Health and Safety

The physical environment for young people must be safe and secure and protect them from harm or the risk of harm.

The manager/Service must ensure that the physical environment is maintained to a high standard and meets the needs of the young people. Any damage or wear and tear should be quickly and regularly repaired.

Risk assessments must be regularly reviewed and updated and comply with statutory requirements. See Risk Assessment and Planning Procedure.

Staff will support the young person with the relevant paperwork to read and sign, including a Licence Agreement. An easy read version of the Licence Agreement is provided for the Young Person to keep for their own records. 

The Licence Agreement explains the guidelines to be followed around the young person’s stay/ placement with the Service.

This includes:

What is provided in the accommodation/inventory of the property

Out of hours details

What is inspected

Contact for repairs

Support Engagement

Rental contributions

What to do in the event of a fire

Fire Safety and Risk Management

There are basically five steps to complete a risk assessment:

1. Look for fire hazards;
2. Decide who might be harmed and how;
3. Evaluate the risks and decide whether the existing precautions are adequate or whether more should be done;
4. Record your findings;
5. Review your assessment and revise it as necessary.

A Fire Risk Assessment must be completed upon admission to the service by staff and quality assured by the Registered Service Manager.

A record must be kept of every fire drill or fire alarm test conducted, with details of any deficiency in either the procedure or the equipment concerned, together with details of the steps taken to remedy that deficiency.

Useful Websites

Health and Safety Executive

For further information, please see Health and Safety Executive UK Fire Safety Guidance.