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  • Document No.

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

  • School Site (or Part of Site) Inspected:

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Staff present during inspection:

Health & Safety Policy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Health & Safety Manual

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

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

Risk Assessment

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).

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

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?

c) Risk Assessment for the dining area?

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

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

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

Curriculum

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

  • 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?

Training

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

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

Asbestos

  • A: Is there any asbestos on the site?

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

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

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

Legionella

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

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

Fire and Emergencies

a) Fire Risk Assessment

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

  • Enter date of last fire drill:

b) Tests

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

Individual Pupil

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

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

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

First Aid

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

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

Working at Height

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

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

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

Managing Pupils with Medical Conditions

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

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

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

Outdoor Learning

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

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

Stress

  • 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?

  • C: What action was taken?

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

Accidents and Violence Reporting/Management

a) Accidents

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

  • 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?

  • 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?

Electrical issues

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

Toilets and Washing Facilities

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

Additional Information

  • Additional Information

Items for action from staff and members

  • Items for action from staff and members

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