Toolkit 3 – School Principal’s Checklist
Check / Yes / No1. / Is there a Health and Safety Policy signed and displayed in the school? / /
2. / Are first aid facilities provided and maintained? / /
2A. / If your school has more than 50 staff and students on-site, then do you have a trained first aid person? / /
2B. / If your school has more than 100 staff and students on-site, do you have a separate first aid room? / /
2C. / Are the first aid supplies checked and replenished monthly? / /
3. / Are staff and students aware of the fire evacuation procedures? / /
4. / Is there a procedure and register for the evacuation of disabled staff, students and visitors from buildings? / /
5. / Are evacuation procedures displayed throughout the school? / /
6. / Are fire extinguishers and fire hose reels checked annually? / /
7. / Have fire wardens been appointed and made aware of their responsibilities? / /
8. / Is there a procedure to record incidents and injuries within the school? / /
9. / Are serious harm injuries investigated and reported upon to ensure the likelihood of recurrence is minimised? / /
9A. / Is there a process to report serious harm injuries to OSH within 7 days? / /
10. / Is there an induction process to make new staff aware of the schools health and safety systems, and significant hazards? / /
11. / Is the school’s hazard register updated regularly? / /
12. / Are staff and students trained on, and provided with safety equipment when in the vicinity of, significant hazards? / /
13. / Is there a system enabling staff to regularly consider, and make recommendations on, health and safety issues? / /
14. / Are the school’s plans in relation to improving health and safety documented and monitored? / /
15. / Do training records demonstrate that staff have been trained to cope with the tasks/functions of their position? / /
16. / Are contractors inducted in the schools health and safety systems prior to conducting work at the school? / /
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