HEALTH & SAFETY

To provide a safe environment for all team members we all need to take some responsibility to take care of each other. If you see a health and safety hazard please report it to your Team Leader. Your safety and the safety of the team is paramount to healthy and sustainable ministry. If there is immediate danger it may be prudent to resolve the problem straight away.

• Be Health & Safety Aware

• Keep stairs and corridors clear

• Do not obstruct fire exits

• Get assistance when lifting heavy or awkward loads

• Take care undertaking tasks that demand prolonged work in a fixed posture

• Be aware of your stress levels and talk to your leader if you are overloaded

• Be Hazard Aware

• Mop up spills immediately

• Stack items securely, don’t overload

• Shut cupboards

• Be alert for tripping hazards

• Be careful lifting heavy loads

• Watch out for damaged electrical cords

• Avoid overloading powerpoints which could lead to the risk of electric shock

General Church Emergency Evacuation Procedures

In the event of an emergency please follow the directions given by your leader.  It is important that you do not put yourself in danger.

Emergency Assembly Areas: The tree next in the Northern carpark and the far end of the Western carpark.

CHILD PROTECTION

The following information is provided to all leaders and volunteers of Macquarie Life Church serving at programs and events with under 18 year olds in attendance:

• Macquarie Life Church is committed to creating a safe environment for children and young people

• Children and young people are respected and valued, irrespective of gender, age, culture, socio-economic background or ability

• No adult is to be left alone with a young person. Conversations with a young person must be had in an open public space

• All leaders who work with young people need to provide a Working With Children Clearance number to the church

• If you have any concerns about the welfare of a young person, you must report it to your leader

• If you have any concerns over the behaviour of an adult or volunteer towards a young person, you must report it to your leader

PRIVACY POLICY

We collect personal information for the purposes of pastoral care and relevant communication for Macquarie Life Church ministries and activities. Access to your information is only available to staff and authorised volunteers at Macquarie Life Church. 

We use best efforts to keep your personal information secure at all times and follow industry best practice to secure our IT networks and data storage systems.

We may use photographic and/or video images of you as a team member at the discretion of the Creative Director. Please inform us if you do not wish to have your photo taken.

FACILITY & EQUIPMENT STEWARDSHIP

Our facilities are a sacred trust from the Lord for the purpose of ministry. The way in which we treat the ‘House’ is often a reflection of our attitude toward God. If truly everything we do should glorify God, the same is true of the rooms in which we minister.

Therefore, the following guidelines are being established to help keep our ministry rooms in a state that brings glory to God and demonstrates that He is worthy of our best. 

The green room, the amber room and stage areas are to be respected and kept as tidy as possible.

A FEW GUIDELINES TO KEEP IN MIND:

• Put things back where you found them

• Do not leave out-dated materials lying around or left on the walls

• The room should look neat when you leave. If items are left out, leadership will determine what to do with them.

• The cleaners will do a general clean but please try to leave the room with all the chairs and tables neat or packed away if that is how they are meant to be.

• Remove all food scraps from rooms and empty full bins at the end of each session into wheelie bins located outside the office under the stairs and at the rear of the church.

• When you leave, look over the room and ask yourself, "Is there anything I can do to make it look improved?" Also, it is wise to ask, "Does the appearance of this room speak well of the ministry and church to visitors?"

• Turn off all lights and air conditioners

• Take water bottles with you and throw out in bins provided
  

EQUIPMENT

• Value all equipment as though you paid for it yourself

• Always use equipment as it was designed to be used

• Put all items and resources away properly after using them

• Hang up or fold away costumes after use

• If you accidentally break something, please notify the team leader so we can arrange to repair or replace it

• Ask Creative Director before taking any equipment off-site or borrowing for personal use

• If you notice something out of place please return it to where it belongs

• Respect the equipment that belongs to other team members

• Take responsibility for your own equipment

• Only authorised and trained persons are to operate the EWP