Health and Safety in Education
Health and safety legislation places health and safety responsibilities on employers. This means that the employer of school staff; either the LA (for community, community special and voluntary controlled schools) or the school's governing body (voluntary aided, foundation and foundation special schools), is responsible for ensuring the health and safety and welfare of school staff and the health and safety of pupils and visitors, both in school and on school activities. The employer is also responsible for risk assessments of activities and introducing measures to control those risks.
Detailed guidance on the 'roles and responsibilities' for health and safety
in schools is set out in DCSF guidance 'Organisation & Management DCSF/0803/2001'
which can be accessed via the  teachernet website.
Other
useful advice and information is available on the Health
and Safety Executive website.
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Other sources of information
For general advice visit the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website. The free leaflets pages cover many business and subject specific topics. There is a small business start up page for those new to health and safety.
The HSE also produce a wide range of publications, many of which are also industry and subject specific. If you need access to HSE publications visit HSE books or look at the subscription or 'day ticket' services offered by HSE Direct.
For general advice by telephone, the HSE operate a telephone enquiry service offering health and safety advice on 0845 345 0055.
The HSE also provides a number of publications in other languages some of which are shown below. Select a language for further details:
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