Managing Safety - Post-Primary Schools

Post-Primary School Guidelines

The Guidelines are a management tool intended to offer guidance and practical advice to assist schools in

• planning,
• organising, and
• managing a safe and healthy school environment for staff, pupils and visitors.
• They will also help schools benchmark their current policies and practices against current legislative requirements.

The Guidelines are supported by risk assessment templates.

They do not place any additional responsibility on schools that does not already exist in legislation. The Guidelines are also available as Gaeilge.

Further Information and Resources:

• Guidelines Managing Safety, Health and Welfare in Post-Primary Schools
• Post-Primary Guidelines - Part B – FAQs
• Post-Primary Guidelines - Safety Statement Checklist in Word and PDF formats
• Treoirlínte maidir le Bainistiú Sábháilteachta, Sláinte agus Leasa in Iar-Bhunscoileanna

Information Sheets

• Use Chemicals Safely in School

BeSMART.ie

BeSMART.ie is:

• a free online safety statement and risk assessment tool,
• developed by the Health and Safety Authority,
• it is completed in 4 simple steps,
• the Primary School business type is the latest addition to the 300+ business types available, and
• the HSA does not have access to the end user’s information, such as your risk assessments and safety information.

Schools are not required to develop safety statements and risk assessments using BeSMART.ie, but they can do so if they wish. Alternatively, they may use the risk assessment templates provided with the Guidelines or another method.

Further Information and Resources

• BeSMART.ie Post-Primary School Leaflet
• BeSMART.ie Post-Primary School Frequently Asked Questions

hsalearning.ie

hsalearning.ie

• Is an educational platform
• Developed by the Health and Safety Authority
• It has over 50+ courses available to improve awareness of workplace safety, health, and welfare
• Learners can study in their own time and at their own pace

Schools may be particularly interested in “Managing Safety, Health and Welfare in Schools,” which:

• takes 30 minutes to complete; and
• is suitable for Boards of Management, ETBs, Principals, Vice-Principals, and others who wish to improve their knowledge of health and safety in schools

Other universal courses include “Slips, Trips and Falls,” and “Workplace Safety, Health and Welfare Induction,” which consists of 8 units, which may also be of benefit to schools.