Principals and Managers - Health and Safety
Principals and managers are responsible for the health, safety and wellbeing of all persons who work under their direction, have access to their workplaces or perform work activities under their control.
The role of the principal/manager includes:
- Addressing the action items in the H&S Action Plan 2007/08 (new window) 406k
- Establishing proactive systems to manage health and safety
- Implementing the department's health and safety procedures and guidelines
- Ensuring that safe work practices and procedures are established and maintained.
- Ensuring that information, instruction, training and supervision are provided to enable employees to perform their work in a healthy and safe way
- Ensuring that accidents and incidents are recorded, notified and investigated to allow corrective action to be initiated.
- Ensuring health and safety is considered prior to the purchase of any new: piece of equipment, tools, chemicals etc.
- Implement procedures to manage visitors and contractors' activities within the school.
- Ensuring consultative forums for health and safety are established eg. health and safety committee.
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