health and safety training for schools 2018 - 2019...health and safety awareness in premises...
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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
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
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
Date: 7 November 2018
Time: 17.30 to 19.30
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
Tea/coffee will be provided
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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
Date: 21 November 2018
Time: 9.00 to 12.00
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
Tea/coffee will be provided
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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
Date: 28 November 2018
Time: 9.00‐15.00
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
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.
The course is designed to provide an understanding of:
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
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
Tea/coffee will be provided.
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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
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
Tea/coffee will be provided.
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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 course is designed to provide an understanding of:
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
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
Tea/coffee will be provided.
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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.
The course is designed to provide an understanding of:
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
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
Tea/coffee will be provided
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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 course is designed to provide an understanding of:
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
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
Tea/coffee will be provided.
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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 course is designed to provide an understanding of:
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
Loca on: Toxteth Annexe
Tea/coffee will be provided.
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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.
The course is designed to provide an understanding of:
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