CHAT Academies - Head of Estates and Facilities

Health & Safety including security and welfare • As the designated competent person

• To establish, monitor and evaluate risk assessments within the areas of specific responsibility. • To take responsibility for site security and ensure out of normal hours service for locking/unlocking, ensuring the provision of suitable keys as appropriate. • To organise and be part of the call-out rota to respond in the event of an out-of-hours emergency, ensuring an effective response to meet operational needs i.e. heating failures, breakdowns, and security issues and be a key holder to attend site if required. • To co-ordinate, develop and Chair the Trust’s Health & Safety committee.

for health and safety, to ensure that the relevant legislation and good practices are continually observed, implemented and improved. • To be responsible for leading, developing, implementing, auditing and reviewing the MAT Health & Safety management systems, and provide advice to ensure that students, staff and visitors are provided with facilities that are safe and fit for purpose. • To develop, review and implement MAT Estates & Facilities Policies and Procedures concerning Health and Safety (including risk/ emergency management and business continuity), ensuring they are relevant, updated and comply with all relevant legislation and are implemented consistently across all academies. • To promote and monitor safe working practices within the MAT and to provide regular reports to Senior Management. • To actively monitor developments and changes in legislation in respect of health and safety requirements and advise on appropriate action as required.

• To ensure the security of MAT resources and accommodation

including the operation of fire, smoke and intruder alarms, emergency key holder responsibilities and risk management.

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