Ripley Valley State Secondary College eNewsletter

DAT Parent Permission Form - 2025

Dear Parent/Carer,

On behalf of the Creative Industries faculty I would like to welcome you and your child to the exciting world of Design and Technology. This semester, your child will be participating in the subject Design and Technology, which includes Food Technology, Design Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing and as such requires additional permission to undertake some activities. At Ripley Valley State Secondary College we take the safety and wellbeing of our students seriously. Therefore, this letter provides information and details as to specific equipment and activities your child may undertake as part of this program of instruction.

Please take the time to read this important information which includes:

Workshop safety expectations and requirements
Classroom and Assessment expectations
Information Communication and Technology requirements
Online Consent form

Before your child can use the equipment involved in Design and Technology, both you and your child are required to sign this electronic consent form.

The Department of Education, through Ripley Valley State Secondary School, is collecting the personal information on this survey in order to obtain consent regarding the use of online services. This information and completed survey will be stored securely. Personal information collected during this survey may also be used by or disclosed to third parties by the Department where authorised or required by law.

If you have any concerns or questions about the information provided herein please do not hesitate to contact me at school on 3819 5333 or via email at lstil21@eq.edu.au

Lorinda Stiles

HOD - Creative Industries

PARENTAL CONSENT FORM

Your child is participating in Design and Technology offered at Ripley Valley State Secondary College for 2025. This course require the students to be instructed on the use of a variety of materials and equipment in the production of their work. A number of typical resources and processes have been designated by Education Queensland to have a potential medium, high or extreme risk of injury associated with their use.

As a requirement of our risk assessment process, it is recommended for risks designated MEDIUM, HIGH, and required for risks designated EXTREME, that the school obtain additional parental consent, including relevant medical information for students, before permitting them to use the Technology resources indicated below.

High Risk: Metal & Wood Lathes, Bandsaw, CNC Routers, Laser Cutter, Spot welder, Drill press, Spray painting plant, Pedestal Grinder and similar.
Extreme Risk: Thicknesser, Spindle Moulder, Surface Planer, Compound Mitre (Drop) Saw, Table Saw, Radial Arm Saw, Metal Cutting Bandsaw, Metal Cut-off Saw, Heavy sheet metal folder, Heavy guillotine, Angle Grinder and similar.

Possible Exposure to: Toxic Timbers & Wood Dusts including MDF & Formaldehyde, Plastics, Spray Painting Lacquers, Thinners & Solvents, Fiberglass & Resins, Oils, Compressed Air & Pneumatic Tools. Students may choose not to use equipment they do not feel confident with, similarly, students who do not demonstrate appropriate maturity or fail to complete safe operational training will be restricted in their use.

Year 7 & 8 – Note: Junior practical workshop curriculum activities are designed to a modified structure, thus minimising exposure to all medium, high and extreme risk plant & machinery. Students are, however, still likely to be exposed to some atmospheric wood dusts, lacquers, solvents and various plastics materials.

URGENT: Medical conditions including allergies must be kept current and on file through the school administration. Should you need to update your child’s medical details, please contact the school office on 3819 5333.

If you consent to your child’s participation in their selected Technology subject, utilising the resources as identified, please complete the consent details on the form below.

Please read the Workshop Expectations and Requirements.

The purpose of this form is also to inform you about the third party online services used in our school and how student information, including personal information and works, may be recorded, used, disclosed, and published to the services (if you provide your consent for this to occur).

This digital Safety and Online Services Consent Form is a record of the consent provided.

This consent form is to be completed by: Parent/carer or Student over 18 years

Student First Name *

Student Last Name *

Access Class *

Parent Full Name *

Parent Email *

I understand my son/daughter is undertaking practical subjects which may involve the use of specific Technology machinery, power tools or processes designated by DET as High or Extreme risk. By signing below you acknowledge these risks and give permission for your child to use processes designated HIGH and EXTREME risk. *

I give consent

I do not give consent

OnGuard Permission - Students will use an online content for their safety induction and training: https://onguardv3.com.au/ the following information will be used to create a private account: Student Name and year level. *

I give consent

I do not give consent

Please discuss any of your child’s medical conditions you feel may be relevant, and indicate how they may affect your child’s ability to use any particular machine, power tool or Technology manufacturing process.

Parent Signature *

Undo

Clear

Write your signature above the line

Date *

STUDENT CONSENT FORM – 2025

I have read and understood the information provided about the Technology Faculty at Ripley Valley State Secondary College and agree to follow these procedures and guidelines. I am aware that if I breach these regulations I could be excluded from all Technology workshops for the safety of myself and others. *

Agree

Student Signature *

Undo

Clear

Write your signature above the line

Signing this form you have understood the Technology expectations and safety rules and agree to the enforcement of them for all students safety. I am aware that if my child breaches the rules, my child could be excluded from all Technology workshops due to the danger they pose to themselves and others.

Note: This Agreement Form will be retained on file at the School till the end of 2025.