Activity 2.2 | Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
| Site: | RRU Open Educational Resources |
| Cours: | Centre Management in Early Childcare and Education |
| Livre: | Activity 2.2 | Occupational Health and Safety Regulations |
| Imprimé par: | Visiteur anonyme |
| Date: | dimanche 11 mai 2025, 18:09 |
Health and Safety
A safe and healthy environment fosters a sense of belonging and security, enabling children and Educators to learn and grow. This includes maintaining and implementing proper safety protocols and ensuring that staff are trained and have opportunities to practice health and safety procedures. It also involves creating a supportive atmosphere where educators feel valued, respected, and empowered to maintain their own health and well-being. By prioritizing both physical safety and emotional well-being, Educators can create a balanced and nurturing environment that benefits the needs of children while ensuring that educators can thrive.
Training Materials
Explore the provided health and safety resources to support leading with health and safety in mind. After exploring, you will be asked to engage in a reflection activity.
- Fire and Life Safety for Licensed Home-Based Child Care Settings in British Columbia (Island Health, n.d.).
- Furnishings & Equipment Guidelines for Licensed Child Care Facilities (Unit for Child Care Research School of Child and Youth Care University of Victoria and Community Care Facilities Licensing Program Vancouver Island Health Authority, 2003).
- Cleaning and disinfecting: How To Clean and Disinfect Early Care and Education Settings | Water, Sanitation, and Environmentally Related Hygiene (WASH) | CDC (Center for Disease Control, 2024).
- Preventing Illness in Child Care Settings (British Columbia Ministry of Health Planning, 2003).
- Hygiene: Hand Hygiene (Center for Disease Control, 2025).
- Weather preparedness (First Nations Health Authority, n.d.).
- Preventing Injury in Child Care Settings (Ministry of Health Planning Community Care Facilities Branch, n.d.).
- Safe Lifting Techniques of Children [YouTube Video] (Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, 2011).
- Injury Topics Parachute (Parachute Canada, n.d.).
- Cleaning Body Fluids(National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education, 2023)
- Emergency preparedness: Licensing requirements(Island Health, 2014).
- Emergency Management Information and Resource Package (Ministry of Education and Childcare, 2024).
- PreparedBC emergency guides and resources (Government of British Columbia, 2025) emergency guides and resources
British Columbia Ministry of Health Planning. (2003). Child care licensing regulation: A guide for licensees. https://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2003/com018.pdf
Center for Disease Control. (2024). How To Clean and Disinfect Early Care and Education Settings. https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/about/how-to-clean-and-disinfect-early-care-and-education-settings.html
Center for Disease Control (2025). Hand Hygiene. http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/prevention-public-health/hand-hygiene
Community Care Facilities Branch Ministry of Planning. (2023). Preventing Illness. https://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2003/com018.pdf
First Nations Health Authority. (n.d.). Be prepared for hot weather [PDF]. https://www.fnha.ca/Documents/Be-Prepared-for-Hot-Weather-Info-Sheet.pdf
Government of B.C. (2024). Emergency Management Information and Resource Package. https://blog.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/808/2024/06/Ministry-of-Education-and-Child-Care-Information-Package-Emergency-Management-2024-FINAL.pdf
Government of British Columbia. (2025, March 5). PreparedBC emergency guides and resources. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc/guides-and-resources
Island Health. (2014). Emergency policies and procedures child care. https://www.islandhealth.ca/sites/default/files/2019-08/emergency-policy-procedure.pdf
Island Health. (nd). Fire and Life Safety for Licensed Home-Based Child Care Settings in British Columbia. https://www.islandhealth.ca/sites/default/files/care-facilities-licensing/fire-and-life-safety-for-family-child-care.pdf
Ministry of Education and Child Care. (2024, June). Emergency management information and resource package [PDF]. Government of British Columbia. https://blog.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/808/2024/06/Ministry-of-Education-and-Child-Care-Information-Package-Emergency-Management-2024-FINAL.pdf
Ministry of Health Planning Community Care Facilities Branch (n.d.). Preventing Injury in Child Care Settings. https://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2003/oip003.pdf
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. (2023). Appendix L: Cleaning up body fluids. Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards. https://nrckids.org/files/appendix/Appendix%20L%202023.pdf
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers. (2011, March 8). Safe lifting techniques of children [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6kbV0HEzjQ
Parachute Canada. (n.d.). Injury topics. https://parachute.ca/en/injury-topics/.
Unit for Child Care Research, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, & Community Care Facilities Licensing Program, Vancouver Island Health Authority. (2003). Furnishings & equipment guidelines for licensed child care facilities. https://www.islandhealth.ca/sites/default/files/2018-05/com021.pdf
Reflect
After exploring the resources provided in this activity, consider what policies and procedures might be important to incorporate into your staff and parent handbooks to ensure the health and safety of children and staff.
Using the resources provided, create a quick reference resource document for staff that outlines ten (10) key health and safety protocols.
Include a short explanation of how staff should consistently uphold these protocols on the floor.
Share these with those in your centre.