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Safety and EOTC: A good practice guide for New Zealand schools

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The whole document
Safety and EOTC: A good practice guide for New Zealand schools (download size 585kb, 90 pages)

Individual sections of the document
Section 1 – Introduction (download size 64 kb, pp7–10: 4 pages)
Goals, outcomes, rationale, and legal framework for EOTC activities.

Section 2 – Safety: A shared responsibility (download size 65kb, pp11–16: 5 pages)
Responsibilities of people and organisations involved in EOTC activities.

Section 3 – Programming (download size 23kb, pp17–19: 3 pages)
Key principles of a good EOTC programme.

Section 4 – Safety management systems (download size 29kb, pp21–26: 5 pages)
A five-stage safety management process.

Section 5 – Staffing and supervision (download size 30kb, pp27–31: 5 pages)
Information about staff competence and supervision for EOTC activities.

Section 6 – Legal requirements (download size 22kb, pp33–35: 3 pages)
Board of trustee's legal obligations when planning and carrying out the EOTC programme.

Section 7 – Codes of practice and best practice standards (download size 28 kb, pp37–41: 5 pages)
Codes of practice and best practice standards relevant to EOTC.

Appendix I – IV (download size 78 kb, pp43–49: 6 pages)
Glossary, definitions, the environmental care code, and the instructor code of professional practice.

Appendix V – Tool kit for safety management systems
Appendix V includes 21 forms for schools to refine their own systems and meet their obligations under various acts. Select and download individual forms (in Word or PDF formats) from the above webpage, or download the full version:
English version Tool kit for safety management systems (Appendix V, 50-88) (PDF 117KB)
Te reo Māori version Kete āwhina mō ngā pūnaha whakahaere haumaru (Tāpiritanga V, (50-88) (PDF 189KB).

Appendix VI – Resources (download size 20 kb, pp89–91: 2 pages)
Books, videos, and professional bodies and national organisations.

Acknowledgements (download size 11 kb, pp92: 1 page)