H & S for Support Staff

Accident statistics show that a significant number of injuries in school happen to support staff.  Caretakers, those in administration, kitchen staff and many others in support roles can be vulnerable to injuries from factors such as slips and manual handling.  Quite often an injury to these members of staff can be damaging for moral, the smooth running of the department and also costly if cover needs to be provided.  Statistics also show that a significant number of civil claims arise from injuries to support staff, which can be costly in both fines and insurance premiums.  So whichever way you look at it, failure to look after the health and safety of the school’s support staff can have significant economic consequences.

H & S for Support Staff

At H&S Consultants (UK) Ltd, we can provide an easy to operate, structured health and safety management approach to look after the needs of your support staff.  We can assess their roles in the work place and produce safe systems of work or risk assessments in order to meet your legal documentation requirements.  We can also host ‘toolbox talks’  and workshops in order to communicate effectively the school’s safety procedures.

We can also conduct accident investigations for incidents involving staff in order to identify if further measures are required.  Such investigations may also form the backbone of a defence against civil claims should this be necessary.  Quite often human behaviour or a complacent attitude with regards personal safety can be a major factor in accident causation and our investigations will establish if this is case, rather than poor procedures or lack of training.

We are based in the North East and offer our services in Middlesbrough, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and throughout Durham, Cleveland and North Yorkshire. If you would like H&S Consultants (UK) Ltd to support you in looking after the needs of your staff, whether it is through training courses, advice or investigating accidents, please call us now on 07963 461991 or contact us here.