Management Information Sheet

Edinburgh School Wall Collapse

MI Sheet TypeAction
To Be Completed By: 25/04/2014
MI Number:97/14
Publication Date:18/04/2014 12:00:00
LA Contact:Health Safety and Wellbeing Team (01603 222912)
Audience:Headteachers and Premises Managers

Edinburgh School Wall Collapse

You will be aware that a tragic fatal accident occurred recently when a freestanding modesty wall collapsed in the changing room of a school in Edinburgh.

It is advised, for reassurance, that Headteachers identify if they also have freestanding modesty walls or similar structures and for premises managers to check their stability. If you have any concerns about the stability of any structure the area should be secured immediately and the schools building surveyor contacted to make a formal assessment.