Risk assessment

Health and safety risk assessments must be undertaken for all activities and measures introduced to manage those risks.

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and safety of their employees at work, and to identify what measures they may need to take to prevent or control these risks. The employer may delegate the assessment to a competent person or persons at the school. However, the legal duty for health and safety remains with the employer.

For further information on risk assessments see the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guides Five Steps to Risk Assessment and A Guide to Risk Assessment Requirements.

School emergency-management plan Health and safety in schools Responsibilities Risk assessment Insurance School security Educational visits First aid Evacuation procedures Calling emergency services Counselling Media handling Communicating with parents	Risk assessment Health and safety risk assessments must be undertaken for all activities and measures introduced to manage those risks. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and safety of their employees at work, and to identify what measures they may need to take to prevent or control these risks. The employer may delegate the assessment to a competent person or persons at the school. However, the legal duty for health and safety remains with the employer. For further information on risk assessments see the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guides Five Steps to Risk Assessment and A Guide to Risk Assessment Requirements.	HSE Risk Assessment guides
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