If the safety of the school hall, theatre or drama studio is your responsibility, it can be challenging to know what’s needed to ensure that all the equipment is safe for the students and staff to use. You also need to know you’re complying with all your legal duties.
Here at TSS, we can help you determine which inspections you need. Our DBS-checked engineers will then implement the appropriate testing for your school.
The video above we visited a school in Liverpool for inspections.
Our range of inspections includes:
We’ll provide you with a full report of all test results, with a copy held at our head office.
That’s great!
But…
…it’s always a good idea just to check that your current contractors are doing what you think they are – here are just two situations that we came across where the school thought they had everything covered.
School 1 were completely on top of all their inspection and testing responsibilities – they had contractors doing their electrical inspections, and their insurers were looking after their LOLER inspections. They had everything covered.
Until one day, we were working in their theatre space, and we asked to have a look at the LOLER certificate for a winch just to check something. It turned out that the insurers were looking at the lifting equipment, but just from their point of view as insurers. They weren’t doing a thorough examination, or producing any certificates.
School 2 had an electrical contractor who did all the PAT testing for the whole school – or so they thought.
When we came in to install some new stage lighting, we could see that the lighting already up there was covered in dust and had clearly not been tested for some time.
When the school spoke to their electricians, they found out that they weren’t testing anything that was above head height!
If you’ve already got all your testing in place, here are a couple of things that we come across quite often in schools – it’s worth taking half an hour just to check that none of these apply to you.
If you’re not sure, need a second opinion, or want to check that what you’ve currently got is right, then get in touch and talk to one of our engineers today.
I cant recommend Technical stage services highly enough. The professional and thorough approach taken during servicing and inspection and prompt turn around for any arising repairs made all for a very positive experience.
Contact Matt or Dan for more information on how we can assist.
