SCHOOL SPORT – APPROPRIATE TEACHING OF BODY CONTACT SPORTS英文资料.pdfVIP

SAFETY PROCEDURES SP–04.2.1 ITEM SAFETY IN SCHOOL SPORT – APPROPRIATE TEACHING OF BODY CONTACT SPORTS POLICY Sport in the school curriculum Physical Education is one of the required key learning areas of the curriculum. Sport is one component of a Physical Education program. The participation of children in sport must take place in an environment and under conditions which ensure maximum safety. Particular care and precautions should be exercised for the safety of students involved in body-contact sports especially Rugby League and Rugby Union. Contact sports should be included in school sports programs under conditions which ensure safety for student participants. Vicarious liability for the actions of departmental employees • The term vicarious liability relates to the general responsibility which employers have for the actions of their employees. In other words, if an employee, in the course of employment, injures some other person through carelessness, then the employer accepts liability. • Providing employees are carrying out their duties in a proper and safe manner they may not be liable for costs related to claims for damages. • In general the Northern Territory Department of Employment, Education and Training, as the employer, accepts responsibility under common law and by statute for claims, including the cost of defending or settling cases. • However, where an employee is considered to have conducted themselves in a manner which constitutes serious