Health and safety

As part of the core offer - your school will have access to our web-based health and safety management and recording system, Assure. Our health and safety service is provided by qualified health and safety professionals.

Service description

• Access to our health and safety management system (Assure).
• Access to online health and safety policies and documents.
• Guidance and assistance with risk assessments including fire assistance and evaluation of health and safety self-audits.
• Guidance and assistance with inspections and accident, incident and near miss investigations.
• Access to Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS) advice and guidance (Maintained schools – free. Academies – free). Enquire with the Health and Safety Team for further information.
• Radiation Protection Officer (RPO) providing CLEAPSS guidance and assistance for the storage of radiological substances and conducting RPO visits.
• Access to our corporate health and safety training courses, and accredited IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health). Working Safely and/or Managing Safely training courses (additional charges may apply).

Assure

With our health and safety management system (Assure) you can  effectively manage health and safety with the confidence that you are in control. 2 x staff members shall have access to the GDPR compliant web-based system. This includes:

Incident Reporting and Investigation

The Assure Incident Management module enables you to record all incidents across your school/college. Our system has various categories of incident reporting modules:

• Employee and non-employee (ie pupils).
• Accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Occupational Health.
• Hazards.
• Environmental incidents.
• Regulatory visits.
• RIDDOR regulatory reporting forms shall be managed and completed by our Health and Safety Team on your behalf.

Risk Assessment 

The risk assessment module provides your school with a range of flexible, configurable templates to simplify the recording and  monitoring of risk assessments. Using simple, intuitive tools, you can identify, assess and manage the health and safety risks relevant to your school’s activities, including:

• Activity Risk Assessments (model risk assessments/templates available).
• DSE Assessments.
• Manual Handling Assessments.
• Fire Risk Assessments.
• Hazard Spotting.
• COSHH Activity Assessments with a library of Safety Data Sheets.

The People and Training module can enable you to record, document and provide reports on your school’s employees’ training compliance, training renewal dates and non-compliances. A training matrix report identifies employees or contractors who are compliant, due for renewal or who are non-compliant. Training needs are identified, supporting future training planning, compliance management and individual appraisal conversations.

The Audit and Inspection module helps you to maintain compliance and best practice across multiple locations. From a standard inspection to a full audit template, bespoke templates may be created using specified scoring methodologies. The inspection/audit report is conducted on Assure to provide a robust documented/auditable system. This should enable you to provide reassurance to your SLT and Board of Governors by demonstrating health and safety compliance.

Benefits to your school

This service will enable you to:

• Understand activities required to maintain legal compliance.
• Help to achieve best practice standards in health and safety management.
• Reduce work related accidents and ill health and avoid associated costs.
• Maintain current developments in health and safety.

Additional services

Additional charges apply;

• Fire awareness.
• Fire Marshal.
• Risk Assessment.
• Paediatric first aid.
• Emergency first aid.
• First aid at work
• Bespoke courses such as; COSHH, Working at Height, Manual Handling, and Incident.
• Investigation etc.
• Onsite training; maximum 12 delegates.