Natasha’s Law came into effect on 1st October 2021, and requires food businesses to provide full ingredients lists, including allergen information, on foods pre-packaged for direct sale on the premises. The Food Information Amendment was brought about following the death of…
In our experience, everyone understands the basic issues. The Duty Holder (typically the Head Teacher) has to ensure that the following statutory obligations are met:– Find asbestos (surveys) Prevent exposure through an Asbestos Management Plan (AMP) e.g. risk assessment of activities; conducting abatement works where required; control work is done by staff or contractors and most importantly maintenance…
Airborne contaminants occur in the gaseous form (gases and vapours) or as aerosols. In scientific terminology, an aerosol is defined as a system of particles suspended in a gaseous medium, usually air. Aerosols may exist in the form of airborne…
This is a question that often comes up. Businesses are normally aware of The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005and of the general requirement to conduct risk assessments. They are also aware that there are ‘Exposure Action Values’or‘Exposure Limit Values’ within those regulations. In addition, they often have an awareness of how noise measurements are taken…
When hearing the term ‘Lockdown’, many people envisage a terror attack or other major incident and consider it highly unlikely to affect their school. However, lockdown procedures are not primarily aimed at protecting a school from unlikely terrorist activity.
One of the main issues that I come across when working with schools’ is the way that accidents are treated. So to truly understand how to deal with accidents in school you must understand the whole process from incident all…
With the increasing number of schools in the UK moving towards self-governance by becoming academies and moving away from local authority control, it has become even more important that schools ensure they manage contractors correctly. But this is an area…
The constantly changing guidance around the COVID-19 pandemic means that risk assessments have to be reviewed regularly to ensure the safety of staff and students. Andy Large, Consultant at SafetyMARK, provides some practical guidance on how to manage risk assessments…
At SafetyMARK, when we go out to audit schools we get asked about the level of training required for a School Business Manager, Site Manager or Bursar should have to be able to discharge their responsibilities for Health & Safety…
During the Covid-19 pandemic, effective cleaning and disinfection of surfaces has become one of the key ways to fight the virus and reduce the spread of the infection. Regular cleaning and disinfection of touch points is essential in areas where…