Health & Safety
Stanwell School (the school) recognises and accepts its responsibility as an employer for providing a safe and healthy workplace and work environment for its employees and others (pupils, contractors, visitors, and the public) that may be affected by its work.
The school undertakes to comply with all statutory health and safety requirements.
The school wishes to adopt all reasonably practicable means to eliminate hazards and reduce the risk of injury to its employees and others, and the risk of damage to its property.
The school will ensure that resources are made available to provide:
(a) plant, equipment and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health;
(b) safe arrangements for the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances;
(c) a safe place of work with safe access to it and safe egress from it;
(d) a healthy working environment;
(e) adequate welfare facilities and arrangements;
(f) sufficient information, instruction, training and supervision to ensure all employees at risk are aware of the hazards at their workplace together with the necessary measures to be taken to protect against these hazards; and
(g) a monitoring, inspection and auditing procedure to ensure the effective management of health and safety throughout the school.
Avoidance of accidents is based on the responsible attitudes and behaviour of individuals. Legislation imposes the legal responsibility for health and safety on each member of the school. The ultimate responsibility rests with the Headteacher and Governors. However, legislation imposes duties on all employees, pupils and visitors to ensure that their action does not adversely affect the health and safety of themselves or other persons. It should be noted that negligence or failure to observe precautions by an individual could result in criminal prosecution.
Responsibilities
The Headteacher and Governors are responsible for everything over which they have control. A Head of Department (H.O.D.) is responsible for safety within the department while class teachers are responsible for the immediate area of their work. If a member of teaching or non-teaching staff discovers a hazard, the law requires him or her to take all reasonable steps to eliminate it and refer the matter to his/her H.O.D. or to the appropriate Deputy Head/Safety Officer.
