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This is a response to question about risk assessment for a temporary stage. Just wonder what anyone thinks?
For those activities presenting few or simple hazards a suitable and sufficient risk assessment can be a very straight forward process based on informed judgement and reference to appropriate guidance.
A risk assessment helps us focus on the risks that really matter – the ones with the potential to cause real harm (we refer to these as the ‘significant hazards and risks’).
The school’s procedures will form the risk assessment: this is how we do things around here!!!
The stage is not accessible to pupils without appropriate levels of supervision.
Children take part in rehearsals and are made aware of how to access/egress the stage safely and are briefed on their expected behaviours during the ceremony.
Staff are aware of those pupils who may require additional support and this will be noted in production directors’ notes.
However, if after a reported incident, e.g. fall from stage, collapse of stage, a formal risk assessment would be required to address issues raised during the investigation.
I would point out that a risk assessment should be completed for the setting up and dismantling of the stage because of the significant risk of manual handling injuries. Part of this assessment will include the inspection and maintenance of the stage prior to and end of use of equipment.
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As with many of the scenarios raised on this forum, the answers depend on the circumstances. If the temporary stage is a simple one comprising a number of low platforms linked together to create a stage with a bigger area, as commonly used by many UK primary schools, I reckon that it would be sufficient to have a simple procedure for linking and de-linking the platforms, plus any associated ramps and/or step features, and for visually checking the links at intervals. Also, the procedures should be made known to and understood by relevant people.
Also, some forum users will remember your thread "Potential discrimination in primary school" from June/July and wonder if this new thread is somehow a continuation/extension of it. Even if it isn't, I guess that I echo the thoughts of such forum users in hoping that your daughter has settled into and is enjoying her new school.
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Well remembered Graham and thank you for the nice comment.
Yes she has settled well into the new school and they are trying very hard to accommodate her. There is always something new - that wasn't thought about but on the hoof will do for now.
The post is to do with the issue and the RA was requested by the school head teacher, but only last week and not at time it was needed.
We attended a meeting two evenings ago where the discrimination complaint was discussed, school governors, and we await their decision.
I will let you all know the result.
Thanks again.
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