Occupational Health & Medical

• Immediately stop what you are doing and walk (do not run) to the nearest available safe fire exit. If your nearest exit/route is obstructed, choose another route. Make sure that you are aware of the fire exits and routes in your area. • Follow the instructions of your designated Fire Warden. • Do not use a lift to leave the building - always use designated stairs. • Make your way to the appropriate assembly point, you will be informed of where this is at your departmental induction. • Once you are at the assembly point you should report to the Fire Warden, so that they can account for the people in their designated area. • Do not leave the designated assembly point, or attempt to re-enter the building, until you have been instructed to do so by the Fire Warden.

Personal Safety

Risks at work do not exist just at your desk or workspace. Risks may also arise when travelling to and from work or in connection with work, particularly where members of staff both live and work in the same area.

Whilst the Trust has a duty to assess the risks which you face at work, you also have a duty to take reasonable care of yourself and others including pupils, colleagues, contractors, visitors and members of the public. You should therefore aim to conduct your own assessment of the risks to your personal safety that you face in connection with your work.

Some of the factors you might consider will include the time of day, where you are going, numbers of people around you and then you will need to consider the precautions you are going to take to reduce the risks which you face. Probably the most important factor to be considered is how well you know yourself and your reactions to particular situations.

Prior to making an appointment with someone you do not know or do not know well, obtain as much information as possible about the person you are meeting and arrange to meet the person on School premises. If visiting, let your colleagues know where you are going, with whom and what time you are expecting to return. If you think that you are going to run over your original timescales, let your colleagues know.

If you are at all concerned that you are being placed in a dangerous situation through your employment, you must discuss this with your Line Manager.

If an illness begins to impact on attendance and or performance, as a supportive measure and as part of the Absence Management Process, a referral to the Occupational Health Unit (OHU) may be considered, to provide advice on a course of action which could result in an improvement in attendance or reasonable adjustments being implemented.

Occupational Health Appointments are part of the contract of employment and it is reasonable to request that employees attend during their normal working hours. Day to day medical appointments should be booked outside working hours wherever possible. Please follow the requirements of the Special Leave policy where appointments are required during normal working hours.