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HLS-PR-012: Curriculum Activity Risk Management Guidelines

Department of Education and Training (DET) is committed to the health, safety and well-being of students, staff and others involved in all curriculum activities conducted at schools or other locations. Below is a list of activity-specific guidelines outlining risk level, qualifications required, and identified hazards. It is important to note that the actual risk level will vary according to the specific circumstances of the activity and these must be considered when planning curriculum activities. A Curriculum Activity Risk Assessment template 400k is available for high or extreme risk activities where a guideline for an activity does not appear in the list below.

Note: To ensure input on partially completed forms is not lost when selecting links within the form it is important to ensure the Curriculum Activity Risk Management guideline or Assessment template is saved to your desktop/drive before navigating away from the web page.

Alerts:

Schools are reminded that a Curriculum Activity Risk Assessment Register 125k is to be established and maintained for High and Extreme risk activities. A School Curriculum Activity Register can assist schools to record and manage the details of all activities and ensure appropriate authorisations have been recorded for all high and extreme risk activities.

Schools are encouraged to regularly check the website to access the latest version of the guidelines.

The following guidelines have recently been updated:
- Gymnastics 435k
- Orienteering, Bushland 362k
- Towing and Trailers 553k
- Water Polo 369k
- Water Skiing 464k

Agricultural Science (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Agricultural Construction 333k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010
Agricultural Machinery 329k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Equipment, Portable Power-Generating 328k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Fencing Construction 339k			High		13/08/2010
Gardening and Hand Tools 336k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Managing Hazardous Materials in Agricultural Studies 605k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Stockyards 299k			High		13/08/2010
Towing and Trailers 553k			High		24/01/2012
Tractor Driving 363k		Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010

Arts (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Batik and Candle-making 406k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Ceramics 372k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Dance 339k		Medium			13/08/2010
Dance, Aerobic 279k		Medium			13/08/2010
Drama 399k	Low		High		13/08/2010
Jewellery 370k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Kilns 452k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Lapidary 313k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Leatherwork 357k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010
Managing Hazardous Materials in Art 371k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Music 333k	Low				13/08/2010
Painting and Drawing 308k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010
Photography 235k	Low				13/08/2010
Print Making 370k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Sculpture 330k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010
Textiles 320k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010

Business Studies (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Office Machines 364k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010

Home Economics (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Child-Related Studies 314k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010
Cookery 375k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Food Handling 327k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010
Food Experimentation 348k			High		13/08/2010
Maintaining a Safe Kitchen 425k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010

Industrial Technology and Design (ITD) (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Compressed Air Equipment 347k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Electrics and Electronics 389k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Machines, Fixed 462k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Managing a Practical ITD Workspace 662k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Managing Hazardous Materials in ITD 369k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Mechanics 323k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010
Metalworking 608k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Plastics, Fibre Reinforced/Composites 642k			High		13/08/2010
Portable Electric Power Tools 589k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Soft Soldering 339k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Spray Painting 358k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010
Thermoforming Plastics 406k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Welding, Electric Arc 372k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Welding, Gas Heating and Cutting 630k		Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Woodworking 382k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010

Marine Science (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Bait Gathering 350k	Low	Medium			13/08/2010
Fishing 548k		Medium	High		08/09/2011
Handling Living Marine Organisms 305k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Power Boating in Large Craft 900k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Power Boating in Small Craft 507k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Sailboarding 507k		Medium			13/08/2010
Sailing in Large Craft 478k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Sailing in Small Craft 560k			High		24/08/2011
SCUBA Diving 340k				Extreme	13/08/2010
Snorkelling, Open Water 516k			High		29/09/2011

Media Studies (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Media Studies 345k		Medium			13/08/2010

Outdoor Rec (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Bushwalking - Difficult Trackless Areas 419k			High		13/08/2010
Bushwalking - Unmodified Areas 407k			High		13/08/2010
Bushwalking, Easy/Graded Tracked Areas 429k		Medium			13/08/2010
Bushwalking, Tracked, Easy Untracked Areas 612k		Medium			01/11/2011
Camping, Base 431k		Medium			13/08/2010
Camping, Lightweight 428k		Medium			13/08/2010
Camping, Lightweight, Unaccompanied 420k				Extreme	13/08/2010
Camping, Residential 381k		Medium			13/08/2010
Canoeing and Kayaking (Level 2) 492k			High		25/10/2011
Canoeing and Kayaking on Moving Water (Level 3) 640k			High		25/10/2011
Canoeing and Kayaking, Sheltered, Enclosed Environments (Level 1) 643k			High		25/10/2011
Challenge High Ropes 384k			High		13/08/2010
Challenge Low Ropes and Group Activities 359k		Medium			13/08/2010
Cycling: Track, Road and Bike Path 346k		Medium	High		13/08/2010
Kayaking, Open Seas and Oceans (Level 4) 675k				Extreme	29/09/2011
Orienteering, Bushland 362k			High		03/02/2012
Orienteering, Parkland 534k		Medium			19/01/2012
Rock Climbing and Abseiling 434k			High	Extreme	13/08/2010

Science (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Biological Activities 386k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Chemical Hazards 342k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Handling Live Animals in a School Setting 313k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Maintenance and Operation of a Safe Laboratory 383k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Maintenance and Operation of a Safe Work Area Outside the Laboratory 517k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Managing and Storing of Hazardous Materials in Science 314k			High		13/08/2010
Safe Operation of Laboratory Equipment 318k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010
Science Experiment Activities, Conducting Safe Work Practices 319k	Low	Medium	High		13/08/2010

Sport (click to expand)

Curriculum activity risk management guidelines	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	Modification date
Archery 514k			High	Extreme	19/01/2012
Australian Rules Football 522k		Medium	High		25/10/2011
Badminton 326k		Medium			13/08/2010
Baseball 556k		Medium			01/11/2011
Basketball 365k		Medium			13/08/2010
Bat and Ball Games (Minor) 317k		Medium			13/08/2010
Bike Touring 323k		Medium			13/08/2010
Bike, Road Touring 323k		Medium			13/08/2010
Bowls, Lawn 304k		Medium			13/08/2010
Cricket 543k		Medium			19/01/2012
Cricket -Indoor 320k		Medium			13/08/2010
Diving 531k			High		19/01/2012
Fencing 536k			High		25/10/2011
Flying Model Aircraft 305k	Low	Medium	High	Extreme	13/08/2010
Football (Soccer) 600k		Medium			19/01/2012
Golf 547k		Medium			09/08/2011
Gymnastics 435k		Medium	High	Extreme	03/02/2012
Hammer Throwing 543k				Extreme	13/08/2010
Hockey 511k		Medium			29/09/2011
Horse riding 326k			High		13/08/2010
Ice Skating 310k		Medium			13/08/2010
Jumping Events - High Jump 363k		Medium			09/08/2011
Jumping Events - High Jump, Fosbury Flop 332k			High		09/08/2011
Jumping Events - Long and Triple Jump 473k		Medium			29/09/2011
Martial Arts 544k			High		19/01/2012
Netball 532k		Medium			25/10/2011
Oztag 761k		Medium			05/10/2011
Pole Vault 295k				Extreme	13/08/2010
Roller Skating/Inline Skating 321k		Medium			13/08/2010
Rowing 307k			High		13/08/2010
Rugby League 561k		Medium	High		19/01/2012
Rugby Union 514k		Medium	High		04/08/2011
Running Events 523k		Medium			29/09/2011
Shooting, Rifle and Pistol 321k				Extreme	13/08/2010
Skateboarding 314k		Medium			13/08/2010
Snorkelling, Pool 268k		Medium			13/08/2010
Snow Sports 621k			High	Extreme	25/11/2011
Sof-crosse 338k		Medium			13/08/2010
Softball 334k		Medium			13/08/2010
Squash 296k		Medium			13/08/2010
Surfing, Body and Board 390k			High		13/08/2010
Swim: Learn to Swim and Water Safety 598k			High		15/09/2011
Swim: Instruction and Activities 732k			High		16/09/2011
Swim: Training 581k			High		15/09/2011
Swimming, Recreation 584k			High		19/01/2012
Table Tennis 268k	Low				13/08/2010
Handball, Team 318k		Medium			13/08/2010
Tennis 483k		Medium			25/10/2011
Throwing Events - Javelin 308k			High		13/08/2010
Throwing Events - Shot Put 304k		Medium			13/08/2010
Throwing Events- Discus 363k			High		13/08/2010
Touch Football 514k		Medium			25/10/2011
Trampolining 352k			High		13/08/2010
Triathlon 491k			High		09/08/2011
Vigoro 297k		Medium			13/08/2010
Volleyball (Indoor and Beach) 544k		Medium			19/01/2012
Water Polo 369k			High		01/02/2012
Water Skiing 464k			High		03/02/2012
Weight Training 357k			High		13/08/2010
Weightlifting 359k			High		13/08/2010
Wrestling 538k			High		25/10/2011

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