Appendix B
| Questions: | Yes
| No
| L
| M
| H
| Description & Current Controls
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| School/Site: | |
| Date: | |
| Supervisor: | |
| Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) Representative |
| Questions: | Yes
| No | L | M | H | Description & Current Controls | ||||||||
| GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION & HOURS | ||||||||||||||
| Location of School | ||||||||||||||
· Urban setting | ||||||||||||||
· Rural setting | ||||||||||||||
· High crime area | ||||||||||||||
· Isolated area | ||||||||||||||
· Close to emergency services | ||||||||||||||
| What are the school hours? | ||||||||||||||
| HISTORY | ||||||||||||||
| Have there been any incidences in the past 3-5 years of strangers approaching staff at the school (resulting in staff feeling unsafe?), vandalism putting staff at risk, conflicts with community members on school property? | ||||||||||||||
| Do violent, criminal, drunk, drugged persons, or other persons of concern ever come into your building? | ||||||||||||||
| Has the school ever been vandalized? | ||||||||||||||
| ACCESSIBILITY & SECURITY MEASURES | ||||||||||||||
| Are all doors, except main entrance kept locked at all times? | ||||||||||||||
· If not, are non-locked doors monitored? | ||||||||||||||
| Is there a sign-in & out book for parents or visitors? | ||||||||||||||
· If so, is it used/enforced? | ||||||||||||||
· Does office staff regularly check and follow up with sign in/out sheet? | ||||||||||||||
| Are there posters/signs at the main doors/entrances asking visitors to report to the main office when they arrive at the school? | ||||||||||||||
| Does main office staff have a clear vision line to the main entrance? | ||||||||||||||
| Is the main office staffed at all times during school hours? | ||||||||||||||
| What is the emergency protocol for main office staff should someone undesirable enter the school? | ||||||||||||||
| Do all guests (parents, visitors, service providers, etc) wear special visitor passes? | ||||||||||||||
| Can staff access the school after hours? What are the guidelines for this? | ||||||||||||||
| Is there a communication procedure for staff accessing the schools after hours? (tracking?) | ||||||||||||||
| Are there any safety and security measures in place for entrance into the school after hours for staff? (i.e. key/code sign out, notifying supervisor, etc) | ||||||||||||||
| Is there evening custodial staff at this school who work alone? | ||||||||||||||
· What are their hours of work? | ||||||||||||||
· What safety and security measures are in place for these staff persons? | ||||||||||||||
| Is the school connected to a security company through an alarm system? | ||||||||||||||
| Is the security system regularly checked? | ||||||||||||||
| Are there signs stating a security system is in use? | ||||||||||||||
| Is there a system for tracking staff keys? | ||||||||||||||
· If so, is it enforced? | ||||||||||||||
| Is there a camera system inside the school? | ||||||||||||||
| Is there a camera system outside the school? | ||||||||||||||
| Can the main doors be locked from a remote location? | ||||||||||||||
| Are there any security perimeters of the building after hours? | ||||||||||||||
| Can staff lock classroom doors quickly in an emergency? | ||||||||||||||
| Are garbage bins, equipment that staff regularly use outside well lit? | ||||||||||||||
| PORTABLES | ||||||
| Are there portables at the school? | ||||||
· How do students/staff enter into the school from the portables? | ||||||
· Are there any security measures followed for staff/students entering the school from the portables/yard during the day (i.e. buddy system with key?) | ||||||
· Can the portable doors be locked from the inside and outside? | ||||||
· Is there a notification system to the portables should a crisis occur? | ||||||
| LIGHTING OUTSIDE & INSIDE | ||||||
| Is the school well lit outside at night (specifically entrances)? | ||||||
| Are there zones around the school where someone may hide? | ||||||
| Is the school well lit inside when staff are accessing the building after hours or on weekends? | ||||||
| Are stairwells lit appropriately? | ||||||
| Are washrooms lit appropriately? | ||||||
| Are there any areas requiring more light? | ||||||
| PARKING LOTS | ||||||
| Do staff park in designated parking lots? | ||||||
| Are parking lots well lit at night? | ||||||
| Are parking lots monitored at all? | ||||||
| Are there any security reminders in the parking lot? (i.e. “Lock Your Car”, “Security Patrolled”, “Parking Lot Monitored”) | ||||||
| Have cars been broken into while in the parking lot? | ||||||
| POTENTIAL HIDING SPOTS AROUND GROUNDS | ||||||
| Is there any overgrown vegetation that could be a potential hiding place for strangers around the parking lot, walking paths, play areas, field, on school property? (note: this vegetation should be cut back or removed if so) | ||||||
| DAYCARES | ||||||
| Is there a daycare in or attached to the school? | ||||||
| Does the daycare have its own entrance door? | ||||||
| Does the daycare have access to the school? | ||||||
| Does the daycare have security measures in place for intruders?
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| Are the daycare staff familiar with the schools emergency plan? | ||||||
| Does the daycare staff control access to the school for parents who come to pick up their children after school hours? | ||||||
| AFTERSCHOOL & COMMUNITY USE ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| Are there after school or community use activities in the school after hours? | ||||||
· If so, when and where in the school? | ||||||
| Is there a room use occupancy permit system/agreement for use after hours? | ||||||
| Are there fundraising activities at the school? | ||||||
| Where are the profits from fundraising kept? | ||||||
| Is there a program for special needs children at this school? | ||||||
| Is there a safe room for special needs children? | ||||||
· Has the safe room had a safety review? | ||||||
| Are there any low windows at the school that can be opened? | ||||||
| CLASSROOMS | ||||||
| Do all classrooms have operating communication systems to the main office? | ||||||
· Where are they located? | ||||||
· What is the emergency contact number in an emergency? Is it posted? | ||||||
| Is furniture arranged in classrooms to allow for a quick exit? | ||||||
| PROCEDURES | ||||||
| Have staff been trained on the Lock Down procedure? When does this happen? | ||||||
| Are student codes of conduct communicated to students? | ||||||
| Are codes of conduct communicated to staff? | ||||||
| Are staff trained on how to report incidents of conflict (with peers, parents, community members, etc) to their supervisor? | ||||||
| What are the current response measures in place for when a conflict or violent incident is reported? | ||||||
| Is there a process in place for having parent-teacher meetings in common areas instead of portable structures? | ||||||
| OTHER: | ||||||
| What improvements would you like to see at your school in terms of security and safety related to conflict or violence? | ||||||
| Other:
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L - Low: One or more potential risks which rarely place a worker at risk of workplace
violence, and/or the risk of workplace violence is minimal. The risk of workplace
violence is not related to a normal part of the work routine, and/or there is
minimal potential for intervention or first aid to be required.
M - Moderate: One or more potential risks of workplace violence which may occasionally place a worker at risk of workplace violence, and/or the risk of workplace violence is
possible. The risk of workplace violence may be related to a normal part of the
work routine on an infrequent basis, and/or there is moderate potential for
intervention, or first aid or medical aid to be required.
H - High: One or more potential risks of workplace violence which may regularly place a
worker at risk of workplace violence, and/or the risk of workplace violence is
related to a normal part of the work routine on a regular basis, and/or there is a
high potential for intervention(s), or medical aid to be required.