Year 13 NZAS/SGHS Partnership

Every year a group of year 13 Chemistry/Physics students are carefully selected to participate in the SGHS/NZAS Educational Partnership. This offers the students a unique opportunity to gain experience in the workplace, particularly in Engineering and Processes. Students get to work on Engineering projects with a team of engineers and other professionals at NZAS.

Details:

• Familiarisation visit and medical: 13th August Wednesday, 8:50 am – 1:05 pm.
  • Students will be transported by Andy Carson from NZAS.
  • Students MUST wear the following clothing:  long sleeves, long trousers with completely covered-in shoes with socks that cover the ankles.  It is very important that students are wearing the clothing mentioned, otherwise they will not be able to come onto site.  This includes making sure that their trousers are long (3/4 pants are not acceptable) and their socks must cover their ankles, i.e. anklet socks are not acceptable.  Basically, their entire body must be covered apart from their neck, head and hands.  Long jeans are a good option of trouser to wear.  Because students will be trying on work boots, it would be a good idea to wear thick socks.
• Project Week: 12-19 September (excludes weekends) 8:00 am – 4:00 pm daily.
  • NZAS provide NZAS uniform for all students (students will need to be measured for this in early August at NZ Safety Blackwoods).
  • Students can use Tiwai transport/daily bus or drive themselves to NZAS (in the past some students have carpooled).
• Cost: No Cost to students
• Venue: Tiwai Road, Tiwai Point, 9877.  Contact Person: Andrea Carson: 0274-809-815 / 03-218-5440
• Risks associated with this:
  • • This event contains risks, including those below.  This event is managed by Tiwai and school staff who will manage risk and hazards according to the school’s safety management plan. In terms of risks/mitigations, students:
      • Will undertake a safety induction on familiarisation visit day which includes a safety video outlining all the hazards on site (plus Andy will talk them through hazards etc in person)
      • Will be escorted whilst on site
      • Site hosts will also run through all hazards before they enter the workplace (production areas)
      • Will be required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) which will be checked by their hosts before they enter production areas
      • Will be issued with NZAS uniforms for project week
      • Will be given the offer to use NZAS bus service to/from work if they choose
      • Will complete a safety/site induction including a session with NZAS Safety Specialist on induction day
      • Will undertake Take 5s and JSAs (internal safety systems where tasks are planned, hazards and controls identified) with their hosts before they undertake any work
      • Will be told to speak up if they do not feel comfortable carrying out any tasks (NZAS do not expect them to do anything they are not comfortable with)

This includes careful consideration of all procedures while carrying out the activities, listening carefully to specialist instructions, and a safety briefing before each activity where there is some risk. While risks can be maintained to acceptable levels they cannot be totally eliminated.  Some risk is retained for its learning and experiential value.  If you wish to come in to school to see our safety management systems or have any questions, feel free to contact Rachel Shaw.

It is important for safety reasons that students follow instructions given to them by all staff and follow all appropriate school rules. Behaviour by students that is deemed dangerous and puts themselves and/or others at undue risk will result in NZAS processes being followed, NZAS representative will contact Rachel Shaw and the student in question won’t continue with Project Week.

Please complete the permission form below by Monday 11 August.