With the most common type of query received via our Fixed Fee Advisory Service being whether an accident or incident is reportable under RIDDOR 2013 (or not!), we talk through the reporting requirements and discuss the many grey areas.
From our experience of working with schools, many are not #radonaware, and haven't measured or risk assessed radon exposure. With UK Radon Awareness Week 2024 running from the 4th - 10th November, we thought this would be the ideal opportunity to talk to schools about the risks presented by radon, how to identify whether they have a radon problem within their buildings, what is required of them by law, and what they can do to mitigate the risk.
Over the last ten years, there have been between 200 and 600 collisions each year involving minibuses, and between 5 and 12 fatalities, and so it's crucial to mitigate the risk by ensuring that your minibus operations are being effectively (and safely) managed.
As educational establishments, we need to be leading the way and setting an example, and so should we accept anything less than gold standard in health and safety?
If you manage Health & Safety or Estates Compliance within a school and you're not already heavily involved in your school's insurance programme, then you probably should be!
We're on a mission.... to make our schools safer!
We're on a mission.... to make our schools safer!
We're on a mission.... to make our schools safer!
We're on a mission.... to make our schools safer!
Winter presents a wide range of challenges for schools, not least the potential for severe weather to increase the risk of injuries and damage to property - we talk through the key hazards, and what you can do to help mitigate them. You can also find out details of how to enter our Christmas competition to win access to our Fixed Fee Advisory Service for your school for a whole year!
