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HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING NEWSLETTER FOR SCHOOLS July 2019 Welcome to the first of our HSW Newsletters in 2019. We hope you find the information useful. HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING SAFETY ALERTS ILLNESS CAUSED BY WELDING FUME AND GASES A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Safety Alert was issued due to new evidence which shows that exposure to mild steel welding fume can cause cancer. Employers should use suitable controls for all welding work. With immediate effect, there is a strengthening of HSE’s enforcement expectation for all welding fume, including mild steel welding; because general ventilation does not achieve the necessary control. Further guidance on this Safety Alert and how to reduce the risk can be found on the HSE website by following this link . CLEAPSS have issued the following guidance: Where LEV is not available, adequate and suitable RPE must be provided. We do not recommend that staff or pupils use RPE, other than in exceptional circumstances, as LEV should be provided. All users of RPE need to be trained to fit and use masks properly, and this is problematic in schools, especially for pupils, since few masks are designed for smaller heads. For further guidance on the use of RPE see GL310 - A guide to the use of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) in school D&T and science . The guidance in the related MRATs has been updated to reflect the new advice, and we included a short article in the spring edition of Futureminds. If schools are unsure, there is an interactive LEV assessment tool, which although published by an independent organisation, has a link from the HSE website. PLATFORM LIFTS – RISK OF FALLING HSE have issued another safety alert on platform lifts as they are aware of a number of incidents involving tampering with safety devices or inappropriate maintenance of door switches or unlocking zone bypass switches during maintenance. Combined with deterioration Version 1 – Dated: 11 July 2019 OFFICIAL

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PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING NEWSLETTER FOR SCHOOLS

July 2019

Version 1 – Dated: 11 July 2019OFFICIAl

Welcome to the first of our HSW Newsletters in 2019. We hope you find the information useful.

HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING SAFETY ALERTS

ILLNESS CAUSED BY WELDING FUME AND GASES

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Safety Alert was issued due to new evidence which shows that exposure to mild steel welding fume can cause cancer. Employers should use suitable controls for all welding work. With immediate effect, there is a strengthening of HSE’s enforcement expectation for all welding fume, including mild steel welding; because general ventilation does not achieve the necessary control. Further guidance on this Safety Alert and how to reduce the risk can be found on the HSE website by following this link.

CLEAPSS have issued the following guidance:

Where LEV is not available, adequate and suitable RPE must be provided. We do not recommend that staff or pupils use RPE, other than in exceptional circumstances, as LEV should be provided. All users of RPE need to be trained to fit and use masks properly, and this is problematic in schools, especially for pupils, since few masks are designed for smaller heads. For further guidance on the use of RPE see GL310 - A guide to the use of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) in school D&T and science.

The guidance in the related MRATs has been updated to reflect the new advice, and we included a short article in the spring edition of Futureminds. If schools are unsure, there is an interactive LEV assessment tool, which although published by an independent organisation, has a link from the HSE website.

PLATFORM LIFTS – RISK OF FALLING

HSE have issued another safety alert on platform lifts as they are aware of a number of incidents involving tampering with safety devices or inappropriate maintenance of door switches or unlocking zone bypass switches during maintenance. Combined with deterioration of the doors and their hinges, landing doors have opened when the platform/lift car is not at that landing. This resulted in people potentially accessing the lift well when the lifting platform was not at the same floor level/landing. This has resulted in members of the public or workers falling down the open lift well or becoming trapped beneath a descending platform.

Owners and operators of vertical lifting platforms should:

· review maintenance and inspection procedures to ensure that these tasks are carried out by persons competent to do so;

· introduce simple tests into daily checks for the lifts to confirm that:

· Landing doors cannot be opened when the platform is not at the same level and;

· The platform cannot travel without the doors closed and locked.

The checks should be carried out by a person who is competent to do so.

Further details of the safety alert can be found by following this link.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has increased its Fee for

Intervention (FFI) hourly rate from £129 to £154.

Article date:

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 00:00

FFI was designed to recover costs incurred by the HSE during regulatory action against organisations that fail to comply with safety and health law, thus transferring the financial burden from the taxpayer to the business.  The new charge came into effect on 6 April 2019.

Businesses that are found to be in material breach of health and safety law will be charged at this new rate. As always, those businesses that meet their legal requirements will not pay anything for HSE’s regulatory activity. 

A material breach is defined by the HSE as ‘something which an inspector considers serious enough that they need to formally write to the business requiring action to be taken’.  

The fee covers an inspector’s time spent identifying and resolving the issue, as well as any investigation or enforcement action up to the point where HSE’s intervention has been concluded. It is calculated by multiplying the time spent on FFI activity by the hourly rate.

The HSE said this change can be attributed in part to the fact that the scheme has operated recently at a deficit.  In 2017/18 the HSE reported a £1.9m loss from running FFI after the £15m it generated from fines to businesses was offset by its operating costs, which totaled almost £17m. 

It emphasises the fact that organisations should ensure that they are complying with the law and operating safely.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Enjoy the sunshine!

It's looking like another warm week so #CoverUpMate, the advice is to ensure your staff and students know they should drink plenty of water, seek out shake, wear sunscreen and a hat!

The NHS website has got lots of guidance on keeping safe in the sun and tips on coping in hot weather. Make sure everyone knows the signs of dehydration and heat stroke and remembers to look out for family, friends and neighbours who may be less able to care for themselves in hot weather.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Pam Assist - Two pieces of Good News

All inclusive Contract

As can be seen above, the EAP has been available to all Plymouth City Council employees, including those in Controlled schools, for some years, successfully providing advice and support to people on a whole range of topics and issues and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Since our current partner Pam Assist has provided this service, counselling has been charged separately to individual budgets. The good news is that we have now negotiated an “all-inclusive” contract with Pam Assist, where 6 sessions of counselling for each employee is included in the price.

Controlled schools have been contacted regarding this new offer and are currently letting us know whether they want to buy into the additional “all-inclusive” price or continue with the current arrangement of paying separately for counselling.

Other types of schools, or partners are able to secure this service on a “buy-back” basis charged a £8.00 per employee. For an average primary school, you only need to have one person having 6 sessions of counselling at a cost of around £450.00, to pay for this cost. If you are interested in this service, please contact Laura Stacey at [email protected].

PAM ASSIST EVERYWHERE – MOBILE EAP APP

PAM Assist Mobile App Most EAP providers have a website as part of our continuous innovation strategy the PAM Assist App provides our clients employees with a wealth of features and functionality to access on mobile phone and tablets. The PAM Assist App is compatible with Apple and Android operating systems. Providing access to our online portal the PAM Assist app goes far further to help your employees and give them the support they need when they need it.

Features included in the PAM Assist Mobile App include:

ME – Our fully customisable home page allows users to log in and set themselves up to access

Advice and Information - All advice sheets included within the online portal can be viewed or downloaded by users using their mobile device.

Compass Wellbeing Magazine – Our quarterly Wellbeing magazine is published via our app and can be viewed when and where it is convenient for employees.

Counselling Web Chat – Instant access via Web chat to counsellors for emergency support and guidance we provide initial triage entry and emergency distress support via web chat.

Appointment Scheduler – Employees can book appointments and have their own personal scheduler of therapy appointments listed with key contact details. The Scheduler will email reminders and send alerts via the icon to the user to avoid appointments being missed.

PAM Health Manager – As featured above the App provides users with full access to the assessments communications information and programming in PAM Health Manager.

Feedback – obtaining feedback is vital for continual improvement and users can simply like or dislike as standard within social media platforms.

Downloading the app

1. Open the App Store (Apple phone/tablet) or Play Store (Android phone/tablet) on your mobile device

2. Search for PAM Assist and select the PAM Assist app

3. Select to install and agree the permissions

Opening the app

Enter your details and the same login details that you would use on the PAM Assist EAP website. Ask your manager if you do not have the login details.

Help is at hand

If you are having problems downloading or logging onto the app, please let the HSW team at [email protected] or 01752 312523.

More from PAM Assist

Lots of information on Pam Life, aimed at helping you make positive lifestyle changes, can be found in the latest Compass magazine.

Quick hacks for desk comfort

Being in pain is distracting and draining. If you do suffer from shoulder and neck problems, whether it's the odd twinge or full-time agony, it's worth making a few checks around your workstation and your general daily habits. Do you move enough? Are you positioned suitably? Is your equipment right for you? Check out these new Posturite infographic and poster series for tips - and don't forget to share!

Please follow this link for further details - Infographic ›

FOCUS ON

STRESS AND RESILIENCE

Managing Stress and Resilience

A definition of stress is “Stress is the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demands placed upon them”. This is different from pressure, which can be a motivating factor that inspires people to perform to their full potential. A reasonable amount of pressure is necessary to ensure staff perform to their capabilities and achieve their goals. However, sustained and prolonged pressure is unhealthy and can be termed as negative pressure. These consistently high levels of pressure can lead to staff developing stress related symptoms.

In order to ensure that stress and resilience is managed effectively and compliant with legislation there are two processes we would recommend being in place:

· Proactive risk assessment – looking at the stressors your staff are finding problematic and seeking solutions to manage the risk by mitigation and/or by helping staff to be resilient where issues are unable to be resolved. This can be done by surveying your staff and then using the information to carry out a risk assessment. The discussions you have with your staff are more important than pieces of paper, but the council’s process in the HSPS below gives you the option of carrying out a formal survey to demonstrate the effectiveness of the risk assessment and a review when the risk assessment has been implemented will give you an audit trail of your process.

· Reactive risk assessment – if any of your staff are suffering from or at risk of suffering from stress, a risk assessment should be carried out to identify causes and control measures. Again, the positive discussion you have with your staff in these situations will assist you in identifying the causes, be they work-related or not, and the methods you can use to mitigate them.

PCC Survey of Controlled Schools

We recently carried out a survey of Controlled Schools as a check on how stress and resilience is being managed in schools where we are the employer. The survey results demonstrate that, in the main, there is a good understanding of the need to manage stress and resilience but with varying responses detailing formalised processes. A bit more detailed information on the results:

· 77% of schools were aware of the PCC Health and Safety Performance Standard (HSPS) on Managing Stress and Resilience. However, there were variable responses on carrying out a proactive stress and resilience survey and related risk assessments (31% overall). All schools that carried out surveys and risk assessments, had completed action plans (or in progress).

· 92% schools have systems in place for managing stress and resilience. All demonstrated a good understanding of the stress levels and causes and there was evident planning in place to manage it.

· 92% of schools make use of HR/HSW and Occupational Health advice where needed.

· Competence training of those managing stress and resilience was identified as requiring further action, although some have staff with mental first aid training in place. Please see below for further advice on training.

· 23% schools have implemented the DfE Workload Reduction Toolkit, with a significant number of schools planning implementation in the summer term A small number of schools are aware of it but prefer to use their own processes. The schools that have implemented the DfE Workload Reduction Toolkit have seen improvements as a result, along with other methods.

· 77% schools were aware of the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

· 92% schools provide counselling through the EAP or other providers.

· The schools that use the EAP, have good processes in their schools for promoting it.

We have provided advice and support to schools where needed and have concluded that the current position is now classed as providing reasonable assurance that HSW risks are being managed. However, there is more to be done to achieve good or excellent assurance and so the HSW Team will continue to monitor and provide support and assistance. We also offer the following guidance to schools on how to manage stress and resilience.

Stress and Resilience Training

As seen above, stress and resilience training and therefore, competence for managing it, was identified as an issue of concern. For PCC Departments, Stress and Resilience Training is considered to be essential training for all those with line management responsibilities. We have schedule courses running regularly through the year – these can be found in our Health, Safety & Wellbeing Training Programme (page 13). The cost per person is £120.00p. Alternatively, if you have 6 or more people requiring this training, we can arrange a bespoke course for you. You can arrange this one-day training by emailing the [email protected] mailbox.

Plymouth City Council Process

The two processes for managing stress and resilience, discussed above, are reflected in the Council’s HSPS on Managing Stress and Resilience. All of the forms and supporting information can be found here. These include:

· A Stress and Resilience questionnaire/survey form.

· A workbook for analysing the results of your survey. Very straightforward to use, the results of the survey are entered onto the worksheet tab – Input Data. On the Data Analysis Sheet, enter the number of people in the team and the number of returned survey forms and the sheet will automatically provide you with an analysis of the data and includes some helpful charts. There is also a tab for action planning and a review record. This workbook will act as your risk assessment.

· An individual stress and resilience risk assessment form for documenting your risk assessment for those people suffering from or at risk of stress.

Controlled schools and those who buy back HSW Services from PCC, can of course request advice and support with carrying out these processes. Other schools are able to access support on a “pay as you go” basis.

DfE Workload Reduction Toolkit

Because workload is often cited as the cause of work-related stress among employees, the DfE has developed their DfE Workload Reduction Toolkit. As discussed within the survey carried out on stress and resilience, the schools that have reported implementation of the toolkit, along with other methods, have seen improvements as a result. We would encourage you to have a look at the toolkit and consider whether it is something you could implement, or if not, whether there are elements of it that you could use in your management of health and safety.

HSE Guidance

Please follow this link for HSE Guidance on the management of stress.

HSW TEAM NEWS

BREAKING NEWS – NEW HSW E-SYSTEM TO COME ONLINE SOON

The Council has purchased a digital Health & Safety Management System from our partner She Assure, which is currently in the project planning stage with an aim to begin roll-out across the organisation from October 2019. It is likely that, in the first instance, the system will replace the current paper based accident and incident reporting system with an online portal. Other features will include Hazard Management, Audit, Risk Assessments, COSHH Assessments and DSE Assessments and these will be rolled out later.

The She Assure system has been successfully assessed for security and safety and complies with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Managers will be able to review incident reports and document their investigations. Managers will also be able to download management reports direct from the system.

Controlled schools and those that buy back HSW Services from the council will have access to the system.

We will be in contact to discuss details in due course and will provide training on the system on a “Train the Trainer” basis. Please look out for more details to come.

If any controlled or “buy back” school is interested in a demonstration of the SHE Assure system, please contact Laura Stacey – [email protected]. We’ll be happy to arrange it.

HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING COMPETENT ADVICE

It has come to our attention that some of our schools are paying for a Health & Safety Competent Advice through SLA’s with separate “contractors”. If you are a controlled school, or are buying back our services through Services 4 Schools, Plymouth City Council are acting as your Competent Advisors and, therefore, you do not need to secure this service separately.

If you have any questions or concerns about this, or want to speak to us about our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Services, please contact Laura Stacey – [email protected] .

HEALTH & SAFETY TRAINING & COMPETENCE

Please see the Health & Safety Training Programme for 2019/20 for further dates through the year and for details of other training provided by the team.

Good News - IOSH Managing Safely

We are pleased to announce that you are now able to undertake IOSH Managing Safely Training as an eLearning option. We have been trialling this training, through our partner International Workplace for some time and have had some rave reviews. There are 3 options:

· IOSH Managing Safely – mandatory for PCC Head Teachers - also very useful training for Business Managers and Site Managers. This training can be completed in as little as 11.5 hours

· IOSH Managing Safely Refresher – for recommended 3-yearly refresher.

· IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors – relating to the strategic management of an organisation and would be suitable for Executive Heads of MATs.

The training can be used on any device and allows learners to study at your own place, working remotely or from other work locations.

Assessment details: The assessment for IOSH Managing Safely and Refresher requires delegates to answer a number of short questions at the end of the course. For IOSH Managing Safely there is a here is also a practical assessment to complete. For IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors, there is a statement of personal commitment to complete for assessment purposes.

Please note: these courses have a “Pass Promise”. International Workplace will continue to support learners until they pass.

Please note: On successful completion of the course and examination, you will be able to download a certificate of attendance as evidence, pending receipt of the official IOSH Certificate, which will follow later.

Cost:

· IOSH Managing Safely - £250.00 per person

· IOSH Managing Safely Refresher - £180.00 (if within 3 years)

· IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors – £250.00

To see the type of training International Workplace provides, please follow this link to view a “You Tube” video on their IOSH Managing Safely course.

If you have any questions about this training, please contact Laura Stacey on 312500 or email [email protected] .

To book onto any of these courses, please email the [email protected] mailbox, along with the names and email addresses of the people to be enrolled and ledger codes (for PCC schools).

SERVICES 4 SCHOOLS

It’s not too late to buy back our range of HSW Services. Please contact Laura Stacey for an informal, in confidence, no obligation chat. We’re here to help!

INFORMATION/GUIDANCE

HSE’S EBULLETIN ON HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SCHOOLS

This eBulletin is aimed at all those running, governing or working in schools. Its purpose is to provide useful information on managing school health and safety risks across the range. It will set out a sensible, proportionate approach. HSE plan to issue this eBulletin once in each school term. You can sign up for regular eBulletins by following this link. This edition, includes advice on:

Safe working at height

Recent HSE investigations highlight the critical importance of ensuring work at height is properly planned and carried out safely. Ladders and step ladders can offer a sensible and practical solution, however are sometimes inappropriately used for tasks other than those which are low-risk and short duration.

Duty holders should ensure that suitable and sufficient risk assessments are undertaken and are being followed in practice. Consideration should be given to the full range of tasks which may be carried out, including infrequent or reactive work. Work at height should be avoided wherever reasonably practicable and, where it cannot be avoided, effective safeguards should be provided to prevent falls.

Duration is not the deciding factor in establishing whether use of a ladder is acceptable or not; the wider risks associated with the task to be undertaken should be considered. Ladders and stepladders should be regularly inspected, used only in accordance with a safe system of work, for short duration tasks and where it is not reasonably practicable to use other, safer means of access.  

Employees must be trained in how to work safely and select the right equipment. Employers and those in control of the work must provide appropriate supervision and monitoring to make sure safe working methods are followed.

Further guidance on working at height  and the safe use of ladders and stepladders  is available to download from HSE’s website.

Gate safety

HSE continues to encounter circumstances where children are at risk of being trapped or crushed in the gate mechanism, or between powered gates and fixed structures.

Poorly installed and maintained powered gates have been known to cause serious accidents including, sadly, several fatalities.

New guidance for schools has been produced by the Gate Safe charity, providing advice on how to control the risks.  Powered door and gate safety is about the combination of components making up the product and the way they are combined together to fit a particular set of circumstances, as well as what is done over time to maintain safety. Gate design and installations must consider foreseeable interactions, particularly those of children, which may go well beyond normal use.

Further information is available on the HSE website

School site transport safety

Targeted visits by HSE Inspectors to assess how well schools are controlling risks to pupils from vehicle movements at end of the school day have identified significant concerns resulting in enforcement action.

These visits follow the tragic death of a pupil who was struck by a school minibus reported in the previous bulletin.  It was identified that similar incidents could happen in other locations unless urgent action is taken to improve safety. The picture illustrates a situation where the risks are not being adequately controlled.

When reviewing transport arrangements schools should:

· Ensure, where possible, that all vehicles are on site well before the end of the school day and parked in authorised positions to allow safe access.

· Prevent unauthorised vehicles from accessing and parking within the school grounds

· Control vehicle movements and departures at key times and until pedestrians are dispersed

· Carefully consider the walking routes used by pupils to access transport and the measures needed to restrict pedestrians to recognised pathways and road crossing points.

· Monitor the effectiveness of the arrangements and adherence to procedures

· Record and review incidents, near misses and non-conformities and share learning outcomes

Eliminating or reducing transport risks should be a key consideration when designing new facilities or redeveloping school sites.  To ensure that controls remain effective, they should be further reviewed when the capacity of the school changes or when transport arrangements or contracts are altered.  School managers and local authorities should work together to control the risks, identifying appropriate sources of competent advice.

Case Law

These HSE transport-related visits and guidance have been carried out since an incident in Wales in 2014 after the death of a 15 year old pupil and an injury to another pupil who had been crossing the road with, which resulted in a £300,000 fine.

The pupil was crossing the road in the grounds to board his bus home when he was knocked over by a school minibus. An investigation by the HSE found that a layby, created by contractors before the school opened in September 2008, was never large enough to accommodate all the school buses that parked outside the school at the end of the school day. For three years prior to the collision, some school buses had parked on the other side of the road, which had no pavement. 

Further guidance can be found on the HSE website.

COSHH ESSENTIALS

COSHH Essentials sets out basic advice on what to do to control exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace. It takes the form of straightforward advice in ‘factsheets’ called ‘control guidance sheets’.

There are two types of sheets, industry-specific ‘direct advice sheets’ and ‘generic control guidance sheets’. New COSHH Essentials direct guidance sheets have gone live on the HSE website. Please follow this link for further details.

CLEAPSS NEWS

CLEAPSS PASSWORD

The 2018 Username and Password for the Science & Technology sites was turned off on the 31st January 2019. The new user name and password for the website are at the bottom of page 2, of the Spring Edition of the CLEAPSS Bulletin (164). If you are a controlled school you can contact HSW team to request the login details. Alternatively, or if you have direct CLEAPSS membership, please telephone the CLEAPSS Helpline on 01895 251 496.

EXAM SEASON - LAB CHECKS

CLEAPSS have advised that, with the exam season in progress, is an ideal time to do some basic checks in your labs. Aside from the more basic checks like are the sinks clear, and do the taps work, here are more important checks to be made: 

· All benches / worktops / bollards which have gas taps should not allow any movement (in any direction). CLEAPSS has repeatedly found loose worktops, benches and bollards which can wobble and move considerable amounts. This can damage the supply gas pipe, which in turn could lead to a gas leak.

· If you do discover any movement, then the gas in that lab should be turned off and the gas should not be used until repairs have been made to stop the movement. After these repairs the gas system should be checked by a Gas Safe engineer. (This is often called a tightness test)

If you do discover a gas leak in a lab then turn off the gas supply within the lab, then follow the school procedure(s) to evacuate the building and call 0800 111 999 (if you have LPG then call the supplier number, FLOGAS 03457 200100 or CALOR GAS 03457 444999). 

Remember do not use any flames, or operate any switches on or off, and do not use your mobile phone until you are outside. Here are some relevant documents that may help:

GL238 -Top ten hazards in science

CLEAPSS carries out many audits of Science departments. Through these we have identified hazards which are common across a range of schools.

G271 - Auditing health & safety in a secondary school science department

This guide will help a head of science to ensure that the department is running effectively and safely. It will also be useful to an H&S officer visiting the department on behalf of the employer.

GL069 - BANNED CHEMICALS AND OTHER MYTHS

Fully Revised in May 2018, GL069 provides authoritative guidance on the use of more than 50 chemicals, resources or activities commonly found in school science and which have, in the past, been the subject of mythological restrictions.

DRONE FLYING IN SCHOOLS

This document is for staff who wish to fly drones in or around school and senior managers who may have to deal with drone use - GL262 Drone Flying in Schools.

It includes a draft policy and some helpful links.

GUIDANCE FOR THE SAFE USE OF 3D PRINTERS IN SCHOOLS & COLLEGES

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was involved with CLEAPSS in producing this guidance.

HSE endorses the guidance, as it follows a sensible and proportionate approach to managing health and safety. It explains how to manage the risks presented by FFF printers.

WHAT’S NEW

New edition of CLEAPSS guide L093 – Managing Ionising radiation and Radioactive Substances in Schools and Colleges

The main reason for the new edition was the change in the Ionising Radiation Regulations, which were explained in CLEAPSS bulletins and on the website. Please see Guide GL114 for a list of the changes and what you need to do next.

If your school holds the typical radioactive sources for teaching, your employer must register the work with the Health and Safety Executive (see Guide GL258).

CLEAPSS have also been reviewing ageing sources that schools have acquired in the past. There is convincing evidence that using Becquerel plates and radium painted timepieces of this age, can no longer be justified.

PS041 - Repair and service agents for electrical laboratory equipment. A regularly-updated list of companies which will repair and service a range of electrical equipment used in school laboratories.

GL285 – Gauzes a buying and using guide Tripods are most often used as supports for gauzes so that containers such as glass beakers and evaporating basins, etc. can be heated from beneath using a bunsen burner. Iron or stainless-steel gauzes can be purchased with or without ceramic centres.

G267 - Dissection, a starter guide to health and safety This short guide gives a summary and the measures needed to control the risk of injury and infection when carrying out dissections in schools.

G268 - Dissection.. a guide to safe practice This guide gives more detailed advice than in G267 (above) on measures needed to control the risk from sharp instruments and biological agents of diseases

GL126 - Portable autoclave and pressure cooker buying guide Guidance on buying portable autoclave and pressure cookers.

TECHNOLOGY SITE - FUTUREMINDS – SUMMER 2019 EDITION

The latest edition of Futureminds is now live and can be found here. It contains information about the planned live event, with the usual range of articles:

· The food teacher’s centre, technician support

· HPC laser cutter safety

· The unmanned aerial vehicle show

· D&T and climate change

· Textile skills academy support

· Dave’s allotment

· And the small print with information on updating MRAT’s, polyurethane wood glue, sewing machine guarding, Briwax, welding and the use of routers.

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ENQUIRIES

Contact Dan Williams:

Tel: 308841

Email: [email protected]

GENERAL - HSW ENQUIRIES

Contact HSW Team:

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Assurance Team

Plymouth City Council

Floor 3E, Ballard House

West Hoe Road

Plymouth PL1 3BJ

Tel: 312523

Email: [email protected]

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