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Safety On and Off School Grounds (3)
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School Swimming Pool
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- Clarified the wording about swimming being a curriculum requirement.
- Set out board responsibilities more clearly, and noted that pool users also must take due care for their own health and safety.
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Swimming Pool Management and Maintenance
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- Reformatted this topic to improve its readability.
- Updated wording to match more closely the wording in the relevant New Zealand Standards.
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Guidelines for Pool Use
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- Added wording to explain "active" supervision, and schools can expand on this.
- Clarified where the requirement not to swim for two weeks after having diarrhoea comes from.
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Community Use of the School Pool
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- Added wording about board and pool user responsibility.
- Removed school-specific details about opening hours and pool cost.
- Updated our sample pool use contract. The key change is removing the "Disclaimer" wording and adding wording about responsibilities.
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Guidelines for Community Use of the School Pool
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- Changed the term "keyholder to "authorised user".
- Added wording to explain "active supervision".
- We now allow schools to change the pool first aid kit note in this topic if your community user access to a first aid kit is different to access during school hours. Note that it is best practice to have a pool first aid kit available to all users at all times.
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Swimming Off Site
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- Strengthened the wording in this topic to match updates to other swimming topics.
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Safe Drinking Water – Town Supply
(optional topic)
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- Updated this topic to reflect the Water Services Act 2021, and the formation of the new water services regulator, Taumata Arowai.
- Clarified the requirements for emergency water storage.
- Outlined school responsibilities in maintaining safe drinking water supply, and the steps schools need to take in the event of water contamination or concerns.
- Added new resources.
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Safe Drinking Water – Self-supply
(optional topic)
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- Updated this topic to reflect the Water Services Act 2021, and the formation of the new water services regulator, Taumata Arowai.
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Plant and Machinery Safety
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- Made minor wording changes to this topic for clarity.
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Hazardous Substances
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- Changed the title of this topic from Storage and Use of Hazardous Substances to Hazardous Substances.
- Moved information about asbestos from the Plant and Machinery Safety topic into this topic.
- Made minor wording changes to this topic for clarity.
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Safety in Technology Education
(optional topic)
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- Made changes to the wording in this topic to ensure it aligns with the Ministry of Education's Safety in Technology Education guidance manual.
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Safety and Welfare for Students on Work Experience
(optional topic)
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- Clarified the roles and responsibilities of people/workplaces participating in work experience under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- Made minor changes to this topic for clarity.
- Before the review, the name of this topic was updated to reflect welfare requirements.
- Board assurances are signalled by a new board note.
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Firearms – permitted
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- We will be releasing an updated sample policy on the Model site for schools that allow firearms.
- Any school that allows firearms or airguns on the school premises for specific reasons and/or permits student involvement with firearms or airguns on or off the school premises for school-related events and/or activities must provide their own firearms policy.
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Firearms – not permitted
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- Clarified board responsibilities.
- Linked to the new Firearms Safety Authority, Te Tari Pūreke, as a resource.
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