1. Creating a Culture of H&S in Your School EdExec Live – 21 June 2018

2. Contents
Structure of a H&S Management System
Health & Safety Responsibilities
Getting The Balance Right
Our Typical Findings
Common Health & Safety Myths

3. Structure of a Health & Safety Management System

4. Structure of a Health & Safety Management System
As with any type of management system there are a number of items to think about prior to establishing, documenting and implementing a Health & Safety Management system

5. Structure of a Health & Safety Management System
The Structure of a H&S Management System really comes down to the following 4 items:

6. Structure of a Health & Safety Management System
PLAN

7. Structure of a Health & Safety Management SystemDO

8. Structure of a Health & Safety Management System
CHECK

9. Structure of a Health & Safety Management System
ACT

10. Health & Safety Responsibilities

11. Health & Safety Responsibilities
Who is the responsible person at the school and is Health & Safety a single person’s duty?

12. Health & Safety Responsibilities
The responsible person has a number of specific legal duties to carry out in fulfilling this responsibility:

13. Health & Safety Responsibilities
Step 1
Assess working practices

14. Health & Safety Responsibilities
Step 2
Set a policy and communicate

15. Health & Safety Responsibilities
Step 3
Monitor and review the situation

16. Getting The Balance Right

17. Getting The Balance Right
Are you striking the right balance with your Health and Safety arrangements – in other words are you:
Getting it just right? Striking a sensible balance
Doing too much? Going beyond sensible management
Doing too little? Failing to reach a sensible balance

18. Getting The Balance Right
Sensible Health and Safety Management:
The school leadership team understand the safety policy and apply it practically to the real risks in the school
School leaders consult with staff looking for practical solutions to health and safety issues
Learning is enabled by making proportionate decisions

19. Getting The Balance Right
Failing to reach a Sensible balance:
No one leads or takes responsibility for health and safety
There is a lack of understanding about risks, priorities and risk management
Precautions for higher risk activities, e.g. off-site or work at height, have not been identified
Important documents and records are not kept up to date

20. Getting The Balance Right
Failing to reach a Sensible balance:
Senior managers are unaware of staff concerns and there is no engagement with staff on risk management
Members of staff are left to deal with difficult decisions without the necessary skills, experience and training
Key information is not passed to contractors working on site

21. Our Typical Findings in Schools

22. Our Typical Findings in Schools
Whilst delivering our External Competent Person service areas of concern that we typically find in schools are:
Risk Assessments – Not School Specific
Lone Working
COSHH
External Play Areas – specific Risk Assessments and Policies
Caretaking/Cleaning activities

23. Common Health & Safety Myths

24. Common Health & Safety Myths
Health and Safety is often used as an excuse to stop activities or disguise unpopular decisions:
Stopping Classroom Experiments
Banning Snowballs
Wrapping Children in cotton wool

25. Q&A