Schools Safety Management System – The elements:
PLAN
● School Health and Safety Policy in place (reviewed annually) See Health and Safety Policy section.
The health and safety policy should include:
– Signed statement by Headteacher and chair of Governor.
– Responsibilities section.
– General arrangements for Health and safety.
● Health and Safety part of a committee for example Finance and Premise committee or Full Governing body. See Health and Safety Committee guidance.
● It is recommended that the school appoints a Health & Safety Governor to champion Health and Safety.
DO
Have in place good building management records.
● See Building Management records – statutory checks for example
Fire
Legionella
Gas safety
Electrical
Provision and Use of Work Equipment
See Documentation section for folders.
● Planned preventative maintenance schedule in place. See Work Equipment section.
● Asbestos Management Plan (Asbestos survey, signing asbestos log, training). See Asbestos section.
● Contractor Management procedures in place. See Contractor Management section.
● Risk Assessments in place and implemented and monitored. See Risk Assessment section.
● Staff Training (induction and ongoing training). See Training section.
CHECK
● Monitoring of health and safety:
Active monitoring (Weekly site agent checklist, Termly walk round, Annual monitoring of H&S) See Audit, Inspection and Monitoring section.
Reactive monitoring (Accident investigations). See Accident section
ACT
● Health and Safety Reports to Governors/trustees (termly) See Audit, Inspection and monitoring section.
The report should include:
Accident statistics including trend analysis
Key Health and Safety risks such as fire
Visits from enforcement officers. See enforcement officer guidance.
Key findings from any reports
● Act on any reports for example legionella risk assessment.
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