Safety and Science | Pūtaiao – Guidance for Schools and Kura
The Safety and Science | Pūtaiao guidance has been created for teachers and technicians to develop a culture of safety in their science programme.
About this resource
The Safety and Science | Pūtaiao guidance is designed to be used in collaboration with The Science Toolbox resource, which supports primary school teachers to identify materials for use in their science programmes.
Safety and Science | Pūtaiao – Guidance for Schools and Kura
This comprehensive document, created for teachers | kaiako and technicians, provides guidance on how to develop a culture of safety in your science programme. It has thorough information on safety protocols and minimising hazards.
See Materials that come with this resource above to download Safety-and-science-pūtaiao-2023 (.pdf).
Safety and Science | Pūtaiao is an all-encompassing guide that covers procedures for a range of topics, such as:
What are the safety do’s and don’ts for students | ākonga?
How do we keep students | ākonga with special education needs safe in the laboratory | taiwhanga?
How can students | ākonga with religious and specific ethnic identity needs be kept safe during practical work?
What are the safety guidelines for equipment and activities in primary schools | kura tuatahi?
Safety and Science | Pūtaiao (Ministry of Education, 2023) replaces:
Safety and Science: A Guidance Manual for New Zealand Schools (Ministry of Education, 2000)
Code of Practice for School Exempt Laboratories (The Environmental Risk Management Authority [ERMA], 2007)
Guidance to the Code of Practice for School Exempt Laboratories (Ministry of Education, 2016).