Immediate action notice. An immediate action notice was issued on the day of inspection to the registered provider in relation to a non- compliance identified under
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
General Safety: 1. The radiator in the Fledglings class was not thermostatically controlled at a safe temperature and was accessible to the children through a section at the top of the radiator cover. The temperature of the radiator was recorded to be 54.8℃ at 10:40am which posed a potential risk of scalding to the children. An immediate action notice was issued during the inspection. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
1. There is a safety valve on the thermostat control which will not be touched when set correctly. The temperature will permanently stay at the correct temperature. A full cover radiator cover has been ordered, and for temporary purposes, a cover was placed over the full radiator, and it could not be accessed. Management spoke with all staff to ensure radiator temperatures are never altered and have created a checklist to ensure all radiator temperatures are checked daily. This safety check has been added to our morning, midday, and evening safety checklist which is completed by staff and management. Management made the teachers aware of this additional note on the checklist and the temperature will be monitored consistently. If any maintenance is being carried out in the classrooms, when complete the management will ensure that the risk assessment check includes checking to see if the radiator temperature has been changed. If it is changed, it will be recorded and reset before any classes resume
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 16, 21, 25, 26.