MANAGEMENT REPORT

1. Introduction

This report follows a workplace inspection of the education development centre on the 26
th
August
20** and identifies good and poor practices. The centre has a large education development building,
one primary school, one short stay pupil referral unit and a day nursery. The property is owned and
maintained by the local council. There is an access road from the main road, which runs around the
school, between buildings and then through to the rear car parks.

The education development centre is occupied by 370 workers whose roles revolve around
education attainment, improvement and inclusion. Many workers are outreach workers and visit
schools, children centres, and homes. As a result, access and egress to the building is heavily used.
Potential hazards include slips, trips, and falls, musculoskeletal injury and access and egress
arrangements.

2. Executive summary

It was pleasing to observe a high standard of housekeeping. There was an appropriate amount of
lighting inside and outside the buildings. The welfare facilities were of good standard, i.e. clean and
plenty of toilets and washrooms for the amount of workers.

However, during the inspection it was identified that some areas posed a risk of serious injury or ill
health and were in need of improvement. Areas of concern were vehicle movement through the
school site and risks of electric shock, due to uncontrolled access to the communications mast and
several items of portable electrical equipment being out of date with their portable appliance testing
(PAT) test. Also, there was an increased risk of fire and manual handling injury due to many
document files stored under workers desks, next to electrical cables and sockets. These and other
important observations are discussed in the findings part of the report.

Most of the problems that were observed were related to a lack of maintenance and a general lack
of understanding of the need for good health and safety practice. Recommendations include
refresher training and maintenance of signs and electrical equipment, all of relatively low cost,
particularly when related to the risks observed. Two areas observed that were under good control
were the testing and recording for legionella and asbestos.

Details of all observations made during the inspection are attached at the end of this report.

3. Main Findings