Creating a safe environment for the children and employees is paramount in childcare.
Some common health and safety risks include:
- Slips, trips and falls
- Muscle strain from lifting and moving desks and tables
- Musculoskeletal risks: Bending, crouching, kneeling, twisting, and sitting on the floor to interact with children.
- Regular manual tasks: Carrying children and regularly bending to pick up toys.
- Bullying and harassment.
- Regular illness: Exposure to colds, flu, and viruses from close contact with sick children.
Peninsula can help identify workplace hazards to minimise risks to your employees, visitors and children through:
- SafeCheck: A comprehensive on-site workplace risk assessment by a Peninsula WHS expert.
- Creating or updating Health and Safety policies, incident processes and procedures, and other critical documentation.
- Health and Safety software to help with incident reporting.
- An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to help employees manage stress and mental health challenges.
