General School Audit 2021/2022 - duplicate

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

• Does the School have any current concerns with H&S?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What is the issue?

Issue

• Does the School have access to H&S information in the resources area of BSN?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Health and Safety Policy been reviewed by the Governors in the last twelve months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the School have risk assessments in place for general risks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do they follow the LBB RA5 models?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have they been reviewed in the last 12 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the school reporting incidents via MyView?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they responding to requests for follow up information?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have incidents been reported to the HSE when required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the school had a Fire Risk Assessment in the last 12 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any recommendations been progressed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the fire safety manual being kept up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has there been a fire drill in the last term?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a general risk assessment on DSE been carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have "users" been identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have workstation assessments been carried out on all DSE workstations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any actions been completed relating to:

• Equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Software?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Furniture?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Environment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are breaks/changes of activity given as necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are eye tests offered to users or new users prior to use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has your 5 yearly inspection of your premises taken place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Portable Appliances subject to regular (PAT) testing?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Gas appliance/installation being maintained in a safe condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the contractor an approved contractor registered with Gas Safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the School have an approved contractor to carry out six monthly water monitoring?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Were any remedial works necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the premises manager/site manager had training in Legionella management?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are water temperature checks carried out monthly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the School have calibrated temperature probes to carry out the monthly checks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• has the school had any asbestos related works carried out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the model contract used for outside lettings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have room capacities for events been calculated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the school prepared a critical incident plan to assist in coping with an emergency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a First Aid needs assessment in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• is there a sufficient number of FAW First Aiders trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there sufficient staff trained in Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there sufficient staff trained in paediatric First Aid?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate numbers of First Aid boxes provided in the school?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have high risk areas been identified where a First Aid box must be located (e.g. Design and Technology, Science, Sports and PE etc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the sample First Aid box(es) have the correct contents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a member of staff responsible for ensuring that First Aid boxes are stocked and marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a procedure in place to cover First Aid during outdoor trips, visits etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on schools to make arrangements for supporting pupils at their school with medical conditions.

• Are you aware of the 'Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions- December 2015' guidance document?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions - December 2015
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-pupils-at-school-with-medical-conditions--3

• Are you aware of the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage 3 April 2017' guidance

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage 3 April 2017
  https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/596629/EYFS_STATUTORY_FRAMEWORK_2017.pdf

• Does the school have any ponds?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has an RA following the LBB model been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are control measures in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a site specific risk assessment been carried out for transport on premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did pedestrians and vehicles appear to be segregated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does road layout allow the avoiding of reversing by vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are gates being locked/unlocked as they should be?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do safety signs comply with The Traffic Signs Regs & General Directions 2016?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is necessary signage visible and in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pedestrian routes clearly marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are crossing points provided and used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the model RA for manual handling been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does this cover all operations necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any other supplementary assessments been carried out for manual handling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has appropriate training in manual handling been given to those staff involved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all mechanical aids well maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any manual handling of people?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has training in handling people been given to those staff involved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the school having any lifts/lifting equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are these subject to regular thorough examinations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a site specific risk assessment been carried out for working at height?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has training been given to appropriate staff to ensure competency?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is appropriate equipment in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the equipment in good condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is equipment used for work at height subject to six-monthly recorded inspections?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the school have solar panels?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are maintenance and visual checks being done by a competent person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is infra-red testing on the wiring and PV panels taking place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the direct current (DC) isolation switch located on the ground floor to assist in firefighting operations and not on the roof?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are visual checks carried out after high winds and storms to ensure the panels are not displaced?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you use CLEAPSS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Who in the school has access to CLEAPSS?

• Who in the school acts as the Educational Visit Co-ordinators (EVOLVE)?

• Work/life balance is important to all staff. Do staff have access to an Employee Assistance Programme?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

H&S requirements

• Is the staff member appropriately informed about Health & Safety matters in school?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of incident reporting procedures at the school?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff had asbestos awareness training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are staff aware of how to report problems with asbestos?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have staff had fire awareness training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has there been a fire drill in the previous term?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

DSE

• Has the staff member completed a DSE workstation assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the staff member been offered an eye test?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

First Aid

• Does the staff member know how to summon a First Aider?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Manual handling

• Has the staff member received appropriate manual handling training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Work at height

• Has the staff member received appropriate work at height training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General

• Are staff free of other H&S concerns?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Were there any actions to be completed from the last audit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Action:

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