Policies

01.09 Maintenance and Repairs

Any faulty equipment or building fault is recorded, including:

date fault noted
item or area faulty
nature of the fault and priority
is a risk assessment required?
who the fault reported to for action
action taken and when
if no action taken by the agreed date, when and by whom the omission is followed up
date action completed

Any area that is unsafe because repair is needed, such as a broken window, should be made safe and separated off from general use.

Any broken or unsafe item is taken out of use and labelled ‘out of use’.
Any specialist equipment (e.g. corner seat for a disabled child) which is broken or unsafe should be returned to the manufacturer or relevant professional.
Any item that is beyond repair is condemned. This action is recorded as the action taken and the item is removed from the setting’s inventory.
Condemning items is done in agreement with the setting manager. Condemned items are then disposed of appropriately and not stored indefinitely on site.
Where maintenance and repairs involve a change of access to the building whilst repairs are taking place, then a risk assessment is conducted to ensure the safety and security of the building is maintained.

This Policy was created by Suzannah Arnfield on 1^stJune 2024

Reviewed by Niamh Herron Date 03/06/2024