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Educational Facility Audits
The safety of young children in educational facilities is of
paramount importance to M.E.L.’s health and safety team. School buildings must
be inspected to ensure that they comply with all applicable Regulations
including those governing fire evacuation, the provision of a safe working
environment and the assessment of risk in relation to the activity of young
children.
Although a school would initially seem like a safe
environment for staff and pupils to conduct their daily activities, inspections
of previous sites have often identified that major hazards are overlooked and
dangerous practices perpetuated throughout the premises.
Machine workshops, science laboratories and art rooms are
all areas of education that utilise materials and processes considered to be
dangerous in the working environment, even when control measures are installed
and task specific training is provided. The impetuous and spontaneous nature of
children’s behaviour when in an inherently high-risk classroom creates the need
for specialist mediation in order to protect and preserve the safety of both
pupils and members of staff alike.
Our inspection specialists and auditors will quickly be able
to determine the areas and working practices that require immediate alteration
to prevent accidents and maintain the health and safety of all those who
frequent your school. We can also provide risk assessments for school activities and
facilities as required by the Management of Health & Safety at Work
(Amendment) Regulations 2006, with consideration for the spontaneous and
unpredictable behaviour of young students.
M.E.L. (Health & Safety) Consultants Limited can provide you with the advice and assistance needed to improve the standards of health, safety and welfare in your school; without causing undue disturbance to its regular activities.
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