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TOPIC 6: PLAN AHEAD (L4.AS6.1)Name:Class:Learning Outcomes:Tasks and indicatorsAchievedPlans a course of action based on assessment of informationTakes responsibility for their own safety and that or othersACTIVITIES:1. PLANNING FOR ACTIONOn our safety walk we:1. Identified hazards and unsafe practices with thehelp the CSOF checklist.2. For each hazard, we thought of ways toprevent injuriesThis is an example of what we did:Example Hazard: DamHow could an injury occur?The dam has steep, muddy sides and deep water.Toddlers and young children could wander away,fall in the dam and drown.Assess:(how often, how serious, how old/experienced)Often - go past it everyday – next to houseSerious - could drown and dieHow old - big problem for toddlers who are littleand don’t understand rules muchRisk rating HIGH MEDIUM LOWSafer placescreate a fenced house yard with child resistantlatches (better idea)Safer designno ideasSafer practicesmake dam ‘out-of bounds’ for childrenhold onto toddlers hand when near wateralways have an adult with children swimmingSafer gearwear bright swimmers or clothingwear hat and sunscreentoddlers to use floatieshave a rope / buoy to throw to swimmers in trouble3. NOW ITS TIME TO DRAW UP AN ACTION PLAN!From OUR safety walk, the most important hazard to work on first is:Based on our ideas, (eg. safer places..etc.) we have decided on this plan:1. Actions for the most important hazard:1.2.3.Things we need to help us, things we have to do... When we will start...2. Actions for the next most important hazard...(repeat steps above).3. Then we will put our plan into action and see how it works. We might have to change things later.