Nuneaton and Bedworth Area Governors Patch Meeting How Safe is Your School

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Nuneaton and Bedworth Area Governors Patch
MeetingHow Safe is Your School

• Sally Brandrick
• Health Safety Officer
• Tuesday 5th 2007

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Governors Support

• Assist in developing the school health and safety
  policy
• Termly health and safety inspection
• Involvement in annual/bi-annual health and safety
  inspection and actions, including risk
  assessments
• Annual report to include details of health and
  safety practices and outcomes of any health and
  safety inspections
• Health and safety as a standing item at meetings
  to address issues promptly
• Raising health and safety awareness and standards
  within the school environment

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HS Inspection Reports

• Following the inspection
• Report to be shared with governors
• Identify high priorities and take action
• Progress on all other recommendations
• Return the report to Safety and Premises (SP) to
  show progress
• (3 months after inspection)
• Contact your SP HS advisor or the HS team for
  clarification or further advice

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Risk Assessments

• HS inspection to identify risk assessments
  needed
• Model risk assessments for guidance
• Process of review
• Risk Assessment training

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Fire Risk Assessment

• New Legislation Fire Safety Reform Order
• Fire risk assessment in all schools
• Corporate format
• Risk Management Team Inspection identify and
  advise
• Process for review
• Fire Service Inspections

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Swimming Pools/Hydrotherapy Pools

• Competent Managers
• Written procedures and risk assessments
• Specified guidelines and policies
• Testing Procedures

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Managing Contractors

• If using Resources, Property
• Reference to WCC Safe Management of
  Contractors Policy
• Monitoring procedures
• If using Self-help (any contractor or work)
• Competent person to manage
• Plus the above points

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Working at Height

• Recent accidents
• Assessment of activity
• Use of suitable and sufficient equipment
• Equipment to be inspected and tested
• Raising awareness among staff

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Competency and Training

• Induction
• Health and Safety Responsibility
• Specific Health and Safety Role
• Risk Assessment
• Educational Visits Coordinator
• Specific training
• Faculty area
• Use of equipment
• Specific activities

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Enforcing BodiesRecent involvement

• Health and Safety Executive
• Improvement Notice Managing contractors
• Investigation following accidents/incidents
• Fire Authority
• Letter to improve Fire risk assessment

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