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New School Pre-Opening Health and Safety Audit

by Ryan Ormrod, from the Community

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Use this comprehensive checklist to audit a new school before opening. It helps verify licences and permits, emergency planning and evacuation, security, access control, housekeeping, electrical and mechanical rooms, and roof access. Evaluate traffic and bus plans, signage, speed control and pedestrian crossings. Assess clinic licensing and equipment, AEDs and first aid, medical waste handling, and medicine storage. Review pool safety, depth and warning signage, chemical storage and maintenance. Confirm welfare facilities, classroom safety and furniture suitability, science laboratory controls and chemical storage, and playground condition and shading.

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