New Guidance Update for HSE
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a new bulletin regarding :
''Asbestos and You Campaign'
Please read the new guidelines in the link provided and ensure this is cascaded to all members of staff that need to be aware of the new updates.
Corporate Health and Safety Training
The following H&S training is available from the Corporate Health and Safety Service.
- Manual Handling - 26th of May and 30th of June 2023
- Risk Assessment (General and Significant) - 24th of April 2023
- Fire Marshall - 21st of April and 19th of May 2023
- DSE Assessor - 26th of Apr 2023
- Responsible Person - Premises Management - 27th of June 2023
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Note:
- The cost of training for schools who are not signed up to the Schools H&S SLA or who are only signed up to or entitled to the Basic SLA is charged at £90.26 per delegate
- For schools who are signed up to the Enhanced Schools H&S SLA, there is one free place at a ½ day course per year (course must be run by a member of the Corporate H&S Team) and after this free place has been used, all other training is charged at a discounted rate of a £10 reduction in price for the first person and a £20 reduction for all other delegates attending the same H&S training course on the same day from the same school, i.e. £80.26 for the first person and £70.26 for all other delegates attending the same course on that day from that school.
All Training courses will take place at the Civic Centre Committee Room 1 and 2 on the day mentioned above from 9:30am to 12:30pm
Fire Risk assessments in Schools
Please read below Important information regarding Fire Risk Assessments in Schools:
- The FRA is not prescriptive with regards to time and the FRA should be reviewed if there is a reason to suspect the existing fire risk assessment is no longer valid or there has been a significant change to the premises, the use of the premises or persons using the premises, that may have affected the fire precautions. It should not wait until 2,3 or 5 years has passed.
- The FRA/Review must be carried out by a competent person (A competent person is someone with experience and knowledge of fire safety as defined in the legislation The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005).
- The competent person must ensure that people are safe and the building is compliant in accordance with the Fire Safety Order and the person signing it takes responsibility for the safety and compliance. The FRA/Review should be suitable and sufficient as required by the law under the fire safety order.
Reasons for review could include:
- Changes to work activities or the way that you organise them, including the introduction of new equipment (e.g. installation of computer equipment in a classroom);
- A change of use to part of your premises (e.g. a school hall for public performances);
- Alterations to the building, including the internal layout;
- Substantial changes to furniture and fixings;
- The introduction, change of use or increase in the storage of hazardous substances;
- The failure of fire precautions, e.g. fire-detection systems and alarm systems, life safety sprinklers or ventilation systems;
- Significant changes to display material;
- A significant increase in the number of people present; and
- The presence of people with some form of disability
For more advise and help, please contact our team via email.
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