The Royal Commission identified 10 critical elements that are necessary to create a safe environment for children and young people. These elements became the 10 Child Safe Standards and are essential to creating a Child Safe Organisation. Each State and Territory Government is responsible for implementing legislation to embed and/or monitor compliance of the Child Safe […]
Child Protection Regulations for South Australia Swim Schools
Swim Schools in South Australia (SA) have obligations under SA’s Child Safe Environments Program. The program requires child-related organisations (including Swim Schools) to comply with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. National Principles In South Australia, the National Principles are regulated under the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 (SA).Under the regulation, all organisations that develop child […]
Nobody Expects an Emergency – Be Prepared
Nobody expects an emergency. Yet, emergencies can strike anyone, anytime, anywhere. Employers should establish effective health and safety management systems, and prepare their staff to handle emergencies before they arise. When an emergency occurs in the workplace, seconds can often be the difference between life and death. The very nature of emergencies means you never know when […]
Why Swim Schools Need to Comply with Child Safe Standards
Child-related organisations have a responsibility to provide environments that promote the safety of children and protect them from harm and abuse. The Child Safe Standards is a guiding framework for organisations to implement Best Practices in Child Safety.The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual AbuseThe Royal Commission investigated historical allegations of abuse against children within […]
Further Expansion for dita Solutions & WWSS Teams
2020 was a busy year for the teams at dita Solutions and World Wide Swim School (WWSS), and due to their combined success, the decision was made to further develop the evolving companies and acquire two new team members, in the form of our new Digital Marketing Coordinator, Katie McCaffery, and our Customer Relationship Coordinator, […]