Book Review

Abstract

Following incorporation all further education, tertiary and sixth form colleges became independent from their respective local authorities and are now required to manage the health and safety of staff, students and visitors. A questionnaire was sent to colleges in England and Wales to establish the measures in place for measuring health and safety including the provision of a safety policy, a health and safety adviser, how performance is measured and inspection by the Health and Safety Executive. The survey concluded that the provision in sixth form colleges is much less well developed. In particular, they are less likely to have union representation on the safety committee, have a designated safety adviser, or have had a recent inspection by the HSE.