Education industry resources
Useful links for the Education industry:
Lost School Child in Major Transport Hub Case Study
Fire safety timeline - This is a link to:
- how quickly a fire spreads and how much time a typical family has to evacuate from the moment a fire ignites
- the leading causes of house fires
- percentages of homes that had an operable smoke alarm when a home fire fatality occurred
HSE Sensible Health and Safety In Schools - This is a link to sensible health and safety management in schools.
HSE Risk Education - This is a link to the HSE Risk Education site.
DfE Health and Safety Guidance - This is a link to the Department for Education health and safety guidance for schools.
Slips, trips and falls - This link is about an HSE campaign to reduce the number of slips, trips and falls in education.
Work related learning - This link is about work related learning for all at key stage 4.
Sparky - This link is about Fire Safety for young children provided by the US National Fire Prevention Association.
Respirable Crystalline Silica in Education
New School Allergy Action Group Toolkit
CLEAPSS - FAQs regarding asbestos in guazes
Guidance on Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools and the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools.
Updated guidance for schools - Secure your chemicals . This guidance has been written by the Home Office in collaboration with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), CLEAPSS and SSERC and aims to improve the security of hazardous chemicals that are used in secondary and tertiary education.
Educating Business Magazine 2017 - Considering everyone's safety on-site
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