Newsflash - H&S Supporting schools during the pandemic response
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Supporting schools during the Pandemic response
During these uncertain times, management teams are having to adapt to a whole new range of operational needs for staff and pupils. Judicium continue to provide support and updated guidance on a regular basis to ensure the most current information is available to you.
Key Worker Children Attending School
To allow schools to provide the vital provisions to Key Worker children, Judicium have produced a Key Worker Children risk assessment template. The template works through areas of focus that include taking part in school activities, lunchtime provisions and emergency response arrangements.
Temporary Home Working
A large number of staff are now working from home for the first time and it is important that management teams ensure that suitable arrangements are in place to support staff during this change. Judicium have produced a Temporary Home Working Risk Assessment to provide guidance on the areas that should be reviewed, which include equipment set up, lone working arrangements and communication arrangements.
In addition, the Health and Safety Executive have provided clear guidance for the temporary working arrangements which includes a useful video that can be provided to staff to help with working comfortably.
RIDDOR Update
Following revised guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regarding Covid19 cases in work related situation, clarification has been provided as to when incidents should be reported to the HSE under the Reporting of Incidents, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations (RIDDOR)
Employers need to report incidents of COVID-19 as follows:
- An unintended incident at work as led to someone's possible or actual exposure to coronavirus. This must be reported as a dangerous occurrence.
- A worker has been diagnosed as having COVID-19 and there is reasonable evidence that it was caused by exposure at work. This must be reported as a case of disease.
- A worker has died as a result of occupational exposure to coronavirus and must be reported as a work-related fatality.
The templates detailed within this Newsflash are available from the client area on our website.
If you have queries or require further information on any of the above subjects, please contact your Judicium Health and Safety Consultant for additional support.
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