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Health and Safety Manual: Policy and Guidance for Schools

Welcome to Hertfordshire County Council's Education Health and Safety Manual

As part of the centralisation of Health and Safety in HCC, we've reorganised the web pages to help you find information more easily. In particular, all policies, guidance and general information has been amalgamated into a 'Health and Safety Manual', where you will find all information on particular topics in one place rather than across several locations.

Schools are also directed to the County guidance on Connect the please follow the link on the right of this page to take you there.

In future months we will be updating the content further to ensure that these pages become an even more useful 'one stop shop' of the health and safety information you need. We welcome suggestions on what you would like to see on the health and safety pages, if you can't find the information you are looking for, you can always contact the Education Health and Safety team on 01992 556478.

The topics are arranged alphabetically, so all you need to do is select the initial letter of the subject you are looking for, and select the link you require.

For example if you are looking for guidance on personal safety select P and select Personal Safety from the list.

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Last Updated 18 Jun 2009

 

 

 

 

A

Accident/Incident Reporting and Investigation

Animals:

Handling and Keeping Animals in Schools: Health and Safety Issues
Asbestos Arrangements

Audit (Health and Safety):

Safety Audit Monitoring Systems

Audit (Health and Safety) Inspection Checklists:

Governors and Management Inspection Checklist

Termly Inspection Checklist

Curriculum Specific Checklists for Secondary, Special and Middle Schools

 

 

B

Bloodborne Viruses
Hire and Use of Bouncy Castles

 

 

C

Class Size
Communicable Diseases
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
  • Word 2003, 110kb/6 pages, December 2007, coshh.doc
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) - Risk Assessment Form
COSHH - Chemical Inventory Template
Schools’ Chemical & Waste Disposal Annual Exercise

D

Display Screen Equipment
Dog Fouling on County Council Premises

Drama and Performance:

Drama and Public Performances
Drama and Safety Code
Licensing for Public Performance
Technical Production Issues
  • Word 2003, 113kb/19 pages, February 1998, sec_v_c.doc

E

Safe Working with Electricity
  • Word 2003, 54kb/3 pages, September 2000, sec_s.doc
Portable Electrical Equipment

 

F

Basic First Aid Advice (HSE)
First Aid and the EYFS
First Aid Arrangements in Education Establishments
Fire Risk Assessment: Schools Generic

see under

Fire: Emergency Evacuation Procedures New
Fire Maintenance and Test Procedures New
Fire: Room Capacity Calculation New
Fire Safety Risk Assessment - Educational Premises
Fire Education Resources
Firework Displays and Bonfires on School Premises
Food Hygiene Advice
Hertfordshire Catering Food Safety Policy new

 


H

Health and Safety Law

 

I

Inspection checklists see under A - Audit (H&S) inspection checklists

Induction (Health and Safety)

 

L

Legionella Guidance for Premises Managers

Loneworking
See under P - Personal Safety and Loneworking

 

M

Managing Medication in Schools
Mobile Phone Safety

N

Guidance on Norovirus in Schools
Norovirus - Frequently Asked Questions
Norovirus Draft Letter to Parents

 

O

Offsite Visits Manual
The Offsite Visits Manual is available on Connect via the Grid link below:

Outdoor Play Equipment
Outdoor Play Equipment Checklist

 

 

P

Personal Safety and Loneworking
Physical Education

Policy:

HCC Health and Safety Policy Statement - Available on Connect - the HCC intranet:

CSF Organisation and Arrangements

  • Word 2003, 50kb/3 pages, June 2002, sec_c.doc

CSF Health and Safety Committee

Local Health and Safety Policy Statement

R

DfES Health and Safety: Responsibilities and Powers (now DCSF)

Risk Assessments
Risk Management

 

S


Safe Practice In Swimming Pools

Available on Connect - the HCC intranet:

Snow and Ice Clearance
Slips, Trips and Falls
Sun Protection

Guidance for schools including policy guidelines on sun protection can be found on the following website:

 

V

Violence and Aggression

 

W

Guidance Notes for Adverse Weather or Environmental Conditions
Work at Height

Please visit the guidance on work at heights available on the Grid at: