OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
SAFETY CULTURE & STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES OHS at The Lakes is about protecting the wellbeing of every person on site — staff, students, contractors, and visitors. Our goal is simple: to create and maintain a safe, healthy, and supportive environment where teaching and learning can thrive. OHS in schools means: • Identifying and managing risks before they cause harm. • Promoting safe work practices in classrooms, playgrounds, and offices. • Ensuring emergency procedures are known, rehearsed, and effective. • Providing training and equipment that support safe work. • Reporting and responding promptly to hazards, incidents, and near misses. • Complying with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) and DET policies. • Everyone at The Lakes shares responsibility for safety — it’s a collective effort to look out for one another and ensure every person goes home safe and well each day. FIRST AID First aid is the responsibility of all staff. When on yard duty, a bum bag containing basic first aid items, first aid passes and emergency cards is provided to deal with minor cases in the schoolyard. Students are not to enter the first aid room without a First Aid Pass from the teacher on yard duty. A basic First Aid Kit will be supplied to classrooms
or Year Level offices at the start of the year. If you require it to be replenished please see the office . A First Aid pass is to be sent with every child when attending First Aid. Please only send students to the First Aid room if the injury is serious and cannot be dealt with within the classroom or yard. Instances that can be dealt with within the classroom would be; minor cuts and grazes, feeling tired etc. For students displaying flu like symptoms please contact the office for advice and support. All bumps to heads will need to be documented, a phone call made to parents/carers. It is up to the rostered first aid staff member to ensure parents/ carers are informed in this situation. All information relating to the visit will be recorded on Compass. Important : Please familiarise yourself with the College’s Anaphylaxis/Asthma policies and all students who have a Medical Alert via checking on your students profiles on Compass.
Anaphylaxis Policy Asthma Policy
MEDICATION •
If students must take medication at school, a signed note from a parent must accompany the medication, specifying the time of administration and the dose to be taken • The medication must be sent to the office for storage • Students suffering from asthma are able to carry their own asthma puffers • A list of children with special medical needs is displayed in the staffroom and sick bay • Epipens may be carried by the student
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