CHC30113 Certificate III - Workplace Safety Inspection Checklist

This document provides a workplace safety inspection checklist designed for early childhood education settings. It includes sections for both indoor and outdoor environments, covering aspects such as toys and equipment, heating and electrical safety, cots and bedding, storage of cleaning materials and medicines, food and drink safety, and general cleanliness. The outdoor section addresses hazards, gates, fences, sandpit and softfall areas, and rubbish disposal. General safety measures for entries, exits, floors, cords, and windows are also included. The checklist requires a supervisor's declaration to ensure compliance with workplace health and safety standards. Desklib offers this and many other solved assignments for students.

Workplace Safety Inspection Checklist
Early Childhood Education
Skills Workbook
Candidate’s
Name: Date:
This checklist is to assist you in conducting and recording workplace
safety inspection of the centre.
INDOORS
Inspection Checklist
Maintenance Required
None Urgent Non-
urgent
Toys and children’s equipment
Check whether
toys are not
broken or are
not harmful for
the kid.
Toys and equipment are in good repair 
All accessible toys are suitable for that
age group

Broken/unsafe toys and equipment are
stored out of the children’s reach

Toys are stored safely 
Safety hardness in high chairs clean, in
good working order

Heating and electrical It is
needed to
be
verified to
have
precautio
ns for
accident.
Electrical outlets are capped with safety
plugs

Electrical cords are out of children’s
reach

All heaters within children’s reach are
safely guarded

Cots/Beds and Bedding It is to check
whether the
child gets a
proper sleep of
the child.
Cots are free of transfers, and any
string, ribbon, ties, beading and cot
bumpers

Cots safely positioned 
Cots are in good repair 
There are no entrapment hazards on the
cot or because of the way the cot is
positioned

Bedding is stored appropriately 
Storage It is to ensure no
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Early Childhood Education
Skills Workbook
harmful items
are spread or
kept in the room
near by child.
Cleaning materials, detergents etc. are
stored out of children’s reach, in secured
and labelled cupboards

All chemicals are stored separately from
food

Medicines* stored out of children’s
reach/in appropriate container, at the
temperature stated on container

First aid kit is labelled 
In an under school age care setting, first
aid kits are locked and/or inaccessible to
children

Items such as knives, plastic bags,
matches etc. are kept out of children’s
reach

Safety latches on cupboards are in good
working order

Food & Drinks It is to check
whether the
child is having
any infection or
not.
Children have ready access to water and
are offered healthy food and drinks
regularly throughout the day

furniture and utensils are suitable to
encourage children to be positively
involved in and enjoy mealtimes

Children are provided with food and
drink consistent with the guidelines for
healthy eating

Service cleanliness is consistently
maintained

*Excludes emergency medication, which is to be stored according to CBC Standards
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OUTDOORS
Inspection Checklist
Maintenance Required
None Urgent Non-
urgent
Outdoor area is free of hazards e.g. broken
equipment, rubbish, water collections, garden tools,
trip hazards, etc. (also being aware of possible
vandalism)
Gates are locked/closed as applicable and latches are
in working order

There is nothing near any fence/gate that would
assist children to climb over

The effective height of all fences/gates is maintained
The sandpit is clear of rubbish (raked as appropriate)
Softfall is clear of rubbish (e.g. syringes, broken
glass, rocks) and other objects that may be a hazard
if children fell
The softfall under/around equipment is the required
depth (raked as appropriate)
Rubbish bins for children’s use are clean and empty
Rubbish awaiting collection is inaccessible to
children and is stored appropriately until collection
General
Entries and exits are clear and exit doors are able to
be opened easily by adults

Rubbish bins are empty and clean
Floors are clean and maintained so likelihood of
accidents is reduced
There are no cords within children’s reach e.g.
curtain/blind cords
Windows are not damaged
Windows, when open, do not create a hazard
Supervisor Declaration
By affixing my signature below I declare that the candidate, whose name is recorded
above, has completed the workplace safety inspection in the centre, compliant to the
centre’s relevant WHS standards, policies and procedures.
Supervisor’s Name: Signature:
Date:
Vocational Placement Supervisor Details
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Supervisor Comments (optional feedback to student):
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