Title Page
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Document No.
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Unison Health and Safety Inspection (Schools: Nottingham City Branch)
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School Site (or Part of Site) Inspected:
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Number of all staff at this site:
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Staff present during inspection:
Inspection Information and Dealing with Actions
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1. Once the inspection has been completed and this report has been issued, please review and provide your response/proposed actions for any noted areas of concern/issues/outstanding actions.
2. Retain a copy of this completed report and your responses/actions for future reference and to inform your action plan.
3. Please then e-mail the completed audit to david.wand@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Health & Safety Policy
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A. Are H&S policies and governor’s names on the schools web site? List policies available on web-site here:
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B: Are staff made aware of the location of the H&S Policy and what is its location? Note: Induction, inset days and weekly meetings, on staff server and paper copy in office.
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C: Are all staff aware of the roles and responsibilities they have with regard to H&S in school?
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D: Have named specific staff been assigned specific duties and are these recorded in the arrangements section of the policy?
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E: Have all staff been reminded of their user name and password to access any documents and when was this done?
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F: Employees, are they aware of where to see the content of the School Health & Safety Policy, and any associated documentation?
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G: Is there a whole school handling policy in place and is it signed?
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H: Do you have a safety committee and how often do they meet, please give dates?
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I: Can all staff see the HSE law poster?
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J: Do you adequately consult with UNISON and trade unions on H&S issues? How do you do this?
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K. What is the date of the school’s Health & Safety Policy:
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K: Is the school's Health and Safety Policy dated older than 18 months?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Health & Safety Manual
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A: How are staff made aware of the location of the H&S Manual and note the location? Is this acceptable?
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B: Please supply a copy of the staff induction tick sheet, within induction policy or a copy of policy. Is this acceptable?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Risk Assessment
a) Completed Risk Assessments
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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).
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2: Have these risk assessments been communicated to staff and how is confirmation obtained e.g. signature? Is this acceptable?
b) Individual Risk Assessments
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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?
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1: Has the midday supervisor safe working procedure checklist been completed and signed by staff?
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2: Has a risk assessment for the dining area been completed?
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3: Has the staff induction tick sheet from within lunchtime staff induction policy been filled in?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Curriculum
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A: Are risk assessments in place for any lessons involving significant risk and H&S precautions (where necessary) noted on lesson plans?
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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?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Training
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A: Has induction training taken place for all staff, volunteers; and others?
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B: Is there a training log for the lunchtime staff and other support staff?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Asbestos
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A: Is there any asbestos on the site?
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B: Are there plans to manage the risks from ACMs in the school?
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C: Are contractors working on site made aware of the contents of the Asbestos manual and that is recorded in the logbook?
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D: Has any asbestos been removed/repaired or encapsulated?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Legionella
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A: Are necessary procedures being carried out in line with the Water Management requirements including action required from the most recent risk assessment?
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B: Is water labelled as not drinking or drinking water?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Fire and Emergencies
a) Fire Risk Assessment
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1: Has the school a Fire Risk Assessment in place and has been reviewed during the last 1.5 years.
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Enter date of last fire drill:
b) Tests
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1: Are all routine in-house tests undertaken as appropriate (e.g. weekly fire alarm, monthly emergency lighting)?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Individual Pupil
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A: Are individual risk assessments in place for “high-profile” pupils?
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B: Are individual pupil's handling policies in place and do staff have access to them?
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C: Have staff had handling training or if not what date has been arranged for this?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
First Aid
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A: Are enough staff sufficiently trained in paediatric first aid ?
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B: Are first aid certificates valid and first aid bags complete and sufficient?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Working at Height
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A: Are Risk Assessments are in place for all working at height and are staff aware of their contents?
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B: Is appropriate training/instruction been provided and is the ladder log up to date?
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C: Are small stools or ladders available for use?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Managing Pupils with Medical Conditions
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A: Is a policy covering the management of pupils with medical conditions is in place and has a generic risk assessment been completed?
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B: Do all staff, including lunchtime staff, have access to medical and dietary chart record sheets?
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C: Are staff aware of the placement and use of the Record of Medical Administration and is it up to date?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Outdoor Learning
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A: Are staff aware of the roles, responsibilities and approval processes they have with regard to outdoor learning in school?
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B: Are all staff given access to risk assessments for trips and outdoor learning?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Stress
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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.
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B: Were any incidents of work-related mental ill health (stress, depression, anxiety) reported?
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C: What action was taken?
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D: Has the school adopted the EIB workload charter?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Accidents and Violence Reporting/Management
a) Accidents
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1: Are all accidents reported according to NCC procedures?
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2: What other method does the school use to record accidents?
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3: How do you monitor the number of reports?
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4: Please give the total number of last year’s incidents.
b) Violent Incidents
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1: Are all violent incidents reported according to NCC procedures?
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2: What other method does the school use to record incidents?
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3: How do you monitor the number of reports?
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4: Please give the total number of violent incidents last year’s?
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5: Please give the number of staff RIDDOR incidents last year?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Electrical issues
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A: Is the site free from issues with wires, electricity or PAT testing?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Toilets and Washing Facilities
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A: Are there enough staff: toilets, washing facilities, soap, and do the hand dryers work?
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Additional Information
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Additional Information
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Items for action from staff and members
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Items for action from staff and members
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School to Complete. Please enter date action was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Outstanding Action Points from Site Inspection Walk-through
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Add a further Action Point using this button:
Action Point
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Provide details of Issue or Concern including location in workplace:
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Add photo or media of Issue or Concern here:
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Provide details of suggested Action:
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Provide Target Date for resolution of issue:
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Location of Issue. Select from Map using Locate button:
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School to Complete. Please enter date any necessary action above was completed and details of what action was taken or reason why it is proposed no action is taken:
Inspection Completion
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Inspectors signature as record of the completion of the on-site inspection:
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Enter date and time of the completion of the on-site inspection:
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Use the 'Complete Audit' button below to end this audit.