Safety Considerations

Julie Mueller, EU 423 Week 3, "PLANNING".
Safety (pp. 46 - 47, Curriculum Document)

Safety must be considered on two levels: teacher preparation and student preparation. Teachers are
responsible for ensuring that planning includes consideration of possible risks and appropriate
precautions are taken. Safety practices should be communicated to children and recorded
appropriately (e.g., within lesson plans, as learning outcomes, anchor charts in the gym, practice of
routines and rules).
p. 46 In a safe learning environment, the teacher will:
Be aware of up-to-date safety information;
Plan activities with safety as a primary consideration;
Observe students to ensure safe practices are being followed;
Have a plan in case of emergency;
Show foresight;
Act quickly
A responsible teacher must consider potential dangers, assess those dangers, and implement
control measures to protect students from the risks. Teachers need to be aware of student personal
safety as well, in the change room, forming groups, demonstrating tasks and discussing health topics
(p. 47).
Safety Checklist (Pangrazi & Gibbons, 2009, p. 174, 178)
Supervision and Instruction
1. Are teachers adequately trained in all of the activities that they are teaching?
2. Do all teachers have evidence of a necessary level of first aid training?
3. When supervising, do personnel have access to a written plan of areas to be observed and
responsibilities to be carried out?
4. Have students been warned of potential dangers and risks, and advised of rules and reasons for
the rules?
5. Are safety rules posted near areas of increased risk?
6. Are lesson plans written? Do they include provisions for proper instruction, sequence of activities,
and safety?
7. When a new activity is introduced, are safety precautions and instructions for correct skill
performance always communicated to the class?
8. Are the activities taught in the program consistent with prescribed learning outcomes?
9. Do the methods of instruction recognize individual differences among students, and have the
necessary steps been taken to meet the needs of all students, regardless of gender, ability or
disability?
10. Are substitute teachers given clear and comprehensive lesson plans so that they can maintain the
scope and sequence of instruction?
11. Is appropriate dress required for students? This does not imply uniforms, only dress (including
shoes) that ensures the safety of the student.
12. When necessary for safety, are students grouped according to ability level, size, or age?
13. If students are used as teacher aides or to spot others, are they given instruction and training?
Equipment and Facilities
1. Is all equipment inspected regularly and are the inspection results recorded on a form and sent to
the proper administrators?
2. Is a log maintained recording the regular occurrence of inspections, the equipment in need of
repair, and when repairs were made?
3. Are "attractive nusiances" eliminated form the gymnasium and playing field?
4. Are specific safely rules posted on facilities and near equipment?
5. Are the following inspected periodically?
a. playing field for presence of glass, rocks, and metal objects
b. fasteners holding equipment, such as climbing ropes, horizontal bars, or baskets
c. goals for games, such as soccer and field hockey, to be sure that they are fastened securely
d. padded areas such as goal supports
6. Are mats placed under apparatus from shich a fall is possible?
7. Are playing fields arranged so particpants will not run into each other or be hit by a ball from
another game?
8. Are landing pits filled and maintained properly?
Emergency Care
1. Is there a written procedure for emergency care?
2. Is a person properly trained in first aid available immediately following an accident?
3. Are emergency telephone numbers readily accessible?

4. Are telephone numbers of parents available?
5. Is an up-to-date first aid kit available? Is ice immediately available?
6. Are medical files maintained that list restrictions, allergies, and health problems of students?
7. Are medical files reviewed by teachers on a regular basis?
8. Are accident reports filed promptly and analyzed regularly?
Transportation of Students
1. Have parents been informed that their students will be transported off campus?
2. Are detailed travel plans approved by the site administrator and kept on file?
3. Are school vehicles used whenever possible?
4. Are drivers properly licensed and vehicles insured in accordance with district policy?"
Standard of Care (p. 164, Pangrazi & Gibbons, 2009)
1. "Is the activity suitable to the age, and condition (mental and physical) of the
participating student?
2. Have the students been progressively taught and coached to perform the
activity(ies) properly to avoid the dangers inherent in the activity(ies)?
3. Is the equipment adequate and suitably arranged?
4. Is the activity being supervised properly in light of the inherent dangers involved?

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Safety (pp. 46 - 47, Curriculum Document)

3. Are emergency telephone numbers readily accessible?

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