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On October 18, 2023, the Kiski Area School Board approved our Pennsylvania Department of Education's required Health and Safety Plan for 2023-2024. If you have any questions, please reach out to district administration.
Dec 11, 2021 · Because of the ruling, Kiski Area Superintendent Misty Slavic announced Saturday the school will revert to the Health and Safety Plan approved by the school board in August, before...
- Julia Felton
Aug 11, 2021 · A draft of the district health and safety plan, presented to the public on July 26, makes it optional for students, staff and visitors to wear face coverings or masks when classes begin on...
- Joyce Hanz
- Responsibilities
- Leadership
- Elements of A Health and Safety Policy
- Assessing and Managing Risks
- Preparation For Public Health Incidents
- Support For Schools
- Other Areas and Activities to Consider
- School Security and Emergency Preparation
- Additional Powers of Local Authorities as Employers
- Staff Training
Pupils should be safe in school and when undertaking out of school activities. The risk management to keep them safe should be proportionate to the nature of the activities. Teachers should be able to take pupils on exciting school trips that broaden their horizons. Pupils should be able to play freely in the playground and be able to take part in ...
Commitment from senior management is essential for effective health and safety management. Strong leadership is also vital. HSE provides information on leading health and safety at work. Schools must have a health and safety policy in place. This should be an integral part of the school’s culture, values and performance standards. The key elements ...
Every health and safety policy is separated into 4 elements: 1. Plan – leaders should set the direction for effective health and safety management 2. Do – introduce management systems and practices that ensure risks are dealt with sensibly, responsibly and proportionately 3. Check – monitoring and reporting 4. Act – a formal management review of he...
Risk assessments identify measures to control risks during school activities. Health and safety law requires the school to assess risks and put in place proportionate control measures. The law also requires it to record details of risk assessments, the measures taken to reduce these risks and expected outcomes. Schools need to record significant fi...
Schools must comply with health and safety law and put in place proportionate control measures. Schools must regularly review and update their risk assessments, treating them as ‘living documents’, as the circumstances in your school and the public health advice changes. This includes having active arrangements in place to monitor whether the contr...
Schools can adopt or modify the guidance below to suit their circumstances: 1. CLEAPSS 2. Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel guidance for school trips 3. Managing asbestos in your school or college 4. Emergency planning and response for education, childcare, and children’s social care settings 5. The Association for Science Education (ASE) - health ...
The list of guidance below provides sources of further help on health and safety related risks: 1. work at height 2. site safety 3. control of hazardous substances 4. using contractors 5. good estate management for schools 6. school and further education college design and construction(and where necessary examination and testing) 7. manual handling...
All schools should have plans in place to enable them to manage and respond to incidents related to school security. The guidance on school and college securityhas more information. Schools should also have procedures for controlling access and barring individuals from school premises. Schools can decide whether to include this within their school ...
Under section 29(5) of the Education Act 2002, local authorities have powers to direct health and safety matters relating to school premises or school activities taking place elsewhere in the following types of school: 1. community schools 2. voluntary controlled schools 3. community special schools 4. maintained nursery schools 5. pupil referral u...
Schools must ensure that staff receive information and training about health and safety. This includes: 1. how to assess risks specific for their job 2. how to meet their roles and responsibilities identified within the health and safety policy They can do this in different ways depending on individual or specific need. For example, providing staff...
Kiski Area School Board will discuss its current health and safety plan during Wednesday night’s agenda meeting. A draft of the district health and safety plan, presented to the public on July 26, makes it optional for students, staff and visitors to wear face coverings or masks when classes b...
Jun 15, 2023 · “The priority for the district is to continually increase the district’s safety, both the physical safety of our school community and mental health safety.” Fisher said Hollis held more...
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On August 15 2022, the Kiski Area School Board will be approving updates to the Health and Safety Plan. Please use the link to read the updates.
