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#1 Posted : 26 June 2007 14:18:00(UTC)
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Posted By Selina
Has anyone got any risk assessment/ good suggestions for transporting children with behavioural problems back and for schools that I could use? Or I could look at please? Thanks in advance.
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#2 Posted : 27 June 2007 10:34:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Oliver
Yes, tell them that if their behaviour does not change then you won't transport them :-)

Other than restraining them or having a suitbale number of minders on the transport with them, I can't see what else you could do.

My wife works in social services with adults, she informs the transport company to plan routes to ensure they do not pass any places of interest that may cause passengers to get over excited.
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#3 Posted : 27 June 2007 11:00:00(UTC)
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Posted By Linda Westrupp
Selina
Have your staff undergone suitable training in 'safe holding' techniques? Do you use 2 to 1 for those with particular problems?
I am afraid 'telling them you won't transport them' is not helpful as I suspect these are children who have little or no understanding or have serious communication issues and who your department has a statutory duty for.
We tend to do an individual risk assessment on each child/young person as they will all have different triggers and will respond to different diversion tactics.
I hope this helps
Linda
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#4 Posted : 27 June 2007 11:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By J Knight
Agree with what Linda says, but would add a couple of pointers. One is that the mix of people on a particular journey is very important, and individual risk assessments need to contain detail on who likes whom and so on. This then leads me on to the second bit; careful thought needs to be given to where people sit. For example, if somebody pulls hair, don't sit anybody directly in front of them.

Restraining people (even children) might very well be illegal, it certainly should only be done as part of an overall package to improve social opportunity as well as safety,

John
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#5 Posted : 27 June 2007 12:04:00(UTC)
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Posted By Selina
I totally agreed with Linda and John, thankyou for the information.

'tell them that if their behaviour does not change then you won't transport them'- certainly not a health and safety professional advice that I would give.
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