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Failure to refer to existing asbestos registers and management plans when undertaking works that may disturb asbestos or asbestos containing materials may lead to fines for both schools and contractors. In a recent case, an academy trust and its maintenance contractor both pleaded guilty to breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and were fined £3,000 with £4,785.37 costs and £2,000 with £4,701.37 costs respectively. The breaches occurred when a new heating system was being installed in the school building.
In order to reduce the risk of potential breaches, schools should follow Health and Safety Executive guidance which includes:
If you have any concerns about asbestos in schools, more information about how to manage asbestos in schools can be found here. Our team of education and HR experts are also able to provide support to schools and academies on these kinds of issues.
The recent case of R (on the application of A Parent) v Governing Body of XYZ School [2022] EWHC 1146 (Admin) provides some welcome and reassuring guidance to governing boards on the exclusion reconsideration process.
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With 19 HR experts now supporting over 500 schools and trusts across the country, in this edition of 60 seconds we sit down with Emma Hughes, who leads the team, to discuss what this significant milestone means to her.
A ResPublica report highlighted that asbestos continues to be the UK’s number one occupational killer, with nurses and teachers 3 to 5 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the general UK population. The House of Commons Work & Pensions Select Committee is investigating how the HSE manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings.
With the Prime Ministers announcement that he intends for Step 4 to begin on 19 July, this will also bring an end to the restrictions currently in place on education settings.
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