(QMUL_HS_123a) Appendix I Fieldwork Planning Risk Assessment Form – School/Institute/Directorate name: Fieldtrip title: What are the Who might be harmed Initial What are you already doing? Residual Do you need to do anything else to manage this risk? Action by Action by Done hazards? and how? Risk whom? when? (Risk Controls) Risk (If risk is still medium or high) H/M/L H/M/L Trips and falls Fieldworkers walking to Leaders and Supervisors to plan route prior to start date. Utilise paths Leaders/Supervisors to ensure work ends each day allowing Leaders and ongoing site on steep or uneven and avoid steep gradients, thick brush, bogs etc. sufficient time to return to base before nightfall. Supervisors terrain Suitable footwear to be worn and a buddy system utilised. The QMUL Fieldwork Policy should be referred to when completing this form (Ref QMUL_HS_123 ) ) ) It is important you discuss your assessment and proposed actions with colleagues, staff, students involved in the fieldwork and/or their representatives. You should review your risk assessment if you think it might no longer be valid, e.g. following an accident / incident during fieldwork, or if there are any significant changes to the hazards in the fieldwork program of work / study. Fieldwork Assessor - Name and Position: Date: Assessor Signature: Subject to review, monitoring and revision by Next Review (or sooner if fieldwork activity changes or there has been an accident / incident) Name and Position:
(QMUL_HS_123a) Appendix I – Fieldwork Planning Risk Assessment Form School/Institute/Directorate name: Fieldtrip title: What are the hazards? Who might be harmed and how? Initial Risk H/M/L What are you already doing? (Risk Controls) Residual Risk H/M/L Do you need to do anything else to manage this risk? (If risk is still medium or high) Action by whom? Action by when? Done Trips and falls Fieldworkers walking to site on steep or uneven terrain Leaders and Supervisors to plan route prior to start date. Utilise paths and avoid steep gradients, thick brush, bogs etc. Suitable footwear to be worn and a buddy system utilised. Leaders/Supervisors to ensure work ends each day allowing sufficient time to return to base before nightfall. Leaders and Supervisors ongoing The QMUL Fieldwork Policy should be referred to when completing this form (Ref QMUL_HS_123 ) ) ) It is important you discuss your assessment and proposed actions with colleagues, staff, students involved in the fieldwork and/or their representatives. You should review your risk assessment if you think it might no longer be valid, e.g. following an accident / incident during fieldwork, or if there are any significant changes to the hazards in the fieldwork program of work / study. Fieldwork Assessor - Name and Position: Assessor Signature: Date: Subject to review, monitoring and revision by Name and Position: Next Review (or sooner if fieldwork activity changes or there has been an accident / incident)