On placement

Safety guidelines for your PACE activity

It is important to understand your rights and duties in terms of safety in the workplace while participating in PACE.

Risk & WHS compliance

All host organisations must comply with the NSW Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act 2011.

During your PACE activity, you must have:

• a safe work environment
• a WHS safety orientation
• safe work systems
• protection from bullying and harassment.

You must also:

• take reasonable care of yourself
• ensure your actions don’t affect the safety of others
• follow the safety procedures of the host organisation.

If something goes wrong during your activity, speak to your host supervisor or contact your unit convenor or Faculty PACE team.

In case of an accident or incident, immediately seek emergency help (call 000). Contact your unit convenor as soon as possible after the incident.

If the incident occurs after hours, contact Campus Security on +61 (2) 9850 9999 and identify yourself as a PACE student.

Fair Work Act

Unpaid PACE activities are classified as vocational placements under the Fair Work Act (2009).

If you are paid for your PACE activity, you will be classified as an employee of the host organisation and all employee entitlements should apply. If you are unsure about the arrangements of your activity, contact your unit convenor or Faculty PACE team.

Visit the PACE site in Employability Connect for more information.