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No Fear: Growing up in a risk averse society
Always use the stairs to climb up a slide
Only one person on the slide at a time
Never jump off a swing while it is still moving
Playground safety
• How big is the problem?
• Cost?
• Impact on injuries?
• Side effects?
• Opportunity costs?
Safeguarding
• How big is the problem?
• Cost?
• Impact on prevalence of abuse?
• Opportunity costs?
• Side effects?
Risk assessment
Risk-benefit assessment
15 Oct 2010
[In play provision] we should shift from a system of risk assessment to a system of risk–benefit assessment, where potential positive impacts are weighed against potential risk.
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