Warrington School/Board Of Trustees/Health and Safety Policy

Warrington School Health and Safety Policy  1 Maintaining a safe and healthy environment  2 Managing incidents  3 Student behaviour 
 * 1.1 Warrington School has documented health and safety management procedures that are actively followed and monitored for compliance.
 * 1.2 Warrington School provides a safe and healthy physical and emotional environment for students and staff, both within the school grounds, and when school activities/events are held elsewhere.
 * 1.3 The principal ensures that a safety audit of the school’s premises is conducted annually, with the intention of removing or mitigating any safety hazards.
 * 1.4 The principal ensures that students and staff are adequately protected against exposure to excessive sunshine at school, and when participating in school activities/events held elsewhere.
 * 1.5 The principal ensures that students and staff use information and communications technology appropriately and safely at school, and when participating in school activities/events held elsewhere.
 * 1.6 The principal ensures that reasonable measures are taken to ensure the safety of Warrington school children whilst using school buses.
 * 1.7 The principal ensures that any motor vehicle access to the school grounds does not compromise the safety of students, staff, or visitors to Warrington School.
 * 1.8 Smoking is not permitted within Warrington School buildings or grounds.
 * 2.1 Warrington School responds to and investigates all significant health and safety incidents, in order to mitigate the effects and reduce the risk of recurrence.
 * 2.2 The principal ensures that teachers recognise and respond to cases of suspected sexual, physical, or psychological child abuse in an appropriate manner.
 * 2.3 The principal ensures that a crisis management plan is developed, maintained, and tested, in order to provide appropriate guidance to staff and students for handling a range of emergencies and their immediate aftermath.
 * 3.1 Warrington School encourages and maintains behaviour that facilitates students’ own safety and learning, and does not harm other students or act as a barrier to their learning.
 * 3.2 Warrington School uses suitable measures to ensure student behaviour is maintained appropriately.
 * 3.3 In extreme circumstances, stand-downs and suspensions may be used, in line with the MOE guidelines.

Related Policies and Procedures related to NAG 5 (Health and Safety)

Policies
 * Health and Safety Policy
 * Crisis Management Policy
 * Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC)
 * ICT

Procedures
 * Civil Defence Emergency Plan
 * Emergency Procedures
 * Pandemic Plan
 * Sexual and Physical Abuse
 * Smoking, Drugs and Alcohol in the workplace

--RachelO 03:03, 17 December 2010 (UTC)