Update on schools’ fire risk assessment
Following the fire risk assessment review carried out in July 2017, we wrote to a number of schools informing them of the actions to take to ensure their fire risk assessments are suitable and sufficient. For each recipient of this letter, either of the actions below is required of you:
If you have not had an FRA by competent fire risk assessor in the last 2 years, please ensure one is commissioned and provide a copy of the assessment sent to: Health.SafetyAdvice@haringey.gov.uk
If you believe you have had an FRA by a competent fire risk assessor, please send the name, qualifications and the date that it was carried out to Health.SafetyAdvice@haringey.gov.uk
EVOLVE and educational visits
The final date for processing applications for approval of educational visits in paper form has now passed. The recording, reviewing and approving of all educational visits are now carried out using EVOLVE. This is an online management system introduced by the Council in April 2017.
The system is set up to ensure that the educational visit co-ordinator for each educational establishment approves all visits, prior to approval by the head teacher and Chair of Governors. Certain visits will require final approval by Haringey’s corporate safety team, including visits:
- outside England
- involving strenuous or adventure activities
- with overnight stays.
The initial log-in details for the head teacher and educational visit co-ordinator for each school have been provided. Training on the use of EVOLVE is provided on FUSE and should be completed prior to using EVOLVE. The training can be located by searching the word EVOLVE in the FUSE system.
If you do not have access to FUSE, please email haringeyacademy@haringey.gov.uk and request a user ID and password for Haringey Fuse. You will then be sent your log-in details.
New Health and Safety Procedures
The following procedures were recently approved and are now in use:
- Accident and Incident Management Procedure
- Construction Design and Management Procedure
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Procedure
For more information, please contact the Corporate Health and Safety Team.