UNISON Health & Safety Inspection (Schools: Nottingham City Branch)

• Document No.

• Unison Health and Safety Inspection (Schools: Nottingham City Branch)

• School Site (or Part of Site) Inspected:

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Staff present during inspection:

• A. Are H&S policies and governor’s names on the schools web site? <Include list of policies needed>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B. What is the date of the school’s Health & Safety Policy:

  Date

• C: Are all staff aware of the roles and responsibilities they have with regard to H&S in school?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• D: Have named specific staff been assigned specific duties and are these recorded in the arrangements section of the policy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• E: Have all staff been reminded of their user name and password to access any documents and when was this done?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• F: Employees, are they aware of where to see the content of the School Health & Safety Policy, and any associated documentation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• G: Is there a whole school handling policy in place and is it signed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• H: Do you have a safety committee and how often do they meet, please give dates?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• I: Can all staff see the HSE law poster?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• J: Do you adequately consult with UNISON and trade unions on H&S issues? How do you do this?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: How are staff made aware of the location of the H&S Manual and note the location? Is this acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Please supply a copy of the staff induction tick sheet, within induction policy or a copy of policy. Is this acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

a) Completed Risk Assessments

• 1: Are risk assessments in place for significant risks and have they been reviewed and updated? Please supply an example of the last updated one (Tick No if none seen).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2: Have these risk assessments been communicated to staff and how is confirmation obtained e.g. signature? Is this acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

b) Individual Risk Assessments

• 1: Are risk assessments in place for any member of staff or pupil who has a medical condition/disability or additional needs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

c) Risk Assessment for the dining area?

• 1: Has the midday supervisor safe working procedure checklist been completed and signed by staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2: Has a risk assessment for the dining area been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3: Has the staff induction tick sheet from within lunchtime staff induction policy been filled in?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Are risk assessments in place for any lessons involving significant risk and H&S precautions (where necessary) noted on lesson plans?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Are appropriate staff made aware of the book “Safe Practice in PE and School Sport” and; are they actively referring to its contents when planning lessons?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Has induction training taken place for all staff, volunteers; and others?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Is there a training log for the lunchtime staff and other support staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Is there any asbestos on the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Are there plans to manage the risks from ACMs in the school?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• C: Are contractors working on site made aware of the contents of the Asbestos manual and that is recorded in the logbook?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• D: Has any asbestos been removed/repaired or encapsulated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Are necessary procedures being carried out in line with the Water Management requirements including action required from the most recent risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Is water labelled as not drinking or drinking water?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

a) Fire Risk Assessment

• 1: Has the school a Fire Risk Assessment in place and has been reviewed during the last 1.5 years.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Enter date of last fire drill:

  Date

b) Tests

• 1: Are all routine in-house tests undertaken as appropriate (e.g. weekly fire alarm, monthly emergency lighting)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Are individual risk assessments in place for “high-profile” pupils?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Are individual pupil's handling policies in place and do staff have access to them?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• C: Have staff had handling training or if not what date has been arranged for this?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Are enough staff sufficiently trained in paediatric first aid ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Are first aid certificates valid and first aid bags complete and sufficient?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Are Risk Assessments are in place for all working at height and are staff aware of their contents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Is appropriate training/instruction been provided and is the ladder log up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• C: Are small stools or ladders available for use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Is a policy covering the management of pupils with medical conditions is in place and has a generic risk assessment been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Do all staff, including lunchtime staff, have access to medical and dietary chart record sheets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• C: Are staff aware of the placement and use of the Record of Medical Administration and is it up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Are staff aware of the roles, responsibilities and approval processes they have with regard to outdoor learning in school?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• B: Are all staff given access to risk assessments for trips and outdoor learning?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Provide a summary of the proactive steps that management have taken to improve mental well-being for staff e.g. using the stress toolkit or completed risk assessments.

• B: Were any incidents of work-related mental ill health (stress, depression, anxiety) reported?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• C: What action was taken?

• D: Has the school adopted the EIB workload charter?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

a) Accidents

• 1: Are all accidents reported according to NCC procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2: What other method does the school use to record accidents?

• 3: How do you monitor the number of reports?

• 4: Please give the total number of last year’s incidents.

b) Violent Incidents

• 1: Are all violent incidents reported according to NCC procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2: What other method does the school use to record incidents?

• 3: How do you monitor the number of reports?

• 4: Please give the total number of violent incidents last year’s?

• 5: Please give the number of staff RIDDOR incidents last year?

• A: Are there any issues with wires, electricity or PAT testing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• A: Are there enough staff: toilets, washing facilities, soap, and do the hand dryers work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Additional Information

• Items for action from staff and members