Students are invited to complete a form, confidential to the field leader and the fieldwork officer, giving information on medical conditions which may affect their ability to do fieldwork. Undergraduate students may NOT work alone while on field work. The requirement is for work in at least groups of two pairs, particularly on summer mapping. Postgraduate students may work alone while on field work, but only after an adequate and satisfactory risk assessment and safety plan has been submitted to and approved by the DSO or Fieldwork Officer. All field courses must have a risk assessment, filed with the DSO and periodically confirmed or updated.
Risk assessments are to be made available to participants on the field course.
The safety plan and these records should be updated as the need arises and regularly monitored. The interface between College personnel and non-College personnel in relation to safety responsibilities and their transfers should be clear. Clothing All participants should wear clothing and footwear adequate for the conditions likely to be encountered. Those who are ill-equipped may not be allowed to undertake fieldwork. Authorisation Supervisors, team and fieldwork leaders must be authorised by the Head of Department and records kept of their safety training.