University of Tasmania, Australia

The Safe to Practise Policy and Safe to Practise Procedure, developed by Mike Spurr (Support and Equity Unit) in conjunction with the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Working Party under the auspices of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students and Education), have been finalised. The Policy has been approved by the Vice-Chancellor, and the Procedure has been approved by the Responsible Officer (Pro Vice-Chancellor [Students and Education]).

The Safe to Practise Policy was developed to ensure that:

- functions and activities relating to the inherent requirements of work integrated learning professional experience practise placement may be undertaken by students without risk to the health and safety of self and others; and
- students who undertake work integrated learning professional experience practise placement establish, declare and maintain their capacity to practise safely.

The policy applies to Faculty, School, Centre and University Institute staff delivering, and students enrolled in, degrees which:

- are accredited by professional bodies;
- include courses and/or units involving work integrated learning professional experience practise placement component/s; and
- contain safe to practise requirements established by the professional accreditation boards/bodies.

This policy does not apply to: 

- work integrated learning placements where students are in paid employment and therefore subject to the employers’ occupational health and safety regulations and workers compensation procedures; or
- workplace or community-based activities additional to degree, course or unit requirements.

The associated Safe to Practise Procedure is designed to enable the implementation of and compliance with, the Safe to Practise Policy.