Practice framework resources for health and safety
This represents the school or ECE service provider’s approach to delivering health and safety in the workplace. It sets out and describes the standard against which a school or ECE service provider measures and accounts for its health and safety performance. This system is integrated with good practice and quality.
While these resources are generally for use by schools, early childhood education (ECE) services and kōhanga reo may find their content useful. These have been marked with an asterisk*. These resources have been developed through the Sector Reference Group and NZSTA.
Factsheets
Our factsheets have been written for schools, ECEs and kōhanga reo to use
H&S practice resources: Legislation and Regulations, policies and processes, and guidance and resources
Mandatory requirements
- Guide to the code of practice for school exempt laboratories [PDF, 1.7 MB]
- Fire and safety design requirements for schools for boards, project managers and design consultants
- Guidelines for the surrender and retention of property and searches
- Hostel Regulations
- Security management
- Water safety resources and safety tips (external link) *
- Swimming pools at schools
- Health conditions in education settings*
- SDigital technology safe and responsible use in schools guide [PDF, 1.9 MB]
Guidance
- Guidance for schools to develop or review a firearms policy
- Be prepared to deal with a cardiac arrest (heart attack) at your school or during an offsite school event. Download the AEDs (automated external defibrillators) in schools.
- Sleepovers
Tools and resources
- Keeping students safe on school buses
- Smokefree policy template for schools (external link)
- Digital technology guide for schools
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