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Saturday July 4 2009
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Health & safety

Section One: The legal framework.
Safety Representatives And Safety Committees Regulations The role of the safety representative, Managing health and safety in schools, Health & safety legislation relevant to schools, Risk assessment, Safety inspections, and NUT safety representatives' inspection checklist.
Section Two: Briefings by subject.
Swine flu: health and safety update bulletin – July 2009, The Corporate Manslaughter Act, NUT Policy on Class Sizes, Continence and toilet issues in schools, Playground supervision, Includes Preventing Work-Related Mental Health Conditions By Tackling Stress – Guidance For Head Teachers, Referrals To Occupational Health, Legionnaires' Disease in Schools Smoking Ban 2007 The legal framework, Fire safety, Working with computers, Heating in schools, Construction work, Standards for school premises and facilities, School visits, Tackling stress, Women's health and safety, Safety on School Minibuses Sprinklers in Schools, Health and Safety when Using Computers at Home, Emergency procedures, Photographic Policies and more. See all briefings alphabetically by subject.
Section Three: NUT H&S news bulletins.
Includes Stress at work - HSE guidance; HSE risk education website; SARS - HSE & DfES guidance; Hazardous substances - LRD guidance; Safety on waterside trips - DfES guidance; and more.
Section Four: Links.
Health and safety links which allow you to investigate issues in even greater depth.

Section Five: Resource centre.
BSF Pack – Safety Representative Letter
This letter to NUT Safety Representatives from the General Secretary introduces the NUT’s ‘School Building Pack’ which includes a number of briefings to assist NUT health and safety representatives in playing a key role in ensuring staff and pupil safety during building work.

BSF Pack – Head Teacher Letter
This model letter is designed to help NUT health and safety representatives inform their head teacher of their rights to be consulted during the planning and execution of building projects.