Breaking The Silence
The safe ministry policy and procedures of the Presbyterian Church in NSW, the ACT, Tasmania and WA.
Safe Ministry
The Mountview Event Procedure Checklist is applicable for non-regular activities (eg. BBQ/Campfire dinner, Overnight camp/bushwalk, Mountain Bike youth ride, Gingerbread house event, Marriage Course, Holiday Kids Club, Youth Group off site, KYCK youth weekend, Carols, Church families weekend camp, etc). The procedure is not applicable for regular activities (Church services, Sunday School, Youth Group on site, MOPS, Growth Groups, Newish, Retired Men’s lunch, Ladies’ breakfast, etc) as their risks have been previously assessed and managed consistently.
Subject to whether a non-regular event is assessed as Low, Medium or High Risk (based on the Hazard Analysis), the following forms need to be completed before seeking Mountview Session/COM approval of the Event, Risks and Costs:
- Low risk events require ‘Hazards Analysis’ and ‘Church event WHS checklist’
- Medium to High risk events require ‘Hazards Analysis’, ‘Church event WHS checklist’, ‘Risk Warning Forms B or A&B’ for all Adult participants and Parents for under 18’s, ‘Pre-event safety brief’.
Mountview Event Procedure checklist
Mountview Activity – Hazard-Analysis example
Mountview Church-Event-WHS-Checklist
Mountview Mens Campfire BBQ -WHS Checklist
Mountview Mens campfire BBQ – Hazard-Analysis
Mountview Mountain Bike Riding – Hazard-Analysis
Mountview Mountain Bike Riding – WHS Checklist
Mountview Mountain Bike Riding – Pre Activity Brief
Mountview Mountain Bike Riding – Risk Warning and Forms A and B
Mountview Mens Overnight Camp – Risk Warning and Forms A and B
Mountview Overnight Camp -WHS Checklist
Other generic examples of Hazard Analysis forms
Other generic examples of Hazard Analysis forms: Pre-school Ministry, Children’s Ministry, Church Camp, and Youth Camp’ which redirects to the PCNSW WHS website: https://pcnsw.org.au/work-