The School must:

· Be satisfied that the work environment is safe and appropriate for structured workplace learning

· Ensure that the welfare and interest of students are protected

· Ensure that each employer is aware of and can comply with the employer’s obligations under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 2002, the Human Rights Act 1993 and the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

· Ensure that Gateway students are familiar with their responsibilities under the above mentioned Acts

Employers Responsibilities

The employer must keep employees (including learners on workplace learning placements) safe by:

· Identifying hazards at work

· Eliminating those hazards, or if this isn’t possible, managing them to make sure they don’t hurt employees

· Providing employees with information enabling them to work safely

· Making sure the employees have the right knowledge, experience and supervision to work safely

· Providing clothing and equipment where appropriate (Gateway funding for schools pays for this), and instructing employees in the use of any protective equipment provided.

Student Responsibilities

· Ensure their own health and safety and

· Ensure that nothing they do harms any other person

· Take all practicable steps to use protective equipment and to wear protective clothing provided by the employer or by the employee him or herself.

· Not to undertake work which is unsafe or which involves unsafe practices

· Know about and follow their workplace’s health and safety practices and procedures, including reporting of work-related accidents, illnesses and injuries and hazards

· Comply with any improvement and prohibition notices issued for their workplace

· Not to undertake work which is unsafe or which involves unsafe practices

· Know about and follow their workplace’s health and safety practices and procedures, including reporting of work-related accidents, illnesses and injuries and hazards

· Comply with any improvement and prohibition notices issued for their workplace