Join us for Episode 9 of The Safer Schools Podcast where we discuss managing Health & Safety for school lettings, including:
- The importance of getting it right
- The Health & Safety criminal law applicable to lettings
- Civil law in relation to lettings
- Factors to consider, such as insurance, increased risk factors, risk assessments, planning & co-ordination, and security
- The key information that you need to request from the hirer
- The key information that you need to provide to the hirer
- Specific information around the HSE’s expectations when hiring out your swimming pool; and
- The importance of a Lettings Policy.
Letting your premises provides a really fantastic opportunity for your school to generate additional income… However, they do require careful planning and management around the existing needs of your school, and also to ensure that the health and safety of your staff, pupils, visitors (and that of the hirer’s staff and participants), is protected
So, if you’re responsible for overseeing lettings, H&S, or estates compliance in a school, then this is the episode for you!
Let’s start a conversation on how we can make our schools safer!
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Questions, comments, suggestions for topics? This is your Podcast too…
Drop an email to: info@pearsonwebb.co.uk
We’ve provided links below to the various guidance documents and other resources referred to in this episode:
- The Safer Schools Podcast – Episode 2: Event Safety: https://www.pearsonwebb.co.uk/education/the-safer-schools-podcast-episode-2-event-safety-is-out-now/
- VWV webinar (delivered on behalf of The ISBA) on Use of School Premises: How to Assess a Hirer’s Safeguarding Arrangements and Make the Appropriate Arrangements (N.B. only available to members of The ISBA – please login prior to clicking on the link): https://isba-referencelibrary.org.uk/ISBATelevision/Webinars?ShowWebinars=true&PageNumber=0&VideoID=606&ShowWebinars=true&CategoryID=&TitleQuery=&TranscriptQuery=
- Health & Safety Executive (HSE) guidance document HSG179 Health and Safety in Swimming Pools: https://https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg179.pdf
