New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATION 2004 - REG 70

70 Storage of dangerous substances and equipment

(1) The authorised supervisor of a children’s service must ensure that all dangerous cleaning materials, disinfectants, poisonous and other dangerous substances and medications are kept in a child resistant container that is labelled with a description of its contents and directions for their use.

(2) The authorised supervisor of a children’s service must ensure that the following items are kept in secure storage facilities that are inaccessible to children:

(a) dangerous cleaning materials,

(b) disinfectants,

(c) poisonous and other dangerous substances,

(d) dangerous tools and equipment,

(e) toiletries,

(f) medications,

(g) first aid equipment,

(h) sharp or jagged objects that pose a hazard to children.

(3) The authorised supervisor of a children’s service must ensure that if a substance referred to in subclause (2) needs to be refrigerated, it is kept in a child resistant container in the refrigerator.

(4) In the case of a family day care children’s service, the obligations of an authorised supervisor under this clause are taken to be the obligations of each family day care carer of the service.

(5) The licensee of a children’s service (other than a home based children’s service) must develop and maintain procedures and policies to ensure that the authorised supervisor and family day care carers comply with the requirements of this clause.