1. Health & Safety West Winch Primary School

2. Health & Safety Overview

3. Health & Safety Overview To ensure that we: Understand our shared responsibility for sensible and effective health and safety. Recognise that health & safety should be an integral part of our normal work at school. Take appropriate action to ensure good standards of health and safety.

4. Health & Safety Overview By ensuring you are able to: Identify potential hazards. Carry out effective risk assessments of all types.

5. What is the purpose of Health & Safety?

6. H&S ensures that in the short/long term, an individuals health does not deteriorate and that accidents (or the chance of an accident occurring) are entirely avoided through control by assessing the danger and effectively reducing the risk….

7. Health & Safety Executive

8. Health & Safety Statistics How many workers were killed in the UK due to serious workplace related injuries in 2011 to 2012? How many working days were lost due to workplace related injuries in 2011 to 2012? How many children were injured in school during 2010? How many children were injured at home during 2010?

9. Health & Safety Statistics 173 How many working days were lost due to workplace related injuries in 2011 to 2012? How many children were injured in school during 2010? How many children were injured at home during 2010?

10. Health & Safety Statistics 173 27,000,000 How many children were injured in school during 2010? How many children were injured at home during 2010?

11. Health & Safety Statistics 173 27,000,000 345,000 How many children were injured at home during 2010?

12. Health & Safety Statistics 173 27,000,000 345,000 1,100,000

13. Health & Safety Duties Health and safety law requires both employers and employees to do or not do certain things. Please list: the employers main duties the employees main duties

14. Health and Safety at Work Act – Main Duty of the Employer “To ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of employees and other people such as pupils, visitors and contractors ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’”

15. Employers Duties – The Health and Safety at Work Act Provide and maintain a safe place of work and a safe and healthy working environment. Provide and maintain safe plant and systems of work. Make arrangements for the safe use, handling, storage and transport of work articles and substances. Provide information, instruction and training. Consult with the workforce on h&s matters. Prepare and maintain a safety policy.

16. Employees Duties – The Health and Safety at Work Act Take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. Not to deliberately or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided for health and safety. Co-operate with their employer and others to meet statutory requirements.

17. Employees Duties – The Health and Safety at Work Act Use equipment etc. in accordance with training and instruction. Inform employer (Headteacher) of - any serious and immediate dangers - any problems with health and safety arrangements

18. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation?

19. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? SLIPS & TRIPS

20. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? SLIPS & TRIPS FALLING FROM HEIGHT

21. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? SLIPS & TRIPS FALLING FROM HEIGHT SKELETAL INJURIES

22. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? SLIPS & TRIPS FALLING FROM HEIGHT SKELETAL INJURIES LONE WORKING

23. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? SLIPS & TRIPS FALLING FROM HEIGHT SKELETAL INJURIES LONE WORKING LEGIONELLA

24. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? SLIPS & TRIPS FALLING FROM HEIGHT SKELETAL INJURIES LONE WORKING LEGIONELLA WORKING WITH VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS

25. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? SLIPS & TRIPS Uneven floors, trailing cables, areas which easily get slippery, rugs/mats, follow guidance….

26. School Perspectives

27. H&S hazards in the school situation? FALLING FROM HEIGHT Avoid if possible, select the right ladder, plan carefully, spend time, follow guidance….

28. School Perspectives

30. H&S hazards in the school situation? LONE WORKING Avoid if possible, try to diffuse and keep calm, don’t get boxed in, move to another location, follow guidance….

31. School Perspectives

32. H&S hazards in the school situation? LEGIONELLA Naturally occurs in rivers, lakes, ponds etc. Most likely route to infection by breathing in water droplets. Optimum temperature between 37°C to 46°C. Temperatures of 70°C + kills the organism instantly. Insignificant reproduction below 20°C. Reproduces in stagnant water supplies.

33. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? LEGIONELLA  Don’t use a water supply which produces a fine spray – if it has been unused for 1 week or more.

34. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? LEGIONELLA  Don’t use a water supply which produces a fine spray – if it has been unused for 1 week or more.  There is a greater risk in warm weather, especially where water sits in pipes/cisterns etc.

35. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? LEGIONELLA  Don’t use a water supply which produces a fine spray – if it has been unused for 1 week or more.  There is a greater risk in warm weather, especially where water sits in pipes/cisterns etc.  A water flushing programme and monthly safety assessment is carried out.

36. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? LEGIONELLA  Don’t use a water supply which produces a fine spray – if it has been unused for 1 week or more.  There is a greater risk in warm weather, especially where water sits in pipes/cisterns etc.  A water flushing programme and monthly safety assessment is carried out.  Water vapour masks are used for trained staff.

37. School Perspectives H&S hazards in the school situation? WORKING WITH VDUs Get comfortable, vary office organisation, avoid glare, ensure enough space, adjust screen and keyboard, follow guidance….

38. School Perspectives

39. H&S Statistics Ladders account for how many deaths per year? Ladders account for how many major injuries per year? How many millions (in lost production) do trips and slips cost employers per year?

40. H&S Statistics Ladders account for how many deaths per year? 14 Ladders account for how many major injuries per year? How many millions (in lost production) do trips and slips cost employers per year?

41. H&S Statistics Ladders account for how many deaths per year? 14 Ladders account for how many major injuries per year? 1,200 How many millions (in lost production) do trips and slips cost employers per year?

42. H&S Statistics Ladders account for how many deaths per year? 14 Ladders account for how many major injuries per year? 1,200 How many millions (in lost production) do trips and slips cost employers per year? £512,000,000

43. Your Risk Assessment Methods

44. Health & Safety Overview To ensure that we: Understand our shared responsibility for sensible and effective health and safety. Recognise that health & safety should be an integral part of our normal work at school. Take appropriate action to ensure good standards of health and safety.

45. Health & Safety Overview By ensuring you are able to: Identify potential hazards. Carry out effective risk assessments of all types.