Centre Owners and Managers are accountable for ensuring risks are managed to keep everyone safe every day — from physical environments and equipment to health, safety, and wellbeing. This Risk Assessment & Management System has been purpose-built for New Zealand ECE services to help you identify, assess, control, and review risks in a clear, structured, and licensing-aligned way.
Designed as a practical working document (not a shelf document), this system supports compliance with Licensing Criteria HS108 while also strengthening everyday safety practice across your service. All sections are fully editable so you can tailor the system to your service type, premises, routines, and community.
Anonymous –
I appreciate how the policy is organized with clear definitions, responsibilities, and procedures, especially the inclusion of scales for added clarity.