Episode 9 - Managing Health & Safety for School Lettings

Join us for Episode 9 of The Safer Schools Podcast where we discuss managing Health & Safety for school lettings, including:

• The importance of getting it right
• The Health & Safety criminal law applicable to lettings
• Civil law in relation to lettings
• Factors to consider, such as insurance, increased risk factors, risk assessments, planning & co-ordination, and security
• The key information that you need to request from the hirer
• The key information that you need to provide to the hirer
• Specific information around the HSE's expectations when hiring out your swimming pool; and
• The importance of a Lettings Policy.

So, if you’re responsible for overseeing lettings, H&S, or estates compliance in a school, then this is the episode for you!

Let’s start a conversation on how we can make our schools safer!

 

Questions, comments, suggestions for topics? This is your Podcast too...

Drop an email to: info@pearsonwebb.co.uk

 

To watch a video of the PowerPoint presentation (which includes both the audio and slides), please visit: https://www.pearsonwebb.co.uk/document/recorded-training-presentation-public-managing-health-safety-for-school-lettings/ 

 

We've provided links below to the various guidance documents and other resources referred to in this episode:

• The Safer Schools Podcast - Episode 2: Event Safety: https://www.pearsonwebb.co.uk/education/the-safer-schools-podcast-episode-2-event-safety-is-out-now/
• VWV webinar (delivered on behalf of The ISBA) on Use of School Premises: How to Assess a Hirer's Safeguarding Arrangements and Make the Appropriate Arrangements: https://isba-referencelibrary.org.uk/ISBATelevision/Webinars?ShowWebinars=true&PageNumber=0&VideoID=606&ShowWebinars=true&CategoryID=&TitleQuery=&TranscriptQuery=
• Health & Safety Executive (HSE) guidance document HSG179 Health and Safety in Swimming Pools: https://https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg179.pdf

Intro/outro music: Phello / No Signal / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Intro/outro music voiceover: Eloise Pearson (aged 4 years)