Association of Colleges

College H&S Champion award 2007
05 September 2008

Results of the 2007 College Health & Safety Champion award
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Document Library August 2008 updates
15 August 2008

Sample H&S documents - nearly 60 new files added
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Minimum test vehicle requirements for buses and lorries
12 September 2007

Any vehicle or vehicle and trailer combination presented for use at a test must meet minimum test vehicle standards. These standards are part of European Community legislation on driver licensing. Great Britain as a member of the European Union is obliged
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Power to search students for weapons
08 June 2007

Section 45 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (VCR 2006) has given schools a power to search pupils for weapons. AoC represents the FE sector on DfES's Working Group for School Security and has stressed the need for an equivalent power for colleges.
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Power To Use Force - information
08 May 2007

The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 has been amended to give members of staff of further education institutions the power to use force to control or restrain.
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Hull College Dermatitis Event
06 November 2006

'College backs work-related dermatitis campaign' This was the headline of two articles that appeared in the Hull Daily Mail towards the end of November following a highly successful awareness raising event held on the evening of 6th November.
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Dermatitis -HSE focus and College Powerpoint Presentations
24 October 2006

Colleges with Hair & Beauty departments will be aware of the problem of dermatitis, connected with activities in these areas.
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