Health and safety for schools

Guidance documents prepared by the health and safety team interpret legislation and outline how to comply with it. 

The guidance in this section is on a wide range of general health and safety topics that would apply to all schools. Guidance on more specialised topics is also available, please contact us by e-mail rajendra.joshi@coventry.gov.uk for any specific guidance not contained within this section.

CCC Health and Safety guidance

The guidance available includes:

• Access equipment guidance
• Accident, assault and near miss guidance
• Accident, incident investigation guidance for managers
• Asbestos Management Policy
• Asbestos Management Procedure
• Contractor - general requirements guidance (part 1)
• Contractor - site compliance guidance (part 2)
• Display Screen Equipment (DSE) - assessor guidance
• Display Screen Equipment (DSE) - guidance
• Driving - policy
• Educational visits - policy
• Emergency advice and support for educational establishments
• Fire - risk assessment guidance
• Fire safety - guidance
• Fixed play equipment - plan install and decom of fixed play equipment guidance
• Fixed play equipment - use and inspection of, guidance
• Hand arm vibration - guidance
• Induction - guidance
• New and expectant mothers - guidance
• Permit pocket guide
• Permit to dig - guidance
• Permit to work on fire alarms - guidance
• Permit to work - guidance
• Permit to work on a roof - guidance
• Permit to work within confined spaces - guidance
• Permit to work with hot works - guidance
• Permit to Work in plant rooms - guidance
• Permit to work with complex electrical systems - guidance
• Risk assessment - guidance
• Water hygiene - guidance
• Working at height - guidance

Other guidance notes and supporting documents