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Northern Ireland Health and Safety Legislation requires that the Employer and Boards’ of Governors actively ensure that “…all reasonably practicable steps are taken to ensure the health, safety and welfare etc…” of employees, pupils, members of the public and visitors. |
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The legislation relating to the reporting of accidents and incidents is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (NI) 1997. These regulations require the employer to report certain categories of incident to the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI). |
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In most schools there are pupils who may need to take medication during school hours for long or short term medical needs, or in emergency situations. |
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Asbestos is a fibrous material. When it is damaged or in poor condition it releases fibres into the air. Breathing in air containing asbestos fibres can lead to asbestos related diseases mainly cancer of the lung and chest lining. |
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Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk so the law requires Employers to control exposures to hazardous substances and to prevent illness by complying with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (NI) 2003 (COSHH (NI)). The Regulations place a duty on schools to carry out COSHH assessments on tasks which involve the use of any hazardous substances and to implement appropriate controls. |
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The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations (NI)1992 came into effect in January 1993. Display screen equipment (DSE) includes visual display units or terminals and portable systems such as laptops that are in prolonged use. |
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Young people derive considerable benefit from taking part in educational visits, often participating in activities and experiences not available in the average classroom or youth club setting. It is widely acknowledged that such educational visits help young people to develop a wide range of valuable personal and social skills. |
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An emergency has been defined by the Central Emergency Planning Unit as “Any event or circumstance (happening with or without warning) that causes or threatens death or injury, disruption to the community, or damage to property or to the environment on such a scale that the efforts cannot be dealt with by the emergency services and public service providers as part of
their normal day to day activities.” One of the most effective means of mitigating the effects of an emergency is to be prepared. |
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The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations (NI) 2001 place a responsibility on the Employer to carry out a fire risk assessment of their premises and consider their employees and all other people who may be affected by a fire in the workplace. The school as part of its role in the risk assessment process should ensure that the fire safety audit/ inspection sheet in this section is completed annually. |
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The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (NI) 1982 require that adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel are provided to enable first-aid to be given to employees who are injured or become ill at work. Although these Regulations apply to the provision of first-aid for employees, schools should consider carefully the likely risks to pupils and visitors and make allowance for them when drawing up policies and deciding on the numbers of first-aid personnel. |
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The Health and Safety at Work (NI) Order 1978 requires Employers/Board of Governors to ensure so far as is reasonably practicable the health and safety of those who use their premises. This includes the management of risks arising from glazing in schools. |
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Ensuring health and safety in schools, is an essential part of any school manager’s responsibility and to do this successfully, an effective health and safety management system needs to be in place. |
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The objective of this Policy is to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that no person is placed in a situation where injury or ill health may be caused as a result of the Board’s undertaking and that all such risks are assessed and appropriately controlled. |
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The objective of this plan is to ensure that the Transport Service can respond to any serious accident involving its fleet or any significant degree of damage or destruction to any part of its fleet. There are a number of potential threats to the operation of the Transport Service. |
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The objective of this policy is to reduce the risk of accident and injury to staff and pupils withinthe school premises which could be caused by the activities of contractors. This will be achieved by school management controlling and managing the interface between school activities and contractors’ work in such a way that the risk is reduced significantly. |
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The Regulations covering the maintenance of portable electrical equipment are the Electricity at
Work Regulations (NI) 1991 which require portable electrical equipment to be maintained in a
safe condition. The duty is qualified by the words ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’. |
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The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (NI) 2000 require that suitable and sufficient assessments of the risk arising out of work are carried out. |
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Schools have now to balance the need for more security measures on one hand with an open and welcoming environment on the other. |
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The government has made it clear that any form of violence within educational establishments, and in particular when perpetrated against teachers, is entirely unacceptable. Education and Library Boards and CCMS as Employers in the education sector within Northern Ireland, fully endorse this view. |
