A safety committee is required at each school and facility site. The facility administrator and the principal of the school sites should establish the Site Safety Committee and appoint a site safety chairperson to chair the committee. The site safety chairperson is generally a member of the management or supervisory staff of the site.
Functions
- Meet at least once per month to discuss site safety issues and district safety program goals.
- Maintain written minutes and committee member attendance of each meeting.
- Promote safety policy and rules compliance attitude among staff and students.
- Evaluate all accidents and determine cause and preventative measures to prevent recurrence.
- Assist in conducting practice emergency drills and actual emergency evacuations.
- Perform a safety inspection every three (3) months of the school and grounds.
- Take remedial action to have unsafe conditions and acts corrected.
- Provide materials for and maintain a site safety bulletin board.
- Maintain central administrative file of site safety inspections, reports and remedial activity.
Recommended Composition of Committee
Site Safety Chairperson
Teacher representative
Health Assistant
Physical Education representative
Food Service representative
Custodial representative