Using Tools in Forest Kindergarten- Dalkeith

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Using Tools in Forest Kindergarten- Dalkeith

February 3 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

We will be using the OWL Scotland Tool Use Guidance document as a basis for the session Please feel free to download prior to the event: https://owlscotland.org/resources/tool-use-guidance/

In this session we will explore:
- Why we teach children about tools
- How we undertake Benefit Risk Assessment for Tool use
- Liabilities, law & insurance
- PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
- Tools Paperwork & Protocols
- The tools talk
- How to creating a tool protocol to go with your risk assessment
- Types to tools we may use (e.g. cutting, swinging, digging/levering ..)
-Tool care & maintenance
- Daily checks and methods to maintain tools
-Projects using tools

Organiser: OWL Scotland & Kate Hookham
Contact Email: eilidh.malcolm@forestry.gov.scot
Venue: Newbattle Abbey College

Venue

Newbattle Abbey College
Newbattle Road,
Newbattle,, Midlothian EH22 3LL
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Website:
https://newbattleabbey.com
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