Example Risk Assessment for an Objective of This Policy – Storage of Medication Pupils Name: Heatherhill Primary School Year Group/ Class: n/a Risk Assessment Undertaken By (list all Mrs Green (Head teacher), Mr McCann (Depute head teacher), Mrs White (PSA) Mrs Young (PSA) contributors): Hazard / Risk Medication / Person/s Risk level Initial control measures New / further control measures required Risk level Procedure / Affected before with Objective controls are controls in in place place L M H L M H Inappropriate Ensure Children Procedures in place (Med forms 1-3) whereby all Ensure emergency response procedures are √ √ storage medication is medicines incoming, administered and disposed completed and prominently displayed around resulting in stored of are recorded and signed for. the school building (med form 6) medicines appropriately Staff have received appropriate training (med Proactive indicator: being and is form 5) including importance of appropriate misplaced, accountable Termly checks by head teacher to ensure that storage conditions (depending on need child’s unavailable or and available medication quantities are as recorded. and storage requirement of medication), and unusable for children’s record keeping resulting in needs at all Reactive indicator: possible harm times during Termly inspections of records and storage areas Number of occasions that medicines have to children term time are conducted by the head teacher been reported as missing and did not have an impact on the child Staff to dial 999 if medical emergency arises and child is at risk of harm Number of occasions that medicines have been reported as missing and did have an Contact numbers of parents / carers / GP child’s impact on the child List any activities which cannot be safely managed, as far as it is possible to foresee: n/a Risk Assessment Undertaken By: Mrs Jade Green Signed: Jade Green Date risk assessment completed: 18.08.2015 Review date: 18.08.2016
Example Risk Assessment for an Objective of This Policy – Storage of Medication Pupils Name: Heatherhill Primary School Year Group/ Class: n/a Risk Assessment Undertaken By (list all contributors): Mrs Green (Head teacher), Mr McCann (Depute head teacher), Mrs White (PSA) Mrs Young (PSA) Hazard / Risk Medication / Procedure / Objective Person/s Affected Risk level before controls are in place Initial control measures New / further control measures required Risk level with controls in place L M H L M H Inappropriate storage resulting in medicines being misplaced, unavailable or unusable resulting in possible harm to children Ensure medication is stored appropriately and is accountable and available for children’s needs at all times during term time Children √ Procedures in place (Med forms 1-3) whereby all medicines incoming, administered and disposed of are recorded and signed for. Staff have received appropriate training (med form 5) including importance of appropriate storage conditions (depending on child’s need and storage requirement of medication), and record keeping Termly inspections of records and storage areas are conducted by the head teacher Staff to dial 999 if medical emergency arises and child is at risk of harm Contact numbers of child’s parents / carers / GP Ensure emergency response procedures are completed and prominently displayed around the school building (med form 6) Proactive indicator: Termly checks by head teacher to ensure that medication quantities are as recorded. Reactive indicator: Number of occasions that medicines have been reported as missing and did not have an impact on the child Number of occasions that medicines have been reported as missing and did have an impact on the child √ List any activities which cannot be safely managed, as far as it is possible to foresee: n/a Risk Assessment Undertaken By: Mrs Jade Green Signed: Jade Green Date risk assessment completed: 18.08.2015 Review date: 18.08.2016
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