Risk assessment of student placement Please use the attached risk factor guidance (Appendix C) to complete the following. Risk Assessment of job role. Risk to student Initial risk to student (High, Medium or Low) If Medium or High Risk - please detail the Specific Risk to student (Provide details) If Low please leave blank If Medium or High, are Risk Control Measures in place? (Provide basic details) risk to student after control measures are applied. (High, Medium or Low) Work Related Factors e.g. could there be any time that the student may be left alone on the premises? Travel and Transportation Factors Location and/or Regional Factors Individual Student Factors For students with any individual For students with any identified individual factors, personal action plan will be agreed between the placement provider and the student. Agree Disagree Overall assessment of risks Are the risks tolerable? Yes No Contact Personnel: Responsible for Health and Safety Management/Student Placements The above Risk Assessment has been completed to the best of my knowledge and belief Name: Position: Tel No: Signed: Position: Date: You can access SHU's Lone Working policy from our website at under section SHU Policies/Student Support and Guidance
Risk Factor Guidance Please use this table for reference when profiling the risks associated with the student(s) placement Risk Work Related Factors Travel and Factors Location and / or Regional Factors Health Factors of may to a being HIGH RISK Working directly with hazards that cause serious injury or death. Examples:- site work (not admin or roles). Operation of hazardous machinery. Laboratory work with hazardous chemicals. Farm work. Working directly with Difficult, lengthy or complex travel to reach the placement from the UK, involving flying plus overland or ship travel, where student is not accompanied. Placement role likely to require significant travel in or to remote locations, without escort. Placement likely to require Civil unrest, war, rioting or other known conflict in area, region or country close to the placement location. In all relevant cases, the UK Foreign and Office website should be consulted and used as a benchmark to aid in making a decision. Known outbreak of serious disease in The student has known chronic health factors which may cause episodes of illness (e.g. epilepsy, diabetes). The student has known personal factors (e.g. health, disability, linguistic or cultural) which may foreseeably increase the risks at work, even with adjustments.
dangerous animals. Dangerous activities requiring a high level of skill or specialist (e.g. diving, rope access work, significant travel where transport infrastructure is known or expected to be poor. Student required to drive as part of placement, where the traffic flow is opposite what the student is used to (e.g. driving on the right, for a British student). NOTE: These risks are reduced considerably if the student is familiar with the host country and/or the language. immediate region. E.g. Ebola outbreak in some West African countries. Medical and emergency service infrastructure poor or likely to be unavailable quickly or locally. likely to be difficult or impossible. The student’s knowledge, and skills are or suspected to be below the standard required for the type of work expected.
(e.g. work with drug abusers, psychiatric patients, young offenders). in urban areas at night. Placement likely to involve significant lone working. countries or regions, or in wilderness or areas where infrastructure and healthcare access is likely to be poor. LOW RISK Office or shop working. Schools, colleges, medical treatment centres. Daytime community activity. No significant travel risks. Student not required to drive as part of the Placements in the UK or abroad where there are no foreseeable regional or local risks. No health, disability or other individual risk factors.