A report delivered to councillors by director of children’s wellbeing, Chris Baird, said if the work is not undertaken it would present a ‘serious’ to children, staff and visitors.
The Riverside primary school was built a decade ago – and the metal guttering was custom-made at the time for the building.
Problems were first identified last year, when the school reported that guttering was becoming loose as fixtures were failing.
The report said if a fixing became completely detached, there is a risk that a section of guttering could fall and ‘seriously injure somebody’.
It said that immediate risk of guttering falling and causing injury was being kept under review and a suitable risk mitigation plan, which had been endorsed by the Herefordshire Council’s health and safety officer, was in place but ‘only as a short term arrangement’.
A more permanent solution was currently being assessed with further safety measures suggested ‘as soon as possible’.
Initial work to resolve the situation was put at £86,000.
In the risk management section of the report, it stated: “A piece of guttering could fall and injure somebody. There is a short term management plan in place to manage this.
“The proposed solution could fail. Independent advice has been sought to gain assurance that this is a suitable long term solution.”
