"Health and Safety is the responsibility of both the employer AND the employee. Yes, the law does prescribe this, but mere legal compliance shouldn't be the motive behind having measures in place and being mindful of how our actions in our day to day work tasks can affect us and others around us. As good people, we know that an ethical sense of responsibility towards others is necessary to create positive relationships with them. We expect others to treat us with care and respect as much as others expect the same of us. There is a famous quote from the Bible that says, do unto others as you would have done to you, that fits very nicely in here.

 Legally speaking, the employer is required to provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of their staff. This involves identifying risks and mitigating them to a point of elimination or reasonable control. The staff are required to take reasonable care for their own health and safety as well as other people who may be affected by their acts and omissions.  This involves co-operating with and reporting incidents and unsafe situations to their employer as soon as possible. There is also a duty towards visitors and others that are directly affected by activities in the workplace, i.e. our students and parents. It is clear to see that this campus involves a lot of responsibility to be taken by a lot of people - over 500 people if we include all contractor staff that calls this beautiful campus their place of work!

 Morally speaking, employers need to take reasonable care of their staff and consider the effects of their work activities on others. In return for the duties staff provide to their employer, we expect a safe work environment and to be able to return to our families in the same condition of health we were in when we arrived at work. As staff, we have an important responsibility to return home to our families uninjured - thus, we have a moral obligation to look after our own health and safety and be aware of how our tasks could affect others around us. Remember, the consequences of not being safe are not limited to us as singular people only, they can greatly affect our families, other people and their families as well!"

The Role of the  College Safety Officer includes, but is not limited to :

• conducting Legal Compliance Audits;

• attending school / departmental health and safety meetings as well as the Campus health & safety termly meeting;

• attending evacuations to monitor how they are done;

• assisting with getting your “house” in order from a legal compliance perspective;

• advise, guide, propose on ways to improve all aspects of health and safety on campus;

• investigate / offer training on health & safety;

• attend / respond to incidents on accidents on campus from a health & safety perspective (he is not a first aider or paramedic, so will only complete an incident form, assist HR with ensuring the WCA documentation is completed, etc);

• site visits and inspections on building sites / renovations, etc.;

• ensure staff are working according to safe practices;

• assist with inspections and audits of our Gauteng based school camps / outings facilities to ensure they are compliant in working with schools;

• conducting ad hoc visits to some of these sites whilst camps / tours are in place to ensure what was said was being done is being followed;

• updating and keeping our electronic health & safety system up to date;

• registering of our contractors who work on site to ensure they comply with the Health & Safety Act;

• working closely with out Clinic Sister and Paramedics;

• supplier management – pre-vetting of suppliers, etc.;

• health & safety inductions of new staff;

• ensuring all legal appointments are in place as per OHS Act;

• risk assessments;

• putting the necessary procedures and policies in place;

We will be introducing more information on this platform relating to staff health and safety so watch this space!

Your school's Health & Safety Representative is:

Safety Officer:  Jon Harrison Bowen

Advancement/Events: Fiona Schwartz

Semono Building:  Wandile Mathe; Joseph Mabizela

Henning Block Finance Department: Teddy Booi

Boys' College: Shaun Fitzmaurice

Boys' Prep: Sifiso Adams

Girls' College : Nicky White

Junior Prep: TBA - Please be in contact with Jon Harrison Bowen

Girls' Prep: TBA - Please be in contact with Jon Harrison Bowen

Thandulwazi: Edward Rufu

ONSITE NURSING SISTER

We have an on-site clinic situated at the D&T Block for staff. The sister offers primary health care to all service staff and interns. All staff may use the family planning service, monitoring of vitals and medical advice can be given, but staff will be referred to their own doctor should any treatment be required. For more information, contact Sr Phumzile on Clinicsister@stithian.com

RUNNING CLUB

Born 2 Run Johannesburg aims to service runners of every level, regardless of age, experience, preferred racing distance or running surface. In addition to its traditional club offering, the Johannesburg club keenly supports a team of elite and aspirant runners, while simultaneously lending its support to local disadvantaged runners. Join them every Wednesday on the open ground adjacent to the Higher Ground Restaurant, located at the very top of the St Stithians College school grounds. They start at 17h45 from September to end March and at 17h30 from April to end August. For more information please click on: http://born2runac.co.za/johannesburg/

HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE

As the facility managers of the new Warriner High Performance and Wellness Centre , the following services are on offer:

• GP’s – Health with Heart – warrinercenter@insideactive.co.za

• Biokinetics – Charl Kaschula, 082 778 7837

• Strength & Conditioning Training - Dominic Kester, 072 863 0229

• Physiotherapist - Hene Branders ( 072 386 6592) or Cindy Nel ( 082 462 1910)

SWIMMING POOL

Staff have access to the pools,  but need to request this be programmed to their staff card. Please email the Ops PA, Kim Fegan,  on
ops-accesscards@stithian.com'

SQUASH

Staff may make use of the squash courts but need an access card please be in touch with the Ops PA, Kim Fegen, on
ops-accesscards@stithian.com.

TENNIS

Staff may access the tennis courts at the Boys’ College and the Girls’ College if there are no school matches taking place. The tennis courts

are usually available after 17H00 on weekdays and all day on most weekends. Bring your own gear. Please contact Marius Masencamp

(Boys’ College) on mmasencamp@stithian. com or Sophia du Plessis (Girls’ College) on sduplessis@stithian.com.

WALKING/ RUNNING/STAIR CLIMBING

Make use of our beautiful campus to walk, run and climb stairs. If you want to take your dog along with you (dogs are only allowed in certain areas) please be in touch with the Ops PA, Kim Fegen, on ops-accesscards@stithian.com

SHOWERS

After all your exercising you may want to have access to the showers available at various points on campus, these can be found at:

• Astro • Aquatics Centre • GC Admin block (upstairs) • GC Gym • Some of the GC bathrooms • BP classroom block • High Performance Centre