This procedure gives broad based guidelines for the safe conduct of student fieldwork laboratories, student practicals, field trips or work placements. It includes off-campus trips organised and controlled by the University staff through to staff contract work placements, or visits to contracted organisations where the University staff has little control. The first section deals with environments where the University staff has to assess and arrange for hazard controls. Examples are field trips to conservation areas or farm properties. Appendix 2 deals with situations where hazard control is to be completed by the hosting organisation.
Examples are factory visits or external research contracts by staff.
Further information on hazard management is available on this web site. On completing the risk analysis decisions it may be required that certain activities are inappropriate within the programme, e.g. where a mistake is both likely and serious, and the cost of preventing it is unacceptable. Perhaps exactly the same educational experience can be provided without incurring the same degree of risk. It is essential that the hazard management procedures identified above are adequate to provide evidence of fulfilling the legal obligations. The hazard management assessments must cover all risks while at work, including the risks to students, and be reviewed for currency.