SHORE Preparatory Risk Assessment Bus Transport

Risk Assessment Plan for the purpose of: Transportation from SHORE Campus Point 1 to SHORE OSHC Extend

Transportation from Point 1 - SHORE Campus Blue Street North Sydney, NSW 2063 to SHORE OSHC Extend - Campus 55 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge NSW 2063

Activity details
Date(s) of Activity: Term 1, Term 2, Term 3 and Term 4 Monday to Thursday After School Care	Address 1: Collection Point: SHORE CAMPUS Blue Street, North Sydney NSW 2063	Address 2: Drop off Point: SHORE OSHC Extend 55 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, NSW 2063
Hours of Transport Required	After School Care Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2:45pm - 3:15pm	Google Map of route to take attached - YES
Proposed activities:	1 Extend Educator travels to Blue St. SHORE campus to collect the children in Years 3-6 from Blue Street using the Schools Sports bus. The children are driven to 55 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, NSW 2063 with the Extend Educator.		Water hazards? No
Name of activity leader:	Service Coordinator / Responsible Person
Contact number of Service Coordinator:	0498 784 742		Head Office: 1300 366 437
Number of children participating in activity:	Variant on LookedAfter bookings for Year 3 - 6 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays annually		Number of Educators: 1:15
Activity checklist
First aid kit		Mobile phone / other means of communicating with the service & emergency services
List of children participating in activities		Medical information and medication for each child
Contact information for each child		Other items, please list

Risk assessment
Activity	Hazard identified	Risk assessment	Elimination/control measures	Who
Bus transport embarking and disembarking	Children tripping or falling up or down the stairs of the bus	M	Educator to discuss the guidelines of appropriate behaviour when travelling on the bus with children. Educator to stand at the bottom of the stairs/door when children are embarking and disembarking the bus. Children to embark and disembark the bus one at a time. Educator and the children walk single file on the pavement alongside the road. Educator to carry a first aid kit, child information and mobile phone in bag in case of an accident.	Educators
Bus transport between school sites	Vehicle Accident	H	Ensure bus drivers hold appropriate licences and insurance. Educator to discuss the guidelines of appropriate behaviour when travelling on the bus with children. Ensure all children are wearing seatbelts and sitting down appropriately with one child to a seat.	Educators
Bathrooms	Children using the toilets	M	Children should be provided with frequent opportunities to go to the toilet. Educators to conduct hazard checks of the bathrooms, prior to service opening hours, to ensure bathrooms are safe and clean for children to use. Children are required to tell an Educator if they need to go to the toilet. Educator will provide child with a toilet pass which will be returned to the administering Educator on the childs return. Educators to ensure the bathroom entrance/exit is within the line of sight from where they are supervising in the quad/playground. Educators and Children will have regular group discussions surrounding the safe and appropriate use of bathrooms. Children to be reminded of the bathrooms that can be utilised during service hours, including the preferred bathrooms situated near to the Infants classrooms.	Coordinator Educators
Service Spaces	Child becoming isolated from the group	H	Educators and Children will have regular group discussions surrounding the boundaries of the outdoor service spaces. Children to be reminded of the safe outdoor areas that can be utilised during service hours, as they may differ from spaces during school hours. Educators to ensure they are actively supervising whilst participating in any activity. Educators to complete regular head counts throughout service opening hours and record these on our sign-in/sign-out record. Educators to follow recommended supervision ratios, at all times. If a child has been identified as missing, the Educator must notify all Educators at the service. Educator to settle all other children into a safe area, whilst a second Educator actively searches for the missing child. Search of bathrooms, classrooms and other areas of the school. In discussion with the Operations Manager, police are to be notified if the child cannot be located within 10 minutes. Parents must be notified of the incident by the Service Coordinator. Service Coordinator to complete Serious Incident form and send to Operations Manager to notify the Regulatory Authority.	Coordinator Educators Operations Manager
Walking	Tripping	M	Children will be supervised adequately and educated on safely walking to and from licensed spaces. Childrens shoe laces must be tied at all times and any tripping hazards must be identified prior to walking to the rooms and rectified immediately by the service Educators.	Coordinator Educators
Service Spaces	Strangers	M	Service Coordinator to remind children not to talk to strangers and to notify Educators if a stranger approaches them. Educators to be actively supervising children, at all times. Suspicious behaviour by unknown people must be monitored and reported. Notify other Educators, school management or the police if behaviour continues. Educators to remind senior boys at the school that they may not access the service spaces during opening hours.	Coordinators Educators
Meal Times	Children with allergies	M	All childrens medical information is current and is taken to each approved space, or excursion, with the child. All child information to be kept in the enrolment folder, easily accessible to the Educators and Service Coordinator, (transportation purposes) at all times. Educators to actively supervise children with allergies. If an allergic reaction occurs, then follow Medical Management plan and call an ambulance. Service Coordinator to notify parent and Operations Manager of the medical emergency and the actions taken. Service Coordinator to complete Serious Incident form and send to Operations Manager to notify the Regulatory Authority.	Coordinator Educators
Stairs	Visibility, Tripping	M	Educators to accompany children on the stairs to prevent tripping. Educators to encourage children to walk and use the handrail. Educators will remind the children about the safety guidelines when walking to and from approved spaces. This is to be done regularly, during group time at the service. Educators to carry first aid equipment and medication with them to each approved space. Educators to follow Extend procedure for dealing with accidents and incidents.	Coordinator Educators
Weather Conditions	Over exposure to sun / Dehydration	H	Advise families that children must bring and wear hats at the service. Children must always wear sunscreen and closed toe shoes. Educators to ensure children apply sunscreen prior to exiting the indoor space to participate in an outdoor activity. Educators must check the weather forecast for the day of activities. Educators and children will spend as much time in shaded areas as possible. Ensure all children carry water bottles with them to each approved space and are regularly reminded and given the opportunity to refill their bottle. Ensure Service Coordinator and Educators carry their own water bottles, wear hats and have sunscreen with them. Educators to carry first aid equipment and medication with them to each approved space.	Coordinator Educators

Plan prepared by:	National Programs Manager and Programs Management Team
Prepared in consultation with:	Service Coordinator, Educators, School Management
Communicated to:	All Staff, Families and Children, Extend Office Departments
Reminder: Monitor the effectiveness of controls and change if necessary. Review the risk assessment if an incident or significant change occurs.