Task 6 - Risk assessment

Task 6 - Risk assessment

Harry

Open Ended

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD?

What is a risk assessment?

• A systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in an activity

Multiple Choice

What does systematic mean?

• Completing a plan in fixed steps

• Randomly doing everything

Risks in the environment

• The more risks in the environment, the more chance of a person coming to harm.

• Your role is to reduce the risk of harm where possible

Open Ended

What risks could there be in HSC or EYS?

Risk assessment

• You need to assess the risks and put safety controls in place to try to remove as many risks as possible.

Example - Adult

• If the water temperature in a care home is controlled so that tap water is never too hot.

• Then residents can take a bath when they want to, without needing to have a carer to check the water is at the right temperature.

Multiple Choice

Allowing the residents to take a bath independently will

• Give the resident more control

• Give the resident less control

• Give them less confidence

Example - Child

• Having low sinks and toilets in a day nursery.

• Children who want to use the bathroom independently can do safely, without having to be taken by a childcare worker.

Multiple Choice

This is an example of

• Person-centred support

• Child-centred support

Task 6

• You will have to think about what risks an outdoor environment might have.

• Remember when it asks about how it relates to person-centred care.

• It provides independence, confidence, and more control in their lives.