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Information on Health and Safety in Science.

CLEAPSS: The Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services

The Education Authority (EA), under it’s legal responsibility as an employer to provide Health and Safety advice, affords CLEAPSS membership to Primary and Post Primary schools of all Management types.

CLEAPSS provides general support and advice for all aspects of practical work. This includes information, advice and training about laboratory and workshop design and working practices, technicians and their jobs, equipment, tools, materials, living organisms, and practical activities for students, with an over-arching focus on health and safety. CLEAPSS advice and guidance forms the basis of model risk assessments for practical activities carried out in educational settings.

For more information visit the CLEAPSS website.

To find the annual user name and password:

  • Primary schools: this will be in the printed Spring edition of the Primary CLEAPSS Explore magazine posted to your school or email [email protected] to ask.  Please clearly state ‘Password request’ in your subject line.
  • Post Primary the password is in the printed Spring edition of the CLEAPSS Bulletin posted to your school or email [email protected] to ask.  Please clearly state ‘Password request’ in your subject line.

Also you may wish to join the CLEAPSS mailing list here:  http://eepurl.com/bV077D  to receive important news and updates!  

For further information please contact: [email protected]

Last updated: 24/10/2023