health and safety training for schools 2018 - 2019...health and safety awareness in premises...

Health and Safety Training for Schools

2018 - 2019 Health and Safety Unit

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C O N T E N T S Page

Why do you need health and safety training? 03

Health and Safety for Head Teachers and 06 Senior Leaders

Managing Work‐Related Stress in Schools 07

Health and Safety for School Governors 08 Risk Assessment 09

Health and Safety Awareness in Premises 10 Management

Accident and Incident Repor ng and 11 Inves ga on

Managing Events 12

Manual Handling of Loads 13

Work at Height (Ladders and Stepladders) 14

Managing Hazardous Substances in Schools 15 (COSHH)

Managing Fire Safety in Schools 16 Fire Marshal and Fire Ex nguisher Use 17 Useful Contacts 18

List of Guidance Notes and Policies 19

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Why do you need health and safety training?

Health and safety informa on and training helps you to:

Ensure staff know how to work safely and without

risk to health

Develop a posi ve health and safety culture, where

safe and healthy working becomes second nature

Meet your legal duty to protect the health and safety

of pupils, staff and visitors

Effec ve training contributes towards making employees

competent regarding their health and safety and can

help:

avoid the distress of accidents and ill‐health

avoid the financial costs of accidents and

occupa onal ill‐health such as sickness absence,

damaged equipment and demo vated staff

All staff in Liverpool City Council’s Health and Safety Unit

are professionally qualified H&S advisors. We have

detailed knowledge of legisla ve requirements relevant

to schools and are commi ed to providing quality

training.

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The Law

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires you

to provide training, instruc on and supervision as

necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably prac cable,

the health and safety of your staff, pupils, visitors and

contractors.

This is expanded by the Management of Health and Safety

at Work Regula ons 1999, which iden fy situa ons

where health and safety training is par cularly important

e.g. when people start work, on exposure to new or

increased risks and where exis ng skills may require

upda ng.

Prices are exclusive of VAT for Academies and Free

Schools.

Please note that failure to arrive on the day will incur the

full course fee.

Course costs per delegate Half day Full day

Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools

and Schools with a Service Level Agreement

with the Health and Safety Unit

£75 £150

All other schools £150 £300

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Course informa on and bookings

All our health and safety courses have been designed

specifically with Liverpool Schools in mind and reference

all the appropriate suppor ng materials required to meet

legal obliga ons for the subject.

Course materials are provided and suppor ng

documenta on referred to during training is available to

download via the Health and Safety Unit’s pages on

Liverpool City Council’s intranet site or through School

Improvement Liverpool’s website:

www.schoolimprovementliverpool.co.uk

To book a place on a course, please email [email protected] providing the following informa on:

Course tle and date

School

Delegate name(s)

Job tle

Contact Nº

Preferred email address for correspondence

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Health and Safety for Head Teachers and Senior Leaders

Essen al training for Head Teachers and Senior Leaders with responsibility for the management of health, safety and welfare within the school. The course is designed to provide an understanding of:

Health and safety legisla on rela ng to schools

General employer and employee responsibili es

Headteacher and senior leader responsibili es

The areas and ac vi es requiring risk assessment

Accident and incident repor ng procedures

Sources of informa on and advice

Date: 16 October 2018

Time: 9.00 to 12.00

Loca on: Toxteth Annexe

Tea/coffee will be provided

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Managing Work‐Related Stress in Schools

Essen al training for Head Teachers and Senior Leaders who have a responsibility for line management of staff. The course is designed to provide:

An understanding of employer and employee legal du es

An overview of relevant stress claims

An apprecia on of the causes and effects of stress

The knowledge of how to develop strategies for preven on and management using the Health and Safety Execu ve’s (HSE) Management Standards

An understanding of how to carry out a stress risk assessment

An explana on of roles of Occupa onal Health, Health and Safety Unit and SEAT in the management of occupa onal stress

Date: 6 November 2018

Time: 9.00 to 12.00


Tea/coffee will be provided.

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Health and Safety for School Governors

Essen al training for new and exis ng Governors to introduce you to the basics of health and safety management and legisla on. It will cover roles and responsibili es for the health and safety of school employees, pupils and others on school premises. The two hour course is designed to provide an awareness and understanding of:

Governor roles and responsibili es

Key health and safety legisla on

Health and safety issues relevant to schools

Guidance and support available to schools


Time: 17.30 to 19.30



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Risk Assessment

Essen al training for those with management responsibility for conduc ng risk assessments e.g. Head Teachers, Senior Leaders , Heads of Department, Schools Business Managers, Site Managers etc.

The course is designed to provide an understanding of:

The risk assessment process

The requirement to assess risks associated with schools

The general areas and ac vi es a school should risk assess

How to access LCC guidance and adapt model risk assessments

How to access CLEAPSS guidance and model risk assessments

Staff responsibili es and their involvement in risk assessment


Time: 9.00 to 12.00



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Health and Safety Awareness in Premises Management

Essen al awareness training for those with responsibility for the management of school premises including Head Teachers, Senior Leaders, Caretakers, Site Managers, School Business Managers etc. The course is designed to provide an awareness of the range of subjects and the relevant health and safety standards and tes ng requirements for effec ve premises management.

Subjects covered include:

General contractor management

CDM

Asbestos awareness

Building inspec ons

Gas and electrical safety

Fire management

Li ing equipment and pressure vessels

Water management

Planning


Time: 9.00‐15.00


Tea/coffee and lunch will be provided.

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Accident and Incident Repor ng and Inves ga on

Essen al training for staff who are responsible for

repor ng accidents and/or carrying out inves ga ons

into accidents and incidents at School.


Why accidents and incidents are reported, recorded

and inves gated

The different levels and processes for repor ng

The requirements of RIDDOR

How to undertake an appropriate accident

inves ga on

The rules on record disclosure and reten on

All levels of responsibili es and staff involvement

Date: 5 December 2018

Time: 9.00 to 12.00



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Managing Events

Essential training for those organising and running small

scale local events held on school grounds, up to 499

participants, including Head Teachers, Caretakers, Site

Managers and Business Managers.

The course is designed to provide an awareness of

general event management and topics covered include:

Responsibili es

Risk assessment

Fire and emergency procedures

Calcula ng capaci es

Food and alcohol

Incident repor ng

Managing specific hazards associated with the type of event

Date: 15 January 2019

Time: 9.00 to 12.00



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Manual Handling of Loads

Essen al training for staff who undertake or manage

manual handling ac vi es as part of their everyday du es

e.g. Site Managers, Cleaners, Kitchen and Grounds Staff

and for staff who are responsible for undertaking manual

handling risk assessments.


The anatomy of body mechanics (relevant to manual

handling)

Safe li ing and handling techniques

Employer and employee legal du es

Manual handling risk assessment

Date: 23 January 2019

Time: 9.00 to 12.00



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Work at Height (Ladders and Stepladders)

Essen al training for all staff who are expected to

undertake work at height tasks using ladders and

stepladders and for staff with a responsibility for the

purchase, maintenance and storage of ladders and

stepladders.


Ladder and stepladder safety

Work at height equipment inspec ons

Work at height legisla on

Work at height risk assessment

Date: 6 February 2019

Time: 9.00 to 12.00



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Managing Hazardous Substances in Schools (COSHH)

Essen al training for staff who manage processes using

hazardous substances, are responsible for undertaking

COSHH risk assessments and for staff who regularly work

with chemicals.


The substances covered by the COSHH regula ons

The difference between MSDS and risk assessments

How to undertake a COSHH risk assessment

Legisla on covering hazardous substances

Date: 27 February 2019

Time: 9.00 to 12.00



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Managing Fire Safety in Schools

Essen al training for those with responsibility for

managing the fire safety arrangements in schools

including Head Teachers, Senior Leaders, Site Managers,

Business Managers etc.


The legal requirements rela ng to fire safety in schools

The roles and responsibili es for implemen ng fire

procedures

The principles of fire risk assessment

Fire preven on and protec on measures relevant to

schools

Fire risk assessment and other relevant fire safety

documenta on required at schools

Date: 3 March 2019

Time: 9.00 to 12.00



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Fire Marshal and Fire Ex nguisher Use

Essen al training for staff who undertake fire marshal du es for the school and for those who will benefit from prac cal experience of using fire ex nguishers.


How fires start and spread within buildings

The role and du es of fire marshals in schools

Emergency evacua ons

The types of ex nguishers and the fires on which they can be used

Prac cal experience of using fire ex nguishers in a live fire situa on.

Date: 20 March 2019

Time: 9.00 to 12.30

Loca on: Croxteth Room, Premier Court, Ha on Garden

Tea/coffee is not provided.

This training can also be delivered at your school if you have a

minimum of 8 par cipants and a suitable loca on to site the

demonstra on equipment.

Stand–alone fire ex nguisher training is also available on request.

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s Useful Contacts

Health and Safety Unit

Steve Hall 233 5436

Elaine Halsall 233 3129

Dave O’Hare 233 2446

Chris Thompson 233 2446

Chris Lloyd 233 2832

The Health and Safety Execu ve

www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm

RIDDOR repor ng online

www.hse.gov.uk/riddor

Public Health England

h ps://www.gov.uk/government/organisa ons/public‐health‐england

NHS

h ps://www.nhs.uk/pages/home.aspx

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service

h p://www.merseyfire.gov.uk/aspx/pages/Default2.aspx

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s Guidance Notes and Policies produced by H&S Health Safety and Welfare Policy Stress Management Policy GN01 Lone Working GN02 Managing Asbestos GN04 Hazardous Substances COSHH GN05 Work Equipment GN06 Control of Legionella GN07 DSE and Workstation Ergonomics GN08 New and Expectant Mothers GN09 Building, Grounds and Workplace Inspections GN10 Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare GN11 Work at Height GN12 Accident-Incident Reporting & Investigation GN13 CDM GN14 Management of Occupational Stress GN15 Extended Duty of Care GN16 First Aid GN18 PPE GN19 Noise GN20 Vibration GN22 Fire Safety GN23 Electricity GN24 Manual Handling of Loads GN25 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment GN26 Risk Assessment GN27 Moving and Handling People GN28 Occupational Road Risk GN29 Infection Control & Communicable Diseases GN30 Confined Spaces GN31 Health and Safety Induction GN32 Gas GN33 Second-Hand Smoke GN34 Premises Relocations GN35 Work Related Violence GN36 Shift Work

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Health and Safety Unit Cunard Building

Liverpool L3 1AH

[email protected]

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