This document summarizes several key health and safety acts and regulations that The Howard School must comply with, including: the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, which require risk assessments and safety measures; the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974, which provides a framework to ensure staff and student safety; the Workplace Regulations 1992, which concern building standards; and regulations regarding accident reporting, hazardous substances, electricity safety, display screen equipment, and manual handling. The acts and regulations require risk assessments, safety controls, staff training, and other measures to protect health and safety.

1. The Howard School
Health and safety legislation
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2. The Management of Health and Safety
at Work Regulations 1999
This act requires The Howard School to carry out risk assessments in order to
eliminate possible risk, the significant findings of risk have to be recorded.
They also have to
- Reference risk assessments and file accordingly.
- Make arrangements for implementing the safety measures identified.
- Monitor and review the arrangements.
- Appoint people with the correct basis to implement the arrangements.
- Set up procedures for use in the event of an emergency and provide this
information to employees.
- Provide training and supervision for students as well as ensuring they are
appropriate for entrusted tasks.
- Share information with other staff on risks that students may be exposed to.

3. The Health and Safety at Work, etc Act
1974
This is the main legislation in educational environments such as The Howard
School, it provides a framework to ensure health and safety of staff as well as
students and visitors.
- Staff must ensure the users such as students who may be affected by work
activities, are not exposed to health risks.
- Anyone responsible for the workplace must ensure that the machinery and
premises do not endanger the users such as in DT they must be supervised.
- Designers and suppliers must ensure that substances are safe for use.
- Staff must take reasonable care of their actions and to cooperate with their
colleagues.
- Staff must not interfere or misuse any provisions relating to health and safety.

4. The Workplace, (Health, Safety and
Welfare) Regulations 1992
The regulations in this legislation deal with the physical
environment in the workplace and there are standards that
employers must meet relating to a range of matters.
- The maintenance of buildings and equipment.
- The provision of adequate lighting in classrooms.
- The provision of drinking water for students and staff.
- The management of temperature.
- The facilities for resting.
- The toilet facilities for both male and female students and
staff separate facilities.
- First aid provisions.

5. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and
Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
1995
These regulations state that there are certain work related accidents have to
be reported to the Health and Safety Executive, or the local authority, by law.
What must be reported includes;
- The death of a person, whether it be a student, staff member, visitor or
trespasser.
- Injury of a major kind to any student or staff member.
- The hospital treatment of a non staff member such as a student.
- Accidents which result in incapacitation for more than three consecutive
days.
- Certain dangerous events such as the collapse of a building.
- Work related diseases such as hepatitis.
- The Howard School must have guidelines on reporting an incident that are
clear and notified to staff on first employment day.

6. The Control of Substances Hazardous
to Health Regulations 2002
These regulations require The Howard School to assess and control the health
risks from use of substances that are hazardous. This is one that has, by law,
been labelled as “very toxic”, “toxic”, “harmful”, “irritant” or “corrosive”.
They are obliged to;
- Assess any possible risks.
- Decide precautions to be put in place.
- Take action to reduce or control the exposure of substances.
- Control measures must be utilised and maintained.
- Exposure must be monitored such as students in a science class.
- Health of users who have or have likely been exposed to be surveyed.
- Create emergency procedures to deal with any accidents.
- Properly inform, train and supervise staff.
- The Howard School must have appropriate measures in place to ensure risks to
students from exposure are minimised.

7. The Electricity at Work Regulations
1989
These regulations state that The Howard School must assess
any foreseeable risks that are associated with work activities
that involve electricity. They have to install systems of
working that are safe and well maintained, this covers
everything from a kettle to a power line, these may also need
to be labelled with any information such as “danger, high
voltage”. Installation and repairs must be undertaken by a
electrician that is qualified to do so or those with appropriate
knowledge, this does not apply to some minor repairs.

8. The Health and Safety (Display Screen
Equipment) Regulations 1992
These regulations state that The Howard School must assess
workstations used by staff who use display screen equipment,
referred to as DSE. The workstation, accessories and surrounding
work environment must be assessed. The minimal requirements
for them are to;
- Identify the users of DSE such as those using it as a significant
role in their work.
- Assess the workstations to ensure minimum standards are met.
- Provide adequate information, training and instruction on
potential hazards.
- Offer free eyesight tests to DSE users are regular intervals as well
as paying for glasses required for the work.
- Review the assessments.

9. The Manual Handling Operations
Regulations 1992
These regulations state that The Howard School must minimise
the risk that is associated with manual handing, that is
activities that involve lifting, carrying, moving, holding,
pushing, lowering, pulling or restraining either an object,
person or animal. They have to;
- Avoid the need for manual handling or to support loads
where possible.
- Mechanise tasks that cannot be avoided by the use of
equipment such as trolleys.
- Carry out risk assessments which take the work task, activity,
individual capacity, working environment and other factors
into account.