1. You are going to be presented with a series of puzzles on health and safety related to childcare practitioner work.
Try these within a group or as a whole class.

2. 1 Fill in the missing words:
Management of Health and _________ at Work Regulations
Fire Precautions ______
Control of Substances Hazardous to __________
First Aid at ________ Certificate.
Now take the missing words to complete an important piece of legislation:
___________ and ___________ at __________ _______
The answers to puzzle 1 are:
The missing words are: Safety; Act; Health; Work.
The piece of legislation is: Health and Safety at Work Act.

3. 2 What is wrong with these statements?
a) A fire exit sign is green and yellow.
b) A toy with a CE mark will have been made in Europe.
c) Yellow bags are used for disposing of food waste.
d) First aid boxes must always contain scissors.
e) Raw meat should be stored on the top shelf of a fridge.
Answers to puzzle 2:
A fire exit sign will be green and WHITE.
A toy with a CE mark WILL MEET EUROPEAN SAFETY STANDARDS.
Yellow bags are used for disposing of BODY waste.
First aid boxes MAY contain scissors.
Raw meat should be stored on the BOTTOM shelf of a fridge.
Did you get these right?

4. 3. Can you break the code to this puzzle
3 Can you break the code to this puzzle? Use the code breaker on your activity sheet to help you.
identify; assess; evaluate; record; review
When you have broken the code – can you say what the words relate to?
Answers to puzzle 3:
The words in the code are:
Identify; Assess; Evaluate; Record; Review
These words relate to the Five steps of risk asssessment.

5. 4 Look at this picture, make a list of the hazards you can see:
How would you risk assess this scenario?

6. Identify the common injuries and conditions hidden in these jumbled words:
HAMSAT NRUB
SEESLAM NINAGIFT
RUBSIE EDIBASTE
SLEEPYIP TURNSOKES
Now discuss in your group, or as a class, what procedures you must follow if a child in a nursery or pre-school setting has one of these injuries or conditions.
Answers to puzzle 5:
The common injuries and conditions in the jumbled words are:
Asthma, Burn, Measles, Fainting, Bruise, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Sunstroke

7. 6 Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE?
First Aid Certificates are valid for three years.
Fire alarm systems must be tested once a week.
Students are not responsible for their own safety in the workplace.
A risk is something that may cause harm.
Washing hands will stop cross-infection.
Answers to puzzle 6:
Only the first two statements were TRUE.
Did you get them right?

8. In small groups, design your own quiz or puzzle – using words or pictures – for your class. Use one of the following health and safety topics for your quiz or puzzle:
personal safety
food hygiene
paying safely outdoors
First Aid
fire safety.