SafeTripBuilder Content Release - June 30 2022

What's New? 

Review and Update of Activities

Our Safe Excursions Team has completed a policy and checklist review of the following activities:

Throwing Sports
Running Activities
Jumping Sports
Performing Arts Activities
Non-Physical Recreational Activities
Gymnastics Activities
Handicraft Activities (Textiles will be available under Handicraft Activities)
Environmental Activities
Physical Conditioning Sports
Recreational Outdoor Activities
Animal-related Activities
Football Sports
Soccer Activities
Stick and Ball Sports
Handball Sports

We have also updated our Master Excursions Policy to include up-to-date references to First Aid qualifications and supervision ratios and qualifications (Note: this refers to the ACT Class size table and new SA wording)

The Cadets Activity and Shooting

The Safe Excursions Team decided to remove the activity of ‘'shooting’' from the Cadets Activity Policy. The other activities of ‘'fieldwork’' and ‘'ceremonial activities’' will remain in the Policy. 

We made the decision to remove ‘’shooting’’ because: 

• shooting is the only activity in the Policy, and also the Risk Manifest, which carries a ‘'catastrophic’' risk rating 
• our research has indicated that this activity has been deemed unsuitable by Education Departments in several jurisdictions to be undertaken by students
• there is a lack of verifiable and accessible information on shooting activities across the States and Territories - which impacts upon how well the research behind the SafeTripBuilder application can help schools to control the risks associated with shooting. 

If your school would like to use the Safe Excursions Application to manage an excursion involving shooting in the future, your school can still do so by uploading or linking your school’s own policies or procedures on shooting activities and then selecting an appropriate risk rating. 

Feedback and Support

Please use the in-app feedback and support icons or reach out to your CompliSpace Onboarding Coordinator or Consulting lead for any questions, suggestions or feedback on Safe Excursions - including any specific questions or suggestions on content, policies and checklists for your school or jurisdiction.