Critical safety ruleChild safety
Never leave a young child alone in the bath
Prepare everything before bath time and keep an adult within arm's reach throughout. Never leave, even for a moment.
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Child Care Safety Pack
For helpers caring for babies and children: start with constant supervision, then learn window, choking, sleep, poisoning, ignition, hot-liquid, kitchen, and furniture safety. Employers arrange fixed protective installations.
Suggested child-care learning order
Start with risks that require constant supervision, then continue through the child's environment, sleep, storage, kitchen, and furniture. Open each lesson below for the full steps.
High-priority reminderChild safetySecure windows and balconies with locked barriers
Homes with children need suitable window and balcony barriers kept locked as designed; the employer should arrange and check them regularly.
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High-priority reminderChild safetyKeep climbable items away from windows
Move chairs, low cabinets, boxes, and other stepping items away from windows, and keep approved window guards locked.
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High-priority reminderChild safetyKeep small objects away from young children
Keep coins, marbles, buttons, batteries, and loose toy parts out of a young child's sight and reach.
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High-priority reminderChild safetyDo not let a child play while eating
Have the child sit still and eat calmly with an adult nearby; do not let them run, play, or laugh with food in the mouth.
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High-priority reminderChild safetyKeep plastic bags away from children
Put away or discard empty plastic bags immediately, out of children's reach.
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High-priority reminderChild safetyKeep the baby's sleep space clear
Place the baby on their back on a firm, flat mattress; apart from a fitted sheet, keep pillows, quilts, cushions, toys, and cot bumpers out.
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High-priority reminderChild safetyFit the cot mattress without gaps
Use a firm, flat mattress of the correct size that fits the cot on every side without a gap that could trap the baby's head.
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High-priority reminderPoison preventionLock medicines away from children
Return every medicine to a locked cabinet immediately after use, keep the original label, and never leave it in a handbag or on a table.
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High-priority reminderChemical safetyClose and lock away cleaners immediately after each use
After each cleaning step, close the original cap and return the product to a locked cupboard; do not wait until the whole job is finished.
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High-priority reminderChild safetyKeep matches and lighters out of children's reach
Return matches and lighters immediately after use to a high, secure place that children cannot reach.
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Critical safety ruleBurn and scald preventionKeep hot pots and soup away from children
Turn pot handles inward, keep hot food away from table edges, and never carry a child while holding hot food.
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High-priority reminderChild safetyDo not carry a child while cooking
Before using a flame, hot oil, or hot pan, ask another adult to supervise the child or place the child safely away from the cooking area.
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High-priority reminderChild safetySecure tall furniture and televisions against tip-over
Anchor tall furniture and televisions with suitable fittings as instructed; a helper should stop use and tell the employer if anything is unstable.
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High-priority reminderChild safetySecure curtain cords away from children
Fix curtain and blind cords high and completely out of children's reach.
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