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As part of Churches Fire & Security's commitment to helping their customers fulfil their obligations, we have received from them a free downloadable checklist to provide guidance on what to check as part of your routine maintenance.
Easy to follow and instantly printable, the checklist of points to consider during monthly fire inspections includes assessing fire extinguishers, emergency lighting and fire doors.
As stated in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Responsible Person must carry out monthly testing of fire equipment to ensure they're working as expected.
All schools must ensure a professional Fire Risk Assessment is carried out once every five years .An yearly review must be carried out by a competent person that has been trained in doings FRA's. Please ensure the the responsible person has their FRA training course up to date or arrange for a re-fresher course by contacting our team directly.
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Site Manager/Caretaker Health and Safety Awareness sessions on the 7th and 30th November 2023
The Corporate Health and Safety Service (CHSS) is to run 4 - ½ day School H&S awareness sessions over 2 days in November 2023.
For schools that have already booked a place, this is for information only.
If schools have a new Site Manager or caretaker or would like their Site Manager or caretaker to attend these sessions, please complete the Site Manager Caretaker Health and Safety Awareness sessions 2023.
These sessions are aimed at new site managers/caretakers to make them aware of the health and safety legislation and education legislation that affects their work in schools.
These sessions can also be refresher training for site managers/caretakers who are already in post to update their knowledge.
Please click here for content details and more Information regarding these courses.
So that the sessions can be organised and some idea of numbers who could be attending, please insert name(s) of which sessions you would be interested in attending and how many would be attending from the school to health.and.safety@southampton.gov.uk
Storage and Disposal of Vapes in Schools
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Our team has recently created a guidance document for storage and disposal of vapes in Schools.
Please check our website for more information or contact our team directly. You can also access a downloadable version of this guidance if you click here.
We would also encourage all schools to label all bins with a message not to put single use disposable vapes into them. Please click here for an idea of label that can be printed off and used if wished.
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Health and Safety Services updates
SWPs , Forms and Microsites
Our team has been continuously updating our Safe Working Procedures, Forms and Microsites. Please check our website for all updates.
Making use of our Services
For all Schools that have signed up for their Health and Safety SLA, please contact our team directly to book in your Health and Safety Audit, etc. We encourage all Schools to make use of the services we provide and are include in the SLA packages.
All schools have a duty to take all necessary actions to comply with all health and safety legislation, City Councils policies, arrangements for managing Health and Safety, Safe Working Procedures and environmental legislation, etc. and the Corporate Health and Safety Team is happy to help and give advise and support in any Health and Safety related issues you might encounter in your premises.
Training Courses
Please check the Learning and Development web pages for any upcoming Health and Safety Training courses and book in at your earliest convenience.
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