Thomond Community College Covid-19 Risk Assessment

THOMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE -Covid-19 Risk Assessment

Hazard Type People Task Consequence Risk Controls P S RR Additional Risk P S RR Resources
affected Controls (Time/€€)

COVID-19 All To ensure the Illness arising  Checking of HSE, 5 5 25  COVID-19 Response 4 4 16 Laptops
Employees safety, health and from contact with WHO, Department of Plan in place in line Cleaning
welfare of all those presenting Foreign Affairs and with Department of supplies
Visitors students/learner with symptoms. other websites for Education Guidance Sanitizers
s and staff who updates and the Return to Sneeze
are in situ in the COVID-19  Posters in all Work Safely Screens
Students School/Centre bathrooms and in Protocol and public PPE
Absenteeism communal areas health advice Other
Learners  Regular  COVID-19 Employee resources as
Management Returning to the required
Meetings Workplace online
Contractors
 Communication training
from LCETB Head  Pre-Return to Work
Office on Business forms in place

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 Continuity Planning  COVID-19 Lead
 Online classes Representative
during lockdown Worker Training
 Visitors/Contractors  COVID-19 Employer
complete a form Safety Protocol
requesting  Employee – What to
permission to enter expect on your
the premises for return to the
contact logging and Workplace
COVID-19 information
information.  Regular
communication
from Director of
Organisation
Support and
Development and
Director of Schools
 Regular
communication on
Wellbeing
 Regular
communication
from Health and
Safety Officer
 Regular
communication
with all staff via
Management and C-
19 Lead Worker
Representative
 Reviewing
contingency plans
for sustained staff
shortages
(extended working
from home etc.) in
the event of a

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 further outbreak in
the country.
 Consideration that
staff with caring
responsibilities
may be impacted
and unable to come
to work even if they
don’t get the virus,
e.g. in the event of
schools being
closed, close family
illnesses, etc.
 Communications
Strategy in place
 Communication of
relevant policies
including absence
and attendance
management
 Senior Management
Meetings
 Contact Logs in
place
 Checklists in place

Anxiety/Fear of Mental  Regular  Employee

contracting the Health/Wellbeing communication Assistance
virus during lockdown Programme

Access/Egress  Separate access and

exit routes

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Use of Lifts  Only one person
allowed at any one
time

Use of Stair  Separate stairwells

for the Pink & Green
Zones

Staff who present  n/a

in the vulnerable
category

Student/learners  School divided into

returning to Pink Zone (1st, 3rd &
School/Centres 6th Yrs) & Green Zone
(2nd, TY & 5th Yrs)
 Classroom layout to
facilitate social
distancing
 Student/Learners
remaining in same
classroom as much
as possible– teachers
moving only.
 Staggered breaks &
lunches
 Marquee for extra
seating capacity at
breaks & lunches
 Review of existing
Risk Assessments
 Review of fire &
evacuation
procedures

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 School Social Distancing  Parents/guardians
Transport/Drop informed re same
off by parents

Signed: Preparation Date: 25/08 2020

Chairperson, Board of Management

Date: 28th September 2020

References: Government Roadmap for Reopening Society & Business

Ongoing IBEC Advice
Health and Safety Authority
World Health Organisation
NSPC
HSE

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