health & safety west winch primary school. health & safety overview
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Health & Safety Overview
To ensure that we:
Understand our shared responsibility for sensible and effective health and safety.Recognise that health & safety should be an integral part of our normal work at school.Take appropriate action to ensure good standards of health and safety.
Health & Safety Overview
By ensuring you are able to:
Identify potential hazards.Carry out effective risk assessments of all types.
What is the purpose of Health & Safety?
H&S ensures that in the short/long term, an individuals health does not deteriorate and that accidents (or the chance of an accident occurring) are entirely avoided through control by assessing the danger and effectively reducing the risk….
Health & Safety Statistics
How many workers were killed in the UK due to serious
workplace related injuries in 2011 to 2012?
How many working days were lost due to workplace related
injuries in 2011 to 2012?
How many children were injured in school during 2010?
How many children were injured at home during 2010?
Health & Safety Statistics
173
How many working days were lost due to workplace related
injuries in 2011 to 2012?
How many children were injured in school during 2010?
How many children were injured at home during 2010?
Health & Safety Statistics
173
27,000,000
How many children were injured in school during 2010?
How many children were injured at home during 2010?
Health & Safety Statistics
173
27,000,000
345,000
How many children were injured at home during 2010?
Health & Safety Duties
Health and safety law requires both employers and
employees to do or not do certain things.
Please list:the employers main duties the employees main duties
Health and Safety at Work Act –Main Duty of the Employer
“To ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of
employees and other people such as pupils, visitors and
contractors ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’”
Employers Duties – The Health and Safety at Work Act
• Provide and maintain a safe place of work and a safe and healthy working environment.
• Provide and maintain safe plant and systems of work.
• Make arrangements for the safe use, handling, storage and transport of work articles and substances.
• Provide information, instruction and training.• Consult with the workforce on h&s matters.• Prepare and maintain a safety policy.
Employees Duties – The Health and Safety at Work Act
• Take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
• Not to deliberately or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided for health and safety.
• Co-operate with their employer and others to meet statutory requirements.
Employees Duties – The Health and Safety at Work Act• Use equipment etc. in accordance with training and instruction.• Inform employer (Headteacher) of
- any serious and immediate dangers- any problems with health and safety arrangements
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
SLIPS & TRIPSFALLING FROM HEIGHT
SKELETAL INJURIES
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
SLIPS & TRIPSFALLING FROM HEIGHT
SKELETAL INJURIESLONE WORKING
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
SLIPS & TRIPSFALLING FROM HEIGHT
SKELETAL INJURIESLONE WORKING
LEGIONELLA
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?SLIPS & TRIPS
FALLING FROM HEIGHTSKELETAL INJURIES
LONE WORKINGLEGIONELLA
WORKING WITH VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
SLIPS & TRIPSUneven floors, trailing
cables, areas which easily get slippery, rugs/mats,
follow guidance….
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
FALLING FROM HEIGHTAvoid if possible, select
the right ladder, plan carefully, spend time,
follow guidance….
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
LONE WORKINGAvoid if possible, try to diffuse and keep calm,
don’t get boxed in, move to another location, follow
guidance….
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
LEGIONELLANaturally occurs in rivers, lakes, ponds etc.
Most likely route to infection by breathing in water droplets.
Optimum temperature between 37°C to 46°C.Temperatures of 70°C + kills the organism instantly.
Insignificant reproduction below 20°C.Reproduces in stagnant water supplies.
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
LEGIONELLA Don’t use a water supply which produces a fine
spray – if it has been unused for 1 week or more.
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
LEGIONELLA Don’t use a water supply which produces a fine
spray – if it has been unused for 1 week or more.
There is a greater risk in warm weather, especially where water sits in pipes/cisterns etc.
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
LEGIONELLA Don’t use a water supply which produces a fine
spray – if it has been unused for 1 week or more. There is a greater risk in warm weather,
especially where water sits in pipes/cisterns etc. A water flushing programme and monthly safety
assessment is carried out.
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
LEGIONELLA Don’t use a water supply which produces a fine
spray – if it has been unused for 1 week or more. There is a greater risk in warm weather, especially
where water sits in pipes/cisterns etc. A water flushing programme and monthly safety
assessment is carried out. Water vapour masks are used for trained staff.
School Perspectives
H&S hazards in the school situation?
WORKING WITH VDUsGet comfortable, vary office
organisation, avoid glare, ensure enough space, adjust screen and keyboard, follow
guidance….
H&S StatisticsLadders account for how many
deathsper year?Ladders account for how many majorinjuries per year?How many millions (in lostproduction) do trips and slips costemployers per year?
H&S StatisticsLadders account for how many
deathsper year? 14Ladders account for how many majorinjuries per year?How many millions (in lostproduction) do trips and slips costemployers per year?
H&S StatisticsLadders account for how many
deathsper year? 14Ladders account for how many majorinjuries per year? 1,200How many millions (in lostproduction) do trips and slips costemployers per year?
H&S Statistics
Ladders account for how many deaths
per year? 14Ladders account for how many majorinjuries per year? 1,200How many millions (in lostproduction) do trips and slips costemployers per year? £512,000,000
Health & Safety Overview
To ensure that we:
Understand our shared responsibility for sensible and effective health and safety.Recognise that health & safety should be an integral part of our normal work at school.Take appropriate action to ensure good standards of health and safety.