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COVID-19 RISK ASSESSMENT |
Location / Site |
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HARRISON PRIMARY SCHOOL |
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Activity / Procedure |
Insert name/type of activity or procedure being assessed |
RE-OPENING OF SCHOOL TO ALL PUPILS IN SEPTEMBER 2020 |
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Assessment date |
Insert date when assessment is being carried out |
1st October 2020 – to be updated regularly until re-opening |
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Assessment serial number |
Insert local serial/identification number for future reference |
R/A 3 |
Identify people at risk |
YES or NO |
Employees |
YES |
Children |
YES |
Visitors |
YES |
Contractors |
Yes |
Government guidance states for schools states:
“The safety of children and staff is our utmost priority.”
“The advice seeks to support staff working in schools, colleges and childcare settings, to deliver this approach in the safest way possible, focussing on measures they can put in place to help limit the risk of the virus spreading within education and childcare settings.”
“In education, childcare and social care settings, preventing the spread of the coronavirus involves dealing with direct transmissions (for instance, when in close contact with those sneezing and coughing) and indirect transmission (via touching contaminated surfaces.) A range of approaches and actions should be employed to do this.”
Guidance for full opening of schools, July 2nd 2020 & 1st October 2020
“When we made the decision to ask schools to open only to a small number of children, this was done with the aim of reducing transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19), to protect the NHS and save lives…..Now, the circumstances have changed. The prevalence of coronavirus (COVID-19) has decreased, our NHS Test and Trace system is up and running, and we are clear about the measures that need to be in place to create safer environments within schools.
Returning to school is vital for children’s education and for their wellbeing. Time out of school is detrimental for children’s cognitive and academic development, particularly for disadvantaged children. This impact can affect both current levels of learning and children’s future ability to learn, and therefore we need to ensure all pupils can return to school sooner rather than later.
The risk to children themselves of becoming severely ill from coronavirus (COVID-19) is very low and there are negative health impacts of being out of school. We know that school is a vital point of contact for public health and safeguarding services that are critical to the wellbeing of children and families.
Lower academic achievement also translates into long-term economic costs due to having a less well-qualified workforce. This affects the standard of living that today’s pupils will have over the course of their entire life. For many households, school closures have also affected their ability to work. As the economy begins to recover, we need to remove this barrier so parents and carers can return to work.
In relation to working in schools, whilst it is not possible to ensure a totally risk-free environment, the Office of National Statistics’ analysis on coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths linked to occupations suggests that staff in educational settings tend not to be at any greater risk from the disease than many other occupations. There is no evidence that children transmit the disease any more than adults.
Given the improved position, the balance of risk is now overwhelmingly in favour of children returning to school. For the vast majority of children, the benefits of being back in school far outweigh the very low risk from coronavirus (COVID-19), and this guidance explains the steps schools need to take to reduce risks still further.
We are, therefore, asking schools to prepare to welcome all children back this autumn. While coronavirus (COVID-19) remains in the community, this means making judgments at a school level about how to balance and minimise any risks from coronavirus (COVID-19) with providing a full educational experience for children and young people. Schools should use their existing resources to make arrangements to welcome all children back. There are no plans at present to reimburse additional costs incurred as part of that process.
The measures set out in this guidance provide a framework for school leaders to put in place proportionate protective measures for children and staff, which also ensure that all pupils receive a high quality education that enables them to thrive and progress. In welcoming all children back this autumn, schools will be asked to minimise the number of contacts that a pupil has during the school day as part of implementing the system of controls outlined below to reduce the risk of transmission. If schools follow the guidance set out here, they can be confident they are managing risk effectively.
While our aim is to have all pupils back at school in the autumn, every school will also need to plan for the possibility of a local lockdown and how they will ensure continuity of education.”
Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Lack of social distancing in the classroom resulting in direct transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Lack of social distancing using toilets and poor hygiene resulting in direct and indirect transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Lack of social distancing waiting when waiting to enter classroom in morning resulting in direct transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Lack of social distancing during playtimes and lunchtimes resulting in direct transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Lack of social distancing when eating lunch resulting in direct transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Lack of social distancing in the corridors resulting in direct transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Contact of shared resources resulting in indirect transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Emotional distress of the children |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Emotional distress of the staff – including anxiety |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Risk of spreading virus due to close contact with children – 1:1 and restraint resulting in direct transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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PLEASE note the Government guidance states “Wearing face coverings or face masks is not recommended” |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Risk of spreading virus due to poor hygiene resulting in indirect transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Risk of infection due to lack of cleaning resulting in indirect transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Identify hazard |
Record the hazard that could cause harm or injury – add appropriate detail about the type and location of hazards |
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Risk of illness of vulnerable staff and family members through direct and indirect transmission of the virus |
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Existing level of risk |
Consider current level of risk |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
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NEGLIGIBLE |
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Control measures |
List your control measures required to reduce risk – add appropriate detail about the type and location of controls |
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beginning of term
distance from pupils and other staff as much as they can, ideally 2 metres from other adults
Change.
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Remaining level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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OVERALL level of risk |
Consider level of risk following use of control measures |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
NEGLIGIBLE |
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Assessor’s comments |
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Manager’s comments |
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Name of manager |
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Risk assessment reviews |
Set future review dates & sign/comment upon completion |