Disability Services Act 2006
sec.184Risk assessment
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sec.184 Risk assessment
The relevant service provider must identify, and keep a record of— the risks associated with the provision of respite services or community access services to the adult by the relevant service provider; and the adult’s behaviour causing harm to another client of the relevant service provider the staff of the relevant service provider not being adequately trained to manage the behaviour of the adult the physical environment in which the services are provided not being adequate to accommodate the needs of the adult the procedures the relevant service provider will implement to mitigate those risks. s 184 prev s 184 om 2014 No. 12 s 59 pres s 184 ins 2008 No. 23 s 7
- (a) the risks associated with the provision of respite services or community access services to the adult by the relevant service provider; and Examples of possible risks— • the adult’s behaviour causing harm to another client of the relevant service provider • the staff of the relevant service provider not being adequately trained to manage the behaviour of the adult • the physical environment in which the services are provided not being adequate to accommodate the needs of the adult
- • the adult’s behaviour causing harm to another client of the relevant service provider
- • the staff of the relevant service provider not being adequately trained to manage the behaviour of the adult
- • the physical environment in which the services are provided not being adequate to accommodate the needs of the adult
- (b) the procedures the relevant service provider will implement to mitigate those risks.
- • the adult’s behaviour causing harm to another client of the relevant service provider
- • the staff of the relevant service provider not being adequately trained to manage the behaviour of the adult
- • the physical environment in which the services are provided not being adequate to accommodate the needs of the adult