Manage Emergency Situation Danni Woslecki the Assistant Educator in the Willow Oak room at Little.ly was working
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Manage Emergency Situation Danni Woslecki the Assistant Educator in the Willow Oak room at Little.ly was working on her own on Friday at 8 a.m. as only three children in this age group had arrived. The children in the older rooms had moved through to the Scarlett Oak room with Declan Callaghan. Seven children had arrived for the day with the other rooms, and they were all together until new staff arrived. The three children in attendance are non-walking babies. The only staff on the premises were Declan, Anaisha (Chef), Gavin Smack (Office Administrator) and Danni. All of a sudden Danni smells smoke. She looks out the back door and can't see anything. Then she looks in the kitchenette and can't see anything concerning. When she looks down the hallway, she sees smoke billowing from the kitchen door. There are working phones in the rooms and each room can call between rooms, to the office and to external phone lines. Danni goes to the phone holder, however it isn't there. She presses the page button and the phone beeps on the bench. She runs across the room to grab it. There are also Whistles in each room which is part of the procedure to blow the whistle in the event of a fire. The phones are hand-held and can be moved from the room. There is an evacuation bag and cot in the sleep room. When Danni gets to the evacuation cot is full of resources such as bouncers and pillows. The children can't fit in the cot until she removes them. The evacuation bag is hanging off the cot and includes: Asthma puffer and spacer EpiPen Individual children's medical management plans List of family contact details Water Nappies and wipes Biscuits Crayons and paper A roll of child attendance Sanitiser Sunscreen Blanket and sheet Umbrella The exit door leads directly to the yard, where there is another gate through to the car park which is the evacuation point. Once Danni is outside, the phone rings and it is Gavin who asks 'are you and the children outside?', Danni responds 'yes'. He then asks, 'Have you seen Anaisha?' Danni answers 'no'. Gavin says 'Can you call an ambulance too, I can't see her and I think she is in the kitchen, but I can't go back in now, I am going to check on the older children with Gavin now'. Danni arrives in the car park and notices that one of the children is wheezing and they start to cry. She knows they are Asthmatic. Danni has to administer Asthma Puffer to the child in line with their procedure. Danni is now in the car park waiting in the hot sun with the children (the temperature is 30 degrees) there is no shade. The fire brigade arrives.
3.1 Build a timeline list of the actions in order of priority Danni should take given the scenario and the Little.ly Policies and Procedures.
3.2 Which policies and procedures would relate to this emergency? Please identify at least five.
3.3 Identify at least three safe housekeeping procedures that should be in place to ensure the work area (room/service) is always set up for responding to an emergency such as the one in the scenario.
3.4 Identify three things Danni and her colleagues could do ensure they are up to date with current emergency management practices.
3.5 Explain Danni's duty of care in relation to the children in this situation.
3.6 Explain why Danni must use the evacuation cot to move the children and how this relates to workplace health and safety.
Project Management The Managerial Process
ISBN: 9781260570434
8th Edition
Authors: Eric W Larson, Clifford F. Gray