Concrete Crisis: Advice for the PESSPA Workforce

If you have been affected by recent announcements regarding building infrastructure, including the closing of schools or teaching areas it is essential that you follow your employer guidance which will have been developed based on government guidance (see links below).

Where you have to teach in a new area/space it would be very prudent to undertake a new full risk assessment as you may need to make amendments such as changing lesson activity or reducing group sizes to ensure needs can still be met, but in a safe manner.

• Everything you need to know about the new guidance on RAAC in education settings
• Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete: guidance for responsible bodies and education settings with confirmed RAAC
• Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete: identification guidance

afPE Health & Safety Team