CLEAPSS Health & safety management for heads of science RH636 / D01
Summary
The main emphasis of this one-day course is on management issues and risk assessment. It is intended for Heads of Science, their deputies, heads of physics, chemistry and biology and those aspiring to such posts.
The objectives for the day are:
- Raise awareness of current and significant safety issues in science teaching.
- Develop a better understanding of what is required by health and safety legislation.
- Consider the implications of this for the management of safety in science departments.
- Consider the risk assessment process, as required by the Management regs, COSHH regs and others
- Understand the uses of a safety policy and how it can be monitored
- To devise an action plan
*We are pleased to say that we have been offered some STEM Learning bursaries for local schools in the Norfolk & Suffolk region. Your school will still pay £145 for this course up front, and on completion you will receive a £75 bursary. Contact us at training@swaveseyvc.co.uk for more information and to check your eligibility.
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Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will:
- have explored in detail what health & safety legislation requires and what it does not
- have considered what constitutes a sensible, manageable and effective approach to risk assessment
- appreciate the need for a health and safety policy
- have considered how its implementation can be sensibly monitored.
Sessions
| Date | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 CLEAPSS Health & safety management for heads of science | 25 March 2022 | 09:30-15:30 | Diss High School |
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Cost
| State-funded school or college | Activity fee£145.00 +VAT |
|---|---|
| Fee-paying school or college (independent) | Activity fee£280.00 +VAT |
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