When running an education setting, you have a duty of care to keep your pupils, staff, and any other visitors to your premises safe, at all times. And, there are many Health & Safety risks you might encounter inside a school or university building, such as:

But with your school management team ensuring pupils receive the best education possible, Health & Safety matters can fail to make the grade. As a result, injuries to staff, students, and visitors could increase - which may result in legal, financial and reputational damage to your business.

That’s why you must comply with your Health & Safety responsibilities as set out in the following legislation:

To ensure the safety of both your pupils and staff, your Health & Safety management should achieve top marks. But, such management takes time - which can be hard to come by when running a school or college.

That’s why many education businesses outsource their Health & Safety management to Peninsula.

By working with Peninsula, we can ensure you stay compliant with Health & Safety laws and meet your legal obligations. So you can prevent injuries to staff or pupils, and also avoid future legal proceedings

Finding time to carry out your Health & Safety duties can be difficult. For example, you might struggle to perform workplace risk assessments if you’ve never done one before.

Not only is it a legal requirement, but it plays a key role in assessing Health & Safety risks within your school. The results of these assessments will help establish the required control measures you can implement. For example, you might need to provide extra personal protective equipment (PPE) in science labs.

But if you've never conducted a risk assessment before, you may not know where to start - or what hazards to look out for.

That's why when you outsource your Health & Safety to Peninsula, we conduct your risk assessment for you. We’ll perform your risk assessment in person, on-site, at a time that suits

you - before producing a unique action plan to follow. The plan will detail what control measures you need to implement to keep everyone in your education business safe. We have even created a risk assessments for schools template, for you to download and use when required.

Running a school or university is both fast-paced and high-pressured, which means problems can arise when you least expect it - even if you're maintaining your Health & Safety management.

However, if an accident, emergency, or even a small issue does happen, when you work with us, you have full access to our 24/7 advice line - open 365 days a year. It's all a part of your Peninsula package.

We offer support with:

So whether you need instant support or just advice on your Health & Safety responsibilities - we're here to help.