Guidance Documents

Ensuring health and safety in schools is an essential part of any school manager’s responsibility.

To assist school principals and board of governors to make informed decisions in relation to the management of health and safety within the school environment, the following internal and external reference material has been collated. This includes HSENI guidance on legislative requirements applicable to all workplaces, and how to comply.

Document Index

Health and Safety -Guidance documents indexpdf84.73 KB

Emergency Management

A guide to managing critical incidents in schoolspdf549.29 KB

Report on school opening and closures arrangementspdf478.33 KB

Exceptional closures due to adverse weather conditions - Checklistpdf100.16 KB

Fire Safety

DHSSPS - The Evacuation of Disabled People from Buildingspdf2.75 MB

NIFRS Fire Risk Assessment – Educational Premisespdf10.9 MB

BS5588-6 British standard on Seatingpdf4.3 MB

NIFRS - Visit by an Inspector - what to expectpdf75.8 KB

Health and Safety Management

AED Guidelines for Schoolspdf2.95 MB

DENI Community use of school premises - A guidance toolkit for schoolspdf907.73 KB

DENI Security and Personal Safety in Schoolspdf523.44 KB

HSENI Your responsibilities for contractorspdf375.16 KB

Resuscitation council - Guide to resuscitationpdf426.83 KB

First aid at work - Guidancepdf561.94 KB

First Aid at work - Your Questions Answeredpdf101.55 KB

HSE Classroom - Checklistpdf157.51 KB

Managing Ionising Radiations and Radioactive Substances in Schools and Collegespdf2.19 MB

Health Issues

DENI Asthma guidancepdf685.05 KB

DENI Encouraging a smoke-free and e-cigarette free environment in schools and youth organisationspdf245.01 KB

DENI Supporting pupils with medical needspdf296.26 KB

DENI What diabetes care to expect in schoolspdf948.1 KB

HSENI Asbestos toolkitpdf459.26 KB

HSENI Guide on prevention and management of musculoskeletal disorderspdf1.75 MB

HSENI Managing asbestos in schoolspdf146.18 KB

HSENI Managing asbestos in schools - FAQspdf115.1 KB

HSENI preventing or controlling ill health from animal contactpdf338.25 KB

Council Circular No. 33 - Smoke Free Workplacepdf80.46 KB

Safe Food - Safehands handwashingpdf404.32 KB

Safe Food - Meeting the animals posterpdf648.77 KB

PHA - Guidance on infection control in schools posterpdf54.53 KB

A healthy return - Good practice guide to rehabilitating people at workpdf1.09 MB

Guidance on the provision of intimate carepdf149.84 KB

Legislation

HSENI Health and Safety Law - Leafletpdf208.56 KB

Posters

HSE Correct removal of reusable glovespdf70.56 KB

HSE Correct removal of single use glovespdf62.47 KB

HSE Health and safety myth - Plasterspdf221.92 KB

HSE Health and safety myth - Playgroundspdf254.31 KB

HSE Skin checks for dermatitispdf59.31 KB

HSE Health and safety myth - Slips and tripspdf300.06 KB

HSE Health and safety myth - Stop science experimentspdf212 KB

Risk Assessment

HSE Guidance - Leaning ladders safety checkspdf89.17 KB

HSE Guidance - Stepladders safety checkpdf106.82 KB

HSE Manual handling guidance pdf762.76 KB

HSE Safe use of ladders and stepladders - a brief guidepdf316.46 KB

Last upated: 22/10/2019

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