branches from tree’s in driveway) Severe Unlikely HIGH Grassfires Risk of from burns or smoke inhalation. Risk of property damage or property loss. Risk of psychological injury. Emergency Management Plan Detection System External Alarm Testing (monthly) Fire Extinguishers External Fire Extinguisher Inspections (6mthly) Internal Procedure Training Sessions Severe Unlikely EXTREME Counselling Services (available via DET) Ensure that there is a business continuity plan in place. Liaise with Nillumbik Council regarding fire controls (i.e clearing of fallen or dead branches from tree’s in driveway) Severe Unlikely HIGH
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