❓ Question raises safety concerns regarding air conditioner installations at Applecross Senior High School, specifically compliance with standards, accessibility, and staff safety. Minister defers a comprehensive response until schools reopen in late January 2007.
AnsweredQoN 1723Legislative Assembly
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In regard to the safety concerns raised about the installation of the room airconditioning systems at Applecross Senior High School, which the Education Department was advised about on 14 July 2006, could the Minister please advise –
(1) Who installed the individual room air-conditioners at the school and when was the work done?
(2) Was the installation work carried out according to Australian Standard Specification 3000 guidelines?
(a) if yes, who certified that the work met the required guidelines; and
(b) if not, why not?
(3) Has a full audit been undertaken at Applecross Senior High School to ensure that all room air-conditioners have been properly installed to this Standard?
(a) if so, when was that audit undertaken and what was the result?
(b) if not, why not?
(4) Is the Minister aware that although the on-off switches have been repositioned, the control knobs on the air-conditioning units cannot be operated without a person standing on a chair or a desk to reach the unit?
(5) What safety instructions have been issued to school staff on how to operate the room air-conditioners that have been installed out of reach?
(6) Does the Minister condone the current practice of staff climbing onto desks to make adjustments to the air-conditioning settings on the units that have been installed out of reach?
(a) if no, what instructions have been issued to staff on how they should safely make these adjustments?
(7) What Occupational Health and Safety training has been provided to the staff at the school?
(8) Has a survey been undertaken to establish if there are any other State schools where room air-conditioners have been installed out of reach in breach of this Standard?
(a) If so, what were the results of that survey and when was it completed?
(b) If not, when will the Education Department undertake a survey?
(9) What precautions has the Government put in place in the meantime to ensure the safety of staff at schools where the room air-conditioners have been installed out of reach?
(10) What has the Minister done to ensure that the installation of room air-conditioners in State schools meet all of the necessary guidelines?
(1) Who installed the individual room air-conditioners at the school and when was the work done?
(2) Was the installation work carried out according to Australian Standard Specification 3000 guidelines?
(a) if yes, who certified that the work met the required guidelines; and
(b) if not, why not?
(3) Has a full audit been undertaken at Applecross Senior High School to ensure that all room air-conditioners have been properly installed to this Standard?
(a) if so, when was that audit undertaken and what was the result?
(b) if not, why not?
(4) Is the Minister aware that although the on-off switches have been repositioned, the control knobs on the air-conditioning units cannot be operated without a person standing on a chair or a desk to reach the unit?
(5) What safety instructions have been issued to school staff on how to operate the room air-conditioners that have been installed out of reach?
(6) Does the Minister condone the current practice of staff climbing onto desks to make adjustments to the air-conditioning settings on the units that have been installed out of reach?
(a) if no, what instructions have been issued to staff on how they should safely make these adjustments?
(7) What Occupational Health and Safety training has been provided to the staff at the school?
(8) Has a survey been undertaken to establish if there are any other State schools where room air-conditioners have been installed out of reach in breach of this Standard?
(a) If so, what were the results of that survey and when was it completed?
(b) If not, when will the Education Department undertake a survey?
(9) What precautions has the Government put in place in the meantime to ensure the safety of staff at schools where the room air-conditioners have been installed out of reach?
(10) What has the Minister done to ensure that the installation of room air-conditioners in State schools meet all of the necessary guidelines?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
26 February 2007
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
76 days
(b) if not, why not?
(b) if not, why not?
(b) If not, when will the Education Department undertake a survey?
As schools are closed until late January 2007 a comprehensive response cannot be provided until the end of February 2007.
(b) if not, why not?
(b) If not, when will the Education Department undertake a survey?
As schools are closed until late January 2007 a comprehensive response cannot be provided until the end of February 2007.
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