K2H16 Laws Governing Health And Safety

K2H16 – The laws governing safety in your home country, including the general responsibility for health and safety that applies to all colleagues and to employers.

Health & safety laws:-

A) Securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work;

(B) Protecting persons other than persons at work against risks to health or safety arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work;

(C) Controlling the keeping and use of explosive or highly flammable or otherwise dangerous substances, and generally preventing the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of such substances; and

(D) Controlling the emission into the atmosphere of noxious or offensive substances from premises.

It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees.

Health and safety within the school environment:-

Management of medication, every school must development a policy on the roles and responsibilities of the employers, parents, carers, governing bodies, head teachers and teachers.  The policy must include drawing up a health-plan for a pupil, confidentiality, record keeping, the storage, access and disposal of medication.  The plan should contain common conditions such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and anaphylactic shock.

First aid, the school must ensure that there are adequate and appropriate equipment and facilities for providing first aid.  There should be minimum provisions in place:-

• Suitable first-aid container.
• Appointed member of staff to take charge of equipment.
• Adequate number of First-aiders and adequate number of containers.

First-aid provision should be available at all times including out of school activities.  The school must also develop a first-aid policy.

Safe practice in physical education must be monitored at all times.

School’s security and safety the person who is responsible for the health and safety within the environment should ensure that all security measures are draw up within their policy.  The Head teacher or caretaker is responsible for securing the building and maintaining the security of the children. (K2S31 and K2S32 child protection policy).

Fire emergencies, regular drills to evacuate the building are held and timed including imposing different situations on children and staff.  An appointed member of staff will ensure that the building is clear, services i.e. water, electricity and gas are isolated, all doors are closed, call the emergency services. All fire equipment should be regularly checked and record sheets kept.

Accidents, all accidents must be recorded in a report book. If the accident is caused by faulty equipment the Head teacher must be informed, all faulty equipment should be either removed or isolated.

Once a term health and safety inspections of the premises should take place.

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