Lesson 4 and 5 Occupational
Health
and Safety in schools
, Introduction
• School Safety is an integral and
indispensable component of the teaching and
learning process.
– Indeed, no meaningful teaching and learning can
take place in an environment that is unsafe and
insecure to both learners and staff.
• It is, therefore, imperative that educational
stakeholders foster safe and secure school
environments to facilitate increased learner
enrolment, retention and completion and
hence attainment and quality education.
,• School Safety are the measures undertaken by the
learners, staff, parents and other stakeholders to
either minimise or eliminate risky conditions or
threats that may cause accidents, bodily injury as
well as emotional and psychological distress.
• Accidents can lead to disability or death while
emotional and psychological trauma can result in lack
of self-esteem and ultimately lead to poor performance
of tasks and responsibilities.
• Creating a School Safe Zones does not only mean
ensuring an accident free school environment.
• Rather, it is the responsibility taken by learners,
staff, parents and stakeholders to foster all-round
safe living.
, Threats to School Safety
• Threats to School Safety can emanate
internally–within the school environment–
or externally,–from the wider community.
Key among the threats to School Safety
are:
Health
and Safety in schools
, Introduction
• School Safety is an integral and
indispensable component of the teaching and
learning process.
– Indeed, no meaningful teaching and learning can
take place in an environment that is unsafe and
insecure to both learners and staff.
• It is, therefore, imperative that educational
stakeholders foster safe and secure school
environments to facilitate increased learner
enrolment, retention and completion and
hence attainment and quality education.
,• School Safety are the measures undertaken by the
learners, staff, parents and other stakeholders to
either minimise or eliminate risky conditions or
threats that may cause accidents, bodily injury as
well as emotional and psychological distress.
• Accidents can lead to disability or death while
emotional and psychological trauma can result in lack
of self-esteem and ultimately lead to poor performance
of tasks and responsibilities.
• Creating a School Safe Zones does not only mean
ensuring an accident free school environment.
• Rather, it is the responsibility taken by learners,
staff, parents and stakeholders to foster all-round
safe living.
, Threats to School Safety
• Threats to School Safety can emanate
internally–within the school environment–
or externally,–from the wider community.
Key among the threats to School Safety
are:
