PizzaExpress school visit risk assessment, school visit health and safety
The aim of this risk assessment is to:
· Assess the risks to all school children visiting us during a Schools Visit – taking into account their psychological and physical immaturity, inexperience and lack of awareness of existing or potential risks; and
· To introduce control measures to eliminate or minimise the risks so far, as is reasonably practical.
Provision of supervision
We recognise that the appropriate level of supervision is particularly
important for school children because of their immaturity and unfamiliarity
with the working environment.
Our policy is that for every Schools Visit, the following ratio of supervision must always be maintained:
Age of kids |
Ratio between teachers or adult helpers and children |
Reception (ages 4-5) |
1 teacher/adult helper per every 4 children |
Years 1-3 (ages 6-7) |
1 teacher/adult helper per every 6 children |
Years 4-6 (ages 8-11) |
1 teacher/adult helper per every 10 children |
Please note: Any restaurant staff present during a Schools Visit DOES NOT count
for the purposes of the above table and we reserve the right to refuse to
conduct a Schools Visit where these supervisory levels are not met.
The following also applies to EVERY Schools Visit:
· A qualified first-aid appointed person must always be present during a Schools Visit
· Any disabilities, allergies or asthma conditions must be established prior to the visit
· Children are not permitted to have any hot drinks
· Children are not permitted in the kitchen area at any time
· Drinks for the children must be poured into plastic or cardboard cups, no glasses
· Children are not permitted inside walk-in fridges and freezers
Significant findings of the assessment with the appropriate control measures:
Hazard |
Risk & Risk Rating |
Control Measures |
Pizza oven |
Contact with hot surfaces resulting in burns HIGH RISK |
Supervision/staff awareness to ensure children are not permitted into the Kitchen area at any time |
Sharp objects such as knives, slicing equipment, etc |
Contact with sharp edges resulting in cuts or grazes HIGH RISK |
Supervision/staff
awareness to ensure children are not permitted to handle knives or other
sharp objects |
|
Contact with hot
water resulting in scalds or burns |
Set
thermostat controlling hot water, prior to visit to ensure suitable temperature check this just before visit commences |
Heavy doors leading to the toilets |
Trapping fingers in heavy doors resulting in fractures, cuts, etc |
Wedge all
heavy outside toilet doors open prior to visit |
Hot pizzas |
Contact with hot
pizza given in the box MEDIUM RISK |
All pizzas in pizza boxes must be cooled to a reasonable temperature before they are passed out to the children Instruction to children on how to hold a laden pizza box |
Other Guidance
•Pen markers for putting names on hats should be non-toxic
•Teachers, helpers and restaurant staff, should consume hot drinks away from
the children
•Children should only be escorted to the toilets to wash hands in the presence
of a teacher/adult helper
•The restaurant floors must be clean and completely dry before the children
arrive
•Teachers must be made aware pizzas should be refrigerated once cooled and
re-heated thoroughly before consumption
•Any hazards specific to the restaurant must be communicated to both the
teachers and the children
•Any accidents involving children must be recorded on an Incident Log form,
imputed onto the electronic reporting system and the Quality and Safety team
must be notified.
If you want to talk to someone at PizzaExpress about your School Visit (other than the restaurant manager), just email [email protected]