Cumbria County Council – MODEL COVID-19 SCHOOLS OPERATIONS RISK ASSESSMENT
The
OVERVIEW
Model risk assessments (School Operations and School Premises) and supporting guidance on operating procedures has been developed for maintained schools
and settings in consultation with our Trade Union colleagues and relevant service areas. Each maintained setting should undertake their own risk assessment
following this format – Cumbria County Council, as the employer in the above settings will support and guide Governing Bodies and School Leaders to manage a
planned and safe gradual return to school but recognise that local decisions to open or not MUST follow a risk based approach appropriate to the resources and
capacity of each individual setting. Other types of schools are welcome to use these models to help their own planning and risk assessment approach but must
ensure that they prioritise their own employer’s health and safety management procedures.
This document is a template to be used to help Governing Bodies and Head teachers develop and tailor a site-specific risk assessment in relation to COVID-19.
Below is a list of potential of hazards within our premises and the recommended control measures which apply to the majority of settings to aim to help you manage
risks to the lowest possible level. Control shown follow current available guidance and best practice
Head teachers/ Governing Bodies are responsible for monitoring the advice and guidance available, ensuring Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices are
updated where applicable and cascaded through to employees. They must ensure that compliance is monitored and any emerging issues addressed appropriately.
You should refer to the CCC guidance provided to accompany this model as well as referenced national guidance – PLEASE NOTE: that your risk assessments
should outline YOUR agreed control measures following your local planning processes – Any additional control measures you identify are required should be added
to the additional controls column, along with who is responsible and a timescale.
All employees working within the premises should receive site specific information on the controls implemented within their workplaces.
Help and Support is available with the development of your risk assessment through The County Council’s Corporate Health and Safety Team
Please note that the Local Authority liaising with contractors working on its behalf to ensure that they are undertaking effective liaison with occupiers BEFORE
attending site – Contractors asked to provide key information in relation to how they are managing infection control. This risk assessment refers to current national guidance and is listed at the end of this document and within accompanying guidance
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RA Reference 2518 Activity Description COVID-19 - Infection Prevention and Control – SCHOOL OPERATIONS
Assessment Date MAY 2020 Assessor Name N McKinnell HEADTEACHER
Assessment Team Members Becs Ensoll Planned Review Date 20.7.20 On-going and fortnightly (reviewed to reflect any changes in National Guidance)
Location South Walney Infant and Nursery School Number Of People Exposed Enter No. exposed To be updated for 9/20
Overall Residual Risk Level following implementation of effective control measures
Enter Your Overall Residual Risk Rating e.g. 6 – Medium risk Given the current Public Health information it remains likely that COVID-19 will continue to spread although for the majority of persons effects will be of minor severity
People Exposed All Employees 26 Orian 3 Pupils 165 Visitors - Critical/Essential only - minimal Contractors - Critical/Essential only - minimal Members of the public - Critical/Essential only - minimal Vulnerable Children 19 Persons with pre-existing medical conditions 1 First Aiders 10 New/ Expectant Mothers 1
Assessment Last Updated 28/8/20 Is this an acceptable risk? Yes/ No
Key
Control Measure changes following Government guidelines 27/7/20
Green -done
Yellow - on going
Orange - partially done
Red - not possible
Grey - changed mind/not going to happen/crossed out
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Hazard Description and How are people at risk
Current Control Measures (Those that are in place) Potential Risk
Additional Control Measures (To be identified and implemented)
Action Details by Whom By When
Residual Risk
Hazards in relation to staffing and daily operation Lack of supervision/ management of groups to comply with current guidance Unable to maintain staffing levels due to infection or isolation Child or young person requiring 121 support SEND/ Behaviour Management Issues To prevent ill health/ injury
● Staff report prior to coming into school if they are experiencing any of the following symptoms: A high temperature, a new continuous cough loss of taste or smell
● Staffing plan in place to ensure safe staffing levels are achievable, agreed established and monitored appropriate to group sizes/ pupil needs and the activities required. – Ratios based on appropriate risk assessment.
● Staff must work from home where they are able to.
● Timings of arrivals, lessons and activities in place
● Parents/carers only allowed in the school at the
discretion of the Headteacher and where possible
outside of school hours
● All offsite school activities suspended ● All staff responsible for ensuring that they are fit and
well to attend work.
● All staff adhere to any instructions, advice, guidance and site rules provided to them.
● PHE COVID-19 Testing guidance communicated to staff
● Staff responsible for ensuring that they are up to date with their own routine immunisations
● Pupils – Individual healthcare plans in place for pupils who require them.
● Pupils - Separate individual risk assessment/ healthcare / behaviour management plans and external support accessed where required to
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● All staff to be advised that they must inform
HT/DHT or Business Manager (N McKinnell,
Becs Ensoll) and not come to work if they or
anyone in their household have been advised
to self-isolate, before entering the workplace
● Staffing plan in place – link with hyperlink?
● Staff to work from home where possible
● Bubble daily checklist including risk
assessment for activities in place
● Effective communication with parents about date of return/ restrictions /measures in place/ rules of site/ social distancing of children and parents/ safe drop off and pick up
● Year Group Bubble timetables in place
School timings hyperlink
● An information poster highlighting the
symptoms of COVID19 is placed throughout
the premises.
● Ongoing communications (posters, emails, inductions, briefing, toolbox talks) has been provided to all employees and/or regular visitors. Staff snippets for updates completed weekly by SLT.
● Links to all appropriate guidance on electronic copy of risk assessments
● Check all staff accessing google drive to read documentation in induction
(Nb Cleaners/Janitor/lunchtime staff communication is generally through face to face meetings and paper copies -not google drive) ● Staff to work in a single year group bubble
wherever possible.
HT/AHT All Staff BE/RS HT SLT by 2/9/20 SLT snippets wk of 24/8/20 SLT by 1/9/20 SLT/Year Group Teachers Posters/Signs - Emails/Inductions and Briefings to staff -N McKinnell and B Ensoll Inductions to regular visitors where applicable – R Clamp/HT Induction 1st or 2nd 9/20
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determine if the child or young person can safely attend where 121 care or support is not available for them
● Referrals made to occupational health as appropriate
● Employees advised of and offered vaccination cover (as this becomes available and appropriate)
● Pupil/staff cohorts remain together at all times ● Social distancing limits occupancy in offices and staff
rooms – staff instructed to remain with cohort/groups and not mix with others not possible to completely
meet this requirement- instead cohort groups remain together wherever possible and cross over kept to a minimum
● Outside spaces used for learning where possible ● Outdoor equipment – taken out of use with access
prevented by means of suitable barriers - OR
● Outdoor equipment cleaned regularly, before and after use and between groups. see use of premises
● Local school specific risk assessments will identify additional control measures to be followed to prevent cross contamination and infection e.g. Cleaning/ Kitchen RAs
● Absence/self-isolation cases due to COVID 19 (suspected or confirmed) must be reported via the normal reporting procedures
● Normal absence and wellbeing reporting procedures followed
● Normal pre-employment procedures followed.
● Pupils and staff will be permitted to take home
resources that are relevant to pupil education and
development – rules around hand hygiene and
cleaning of resources and rotation will apply.
● Cross over of staff to other year group bubbles kept to a minimum. This should only happen where it is required to deliver a broad curriculum or for children’s well being. where cross over happens, social distancing should take place where practicably possible ● Plan in place for use of shared areas to
minimise contact and increase hygiene procedures
● SENCo/HT liaison with parent/carers/staff for any vulnerable/SEND children with additional risk. Additional advice sought where required. Agreed actions and risk assessments in place.
● Plans of allocated outdoor space in place
with instructions re using and cleaning equipment
● Teachers plan outdoor learning where possible
● https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/
covid-19-decontamination-in-non-healthcare-settings
● Cleaners assigned to specific areas ● Cleaners to use new gloves/ cloths/ soapy
water in each Family/Bubble area ● Kitchen only used by kitchen staff/cooks ● Kitchen staff to follow Covid19 risk
assessments provided by Orian.
● Resources used within one year group bubble where possible and cleaned regularly
● Hard to clean resources used only where required to deliver a broad curriculum and should be wiped down regularly
● Where sharing of resources is required, they must be cleaned frequently between bubbles or rotated to allow them to be left unused and out of reach for a period of 48 hours (72 for plastic) by different bubbles.
in place 2/9/20 SLT SENCo/HT SLT by 1/9/20 Teachers by 2/9/20
R Clamp to share risk assessment with ORIAN manager by 2/9/20 Teaching staff
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● Resources such as books and games will be
shared within the bubble and will be cleaned
regularly, between use and by different groups.
● Resources such as sports, art and science
equipment must be cleaned frequently between
bubbles or rotated to allow them to be left unused
and out of reach for a period of 48 hours (72 for
plastic) by different bubbles.
● The amount of equipment that pupils can bring
into school will be limited to essential items such
as lunch boxes, hats, coats and books, stationery
frequently used items such as pens and pencils
and mobile phones, where permitted. School
Bags are also allowed – storage for these items
needs to be planned.
● Sharing individual / personal equipment will be
discouraged.
● All pupils must have their own water bottles
● Limited items to be brought into school as listed on the parent information letter (Letter to Parents)
● ● Children ONLY bring book bag to put in tray
– no attachments, and a wipeable lunchbox if having own packed lunch.
● Children should be given their own personal resources if used regularly and where possible. eg pen/pencil/ruler/rubber in own tray
● Children should only take reading books home or items agreed with SLT which are required to deliver a broad curriculum
● All children have their own water bottle.
Hazards in relation to lack of cleaning/ hygiene/ waste management
Inadequate cleaning and hygiene processes
● Staff and pupils instructed to wash their hands
upon entry into school, returning from breaks,
when they change rooms, before and after eating
and when they have been to the toilet.
● Supplies of hand sanitiser available at entrance points and where there are no sinks.
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● Staff and pupils wash hands or sanitise hands: on entry and exit to building, after each activity session, whenever move from outdoors to indoors and vice versa, before and after eating, after going to the toilet. NB washing of hands is always preferable however it is acknowledged that use of hand sanitiser will be required to prevent too much teaching and learning time loss.
● Staff/children use paper towel to switch off tap
All staff Year Group bubble leads and staff
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● Sufficient hand washing or hand sanitising stations
available around the school.
● Obtain copies of the safety data sheet for any
sanitising products in case of ingestion
● Hand hygiene procedures widely promoted and adhered to with provision/ promotion of the use of sanitising hand gel (60-70% alcohol) as required for those without easy access to suitable handwashing facilities.
● Sufficient handwashing facilities are available sinks, soap and towels
● Sufficient waste bins close to the wash stations
will be provided and emptied regularly by
designated staff.
● Regular cleaning and disinfection of surface that are touched more frequently
● Suitable signage and visual instructions displayed as required
● When delivering personal/intimate care, staff will wear the normal PPE required as detailed in individual healthcare plan
● Where toilet facilities are shared by more than one
group (Reception toilets) toilet cubicle will
allocated between the two classes.
● Standard cleaning products and disinfectant will
be used for cleaning
● Children to be reminded of expectations and
shown by Year Group Bubble staff ● Stock of cleaning resources maintained ● Ensure hand washing materials eg soap
paper towels etc in place in allocated area Handwashing signs by all sinks to promote and guide
● Staff of each Year Group Bubble to promote good hygiene and remind of frequent handwashing requirements
● Staff of each Year Group Bubble to regularly clean and disinfect surfaces and equipment touched most frequently
● Additional cleaning of toilet facilities by Year Group bubble staff where possible and lunchtime staff during/near the lunchtime period
● Range of cleaning products in school controlled and copies of the safety data sheet for any sanitising products obtained in case of ingestion
● SENCo to ensure staff aware of Healthcare
plans including knowledge of Pupil allergies
● SENCo/HT Liaison with parent/carers/staff for any vulnerable/SEND children with additional risk. Additional advice sought where required. Agreed actions and risk assessments in place.
● SENCo to oversee implementation of additional risk assessments and use of PPE including online training
● Limited items from home brought to school.
Minimum items sent home -ONLY reading books and items agreed by SLT. Letter to parents explaining what must be brought to school and what must not.
Staff of each Year Group Bubble R Clamp Ongoing
R Clamp - small swing bin provision Staff of each Year Group bubble Daily Year Group leads and lunch staff R Moxham - signs Admin team/ H&S leader HT - data sheet collection SENCo/Staff of each bubble
SLT/Teachers
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● Cleaning will be carried out in accordance with the
current guidance COVID-19 Cleaning in non-
healthcare settings
● Enhanced cleaning schedules will be shared and
implemented including more frequent cleaning of
rooms/shared areas, frequently touched surfaces.
● Hard to clean and fabric items removed from classes or made inaccessible unless required to deliver a broad curriculum. This will be particularly relevant in the early years.
● Ongoing and regular reminders - promotion of developing national guidance in relation to COVID-19
Year Group Bubble Leads SLT
Infection prevention through social distancing minimising contact between groups
● Younger children (Early Years) will be kept
separate from other groups within the school but
will not be expected to distance within their group.
● Children will be supported to maintain social
distancing and encouraged not to touch staff
where possible.
● All staff with younger children and children with
complex needs or who need close personal care
will try to maintain their distance and minimise
time spent within 1 metre of anyone.
● School assemblies and collective worship with
more than one group will not be held.
● Movement around the school will be kept to a
minimum and where possible break times and
lunch times will be staggered to prevent busy
corridors, entrances and exits.
● Special arrangements will be considered for staff
who work across groups (bubbles) across the
school e.g. cover supervisors and PPA staff.
● Staff will encourage children to maintain social distancing 1 metre or 2 metre, where this is deemed reasonable to the child’s age and appropriate for the child’s overall well-being or curriculum activity. As a general rule all person(s) should social distance wherever possible
● Year Group Bubble assemblies/thought for the day will be planned or Teams assemblies take place across Year Group Bubbles.
● The school will be divided into zones, with limited Year Group Bubble use
● Staff will accompany classes when they move around the school and where possible individual/small groups of children to minimise the cross of Bubble groups
● There will be staggered start and finish times and break/lunch times (School timings add hyperlink)
● ● Staff crossing over Year Group bubbles
will have specific timetables and guidelines
All staff Teachers/SLT SLT SLT Year group Bubble staff SLT/Staff SLT
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Transport and Travel Reducing the risk of infection
● Safe transport guidance promoted to staff and parents
● Protocols in place for drop off and pick up ● A Transport risk assessment is available for SEND
children
● Transport providers will follow appropriate controls as highlighted in their code of practice
Arrangements are underway around how dedicated
school transport will operate safety. Additional
Government guidance is expected to support how
transport
The updated government guidance outlines that social
distancing measures WILL NOT apply on dedicated
school transport
● Schools will need to record how each person,
pupils and staff, travels to and from school (to
support Track and Trace)
● Pupils who have travelled to school on public
transport, wearing face coverings, will be
instructed not to touch their face covering during
use or when removing them, they will be asked to
wash their hands on arrival and dispose of any
temporary face coverings into a lidded bin where
available (or into a bag and transferred to the bin)
or place reusable face coverings into a plastic bag
to take home with them. They will then need to
wash their hands again.
● Where relevant transport for SEND pupils will be
subject to individual risk assessment
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● Where possible staff should avoid/limit the use of public transport. If this is unavoidable Government guidance is that you need to use a face covering
● Staff/parents must inform school of any changes
● Advice/guidelines about travel on public transport/dedicated school transport shared with staff/parents where required
● All educational visits to be discussed with and agreed by SLT and finally authorised by the headteacher - in ADVANCE of the planning stage, making any bookings or informing parents or making
● All educational visits to be recorded on EVOLVE.
By week ending 4/9/20 HT Teaching staff
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● Domestic Overnight and overseas educational
visits remain suspended
● Non-overnight domestic educational visits will
resume in the autumn term. Individual educational
visit risk assessments will include any additional
protective measures that may be required.
● Local Authority schools must make use of the
EVOLVE Notification and Approval System. They
will be expected to follow the normal process of
risk assessment and log all educational visits onto
the EVOLVE database.
Hazards in relation to pupil and staff wellbeing and mental health Preventing ill health due to anxiety and work related stress
● School Stress Risk Assessment in place
● Where staff report work related issues – individual stress risk assessment will be carried out in line with HSE guidance
● Staff will be referred to occupational health as early as possible
● Good communication measure in place and maintained with staff
● All staff aware of their responsibilities to report safety concerns, ill health, damage, defects, accidents or incidents in line with exiting school policy.
● Pupils - PSHE lessons and small group teaching Bubbles
● Staff will be asked to report any concerns in
relation to health and wellbeing so that these can
be discussed and support provided as relevant.
The school will continue to follow its normal
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L5 x S2
● Staff to inform SLT of any concerns re Covid19
● SLT to have an open door to discuss any staff concerns re Covid19. Agreed actions to be taken where possible.
● Where issues not resolved and work related issues, an individual stress risk assessment to be carried out
● Regular updates and reviews communicated with staff
● The Local Authority have produced the
following guidance Coronavirus – getting back to school Supporting emotional wellbeing and learning
● Staff well-being survey carried out- weekly or monthly to be agreed in consultation with staff
● Information from the survey used to support well being of staff and improve procedures and practice
All Staff SLT from wk 2/9/20 HT
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process in relation to managing work related
stress and ill health procedures.
● Staff well-being will be monitored – weekly /
monthly survey.
SLT SLT
Hazards in relation to staff deemed high risk due to underlying or pre-existing health conditions
Pregnancy, Asthma etc.
● Those staff who are at a higher risk due to their underlying or pre-existing health conditions and have been prescribed medication, should where possible carry their prescribed medication with them at all times
● Staff who have shielding letters must not attend school
● Pregnant women will be advised to follow the
guidance available for clinically vulnerable people
● Staff who may have increased risk from CV-19
must raise their concerns with the Head teacher
who will explain the measures the school is putting
in place to reduce the risk e.g. Pregnancy, Asthma
etc.
10 - Medium Risk L5 x S2
If the person cannot undertake their normal duties contact your HR provider to discuss any reasonable adjustments
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Hazards in relation to managing incidents and emergencies First Aid/ Accidents/ Incidents/ Emergencies Staff or pupil becoming unwell with
● Suitable follow-up procedures to be taken following potential infection exposure incidents. (in line with current Public Health England and updated HSE RIDDOR guidance circulated to Schools)
● Suitable first aid First aid kits in place – updated to include (where already not supplied) IIR surgical masks and rubber gloves, hand sanitisers for close contact first aid treatment
● At least one person with a paediatric first aid certificate will be premises at all times when children are present
● School Emergency Plan/ crisis management plans in place
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L5 x S2
Any first aid certificate that expired on or after the 16th March and cannot access requalification training because of coronavirus may qualify for a 3 month extension up until the 16th June ● First Aid requalification training booked
1/9/2020 subject to measures in place. ● First Aid Kits in place for each Year Group
Bubble. ● Stock maintained ● First Aid boxes checked and filled by Year
Group Bubble staff
● If a child or staff member shows signs of Covid19- school procedures should be
R CLamp S Murray Staff of each Year Group Bubble Daily HT/DHT All staff
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COVID-19 symptoms whilst on site
● All staff aware of their responsibilities to report safety concerns, ill health, damage, defects, accidents or incidents in line with existing school policy.
● Where a child develops symptoms whilst at
school, they will be moved to a room where they
can be isolated from others until they can be
collected. Adult supervision will be provided at all
times by a trained member of staff
● Where there is no room to isolate, the child must
be moved to an area where they can maintain a
2M distance
● PPE will be provided if a child or member of staff
becomes ill with symptoms of COVID-19 and the
staff who are caring for them are unable to
maintain the 2m social distance. PPE measures
will include a Type II Fluid Resistant Surgical
Mask, apron and gloves.
● A separate toilet will be used if the child/adult
needs to use the bathroom which will be cleaned
and disinfected in line with the current guidance
COVID-19 Cleaning in non-healthcare settings
before anyone else can use it.
followed. ALL staff MUST be familiar with the LINK School Procedures if a person develops Covid19 symptoms in school.
● These procedures, include use of the
designated Isolation Room; cleaning the KS2 disabled toilet and making it only for the use of the person with Covid symptoms; use of PPE for staff caring for a child and immediate contact with parent/carers. The child/member of staff should go home to self isolate as soon as possible or if necessary medical support should be sought.
Hazards in relation to eating and safe welfare facilities
● Timings in place to ensure safe management of break and lunchtimes
● Adequate welfare facilities provided for all staff and pupils
● Staff and pupils reminded to wash hands before and after eating.
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L5 x S2
● Staff to be encouraged to remain on site during lunch breaks. Where this is not possible/practical staff are reminded to maintain social distancing whilst off site
2/9/20
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● Staff spaces will be carefully reviewed to support
staff to maintain social distancing measures
between each other and frequent cleaning
completed.
● Use of staff rooms will be minimised and social
distancing measures implemented to limited staff
use at any one time.
● Staff to follow school procedures and maximum occupancy for shared areas
● Staff to minimise use of shared areas and ensure social distancing wherever possible
● Staff to create a culture of reminding each other and children of social distancing expectations
All staff
Hazards due to the lack of suitable PPE Where carrying out close personal care tasks and physical restraint and unable to maintain 2m social distancing measures.
● Staff and pupils to be fit/well to attend setting ● Local risk assessments/ individual healthcare plans/
behaviour management plans reviewed and followed to identify PPE requirements in line with current guidance
● PPE to be fit for purpose/ approved specification
● Where PPE/ RPE provided staff provided with training and instruction in its use.
● Local compliance to be monitored by Head teachers as far as reasonably practicable
● Guidance provided to staff in relation to the use and wearing of their own face coverings
● PPE that is normally needed for dealing with an individual child will be available as per health care plan
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L5 x S2
Telephone ordering process in place for weekly supplies of PPE 0800 783 1967 If staff wish to wear their own face covering in school they must discuss this with the HT/AHT
R Clamp All Staff
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Training ● All staff will receive appropriate training and updates on the measures contained within this risk assessment.
● All staff to be given face to face information sharing of updated risk assessment for September 2020 by a member of the SLT. Opportunity will be given to read the risk assessment prior to the training and opportunity will be given to ask questions within the session to ensure understanding.
● Updates will be given through weekly staff snippets.
HT/AHT/SLT by end 2/9/20 All staff HT/DHT
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Monitoring ● Risk Assessment and its implementation will be
monitored by the SLT on at least a weekly basis,
and will take account of well-being survey
information, weekly LA infection reports and any
critical incident reviews.
● Regular feedback will be provided to staff on the Risk Assessment reviews
● SLT to use weekly LA infection reports from Schools update and resource from governors
● SLT to monitor risk assessment weekly ● Updates to be shared with governors and
staff through staff snippets and relevant information shared with parents through parent snippets and texts/emails where appropriate
SLT SLT HT/DHT
Dissemination ● This document will be provided to all staff and available on request/website.
● An email with link to risk assessments on Teams will be sent to all staff.
● Where staff cannot access this, a hard copy will be made available.
BE/ RC/CD
Assessment Conclusion Providing the stated control measures are implemented and adhered to the risk of contracting most viral infections can reduce to a manageable level in normal circumstances. Compliance with this risk assessment should be monitored and reviewed to ensure control measures remain effective.
To be completed by the Individual undertaking the risk assessment: Name: Becs Ensoll Job Title: Assistant head teacher Signature: Date: 29th May 2020, 28th August 2020
To be completed by the Head teacher: I consider this risk assessment to be suitable and sufficient to control the risks to the health and safety of both employees undertaking the tasks involved and any other person who may be affected by the activities. Name: Nancy McKinnell Job Title: Head Teacher Signature: Date: 29th May 2020 28th August 2020
The Sir John Barrow Governor Covid 19 Sub Committee considered this risk assessment to be suitable and sufficient to control the risks to the health and safety of both employees undertaking the tasks involved and any other person who may be affected by the activities. The Full Governing Body agreed this risk assessment at a Full Governing Body Extraordinary Meeting, ____ Name: A Batchelor Role: Chair of Governors Signature: Date: 29th May
Links to Guidance
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Staff, Pupils and Others
Those who are clinically vulnerable, or are living with someone who is, should follow protective measures guidance. Implementing protective measures in education and childcare settings Conducting a SEND risk assessment during the Coronavirus outbreak
Guidance on hand cleaning
Kids life skills – self-care- going to the toilet Education, health and care needs assessments and plans: guidance on temporary legislative changes relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) Personal Protective Equipment - PPE PHE guidance to putting on and removing (Donning and Doffing) PPE
Travel
Safer travel guidance for passengers
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