School Library Risk Assessment Template

Typical hazards & measures

• Trailing leads and device charging — Use floor boxes, cable trays and charging trolleys, supervise charging, forbid personal leads across walkways or escape routes, and position temporary cables under robust covers with high-contrast edges that are removed immediately after use.
• Guillotines, trimmers and laminators — Site a staffed prep area where guillotines have guarded blades locked when idle and laminators have stable, heat-resistant surfaces with cool-down space. Restrict use to trained adults, provide cut-resistant gloves, and keep pupils beyond a marked boundary at all times.
• Safeguarding and access control — Keep visitor sign-in and badges, maintain visibility through door glazing, restrict back-of-house rooms, avoid lone-pupil occupancy at closing, and position desks to oversee entries, toilets corridors and blind corners without blocking exits.
• Noise management and zoning — Use soft furnishings and acoustic panels, seat ICT clusters away from silent zones, set quiet hours during exams, offer headphone rules at PCs, and relocate events to designated areas to protect concentrated study.
• Ergonomics and posture at desks — Provide adjustable chairs and footrests, set monitors at eye height with neutral wrists, rotate tasks to reduce static sitting, schedule micro-breaks every 20–30 minutes, and display simple DSE prompts near ICT workstations.