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18 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES/FIRE DRILLS
18.1 The service shall develop emergency procedures in
consultation with the venue owner and any appropriate
local authority.
18.2 The service shall ensure that at least one person, who is
trained in the use and identification of fire fighting equipment
and the correct evacuation procedures for the service as set
out by the local fire or emergency services authority, is on
the premises at all times.
18.3 The service shall ensure all staff and children are familiar with
the emergency procedures.
18.4 The service shall ensure that the emergency procedures are
practised with the children a minimum of once per term
(including new children and those who do not attend on a
regular basis), or as determined by the relevant authority.
18.5 The service shall ensure that the venue’s disaster plan includes
a section dealing with the child care program.
18.6 The OSHC service shall ensure that its policy includes
procedures for managing harassment and/or threat to
children by persons known and unknown to the service.
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