EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 101
EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 101
101 . Conduct of risk assessment for excursion
(1) A risk assessment
for an excursion must —
(a)
identify and assess risks that the excursion may pose to the safety, health or
wellbeing of any child being taken on the excursion; and
(b)
specify how the identified risks will be managed and minimised.
(2) Without limiting
subregulation (1), a risk assessment must consider —
(a) the
proposed route and destination for the excursion; and
(b) any
water hazards; and
(c) any
risks associated with water‑based activities; and
(d) if
the excursion involves transporting children —
(i)
the means of transport; and
(ii)
any requirements for seatbelts or safety restraints under
a law of each jurisdiction in which the children are being transported; and
(iii)
the process for entering and exiting the education and
care service premises and, as required, the pick‑up location or
destination; and
(iv)
procedures for embarking and disembarking the means of
transport, including how each child is to be accounted for on embarking and
disembarking;
and
(e) the
number of adults and children involved in the excursion; and
(f)
given the risks posed by the excursion, the number of educators or other
responsible adults that is appropriate to provide supervision and whether any
adults with specialised skills are required; and
Example: Specialised
skills could include life‑saving skills.
(g) the
proposed activities; and
(h) the
proposed duration of the excursion; and
(i)
the items that should be taken on the excursion.
Example: A mobile
phone and a list of emergency contact numbers for children on the excursion.
[Regulation 101 amended: SL 2020/143
r. 7.]