5 STFC staff As 4. STFC staff insured on The EHIC card should cover undertaking work standard STFC insurance medical costs except for 96 on Long Term while working at CERN. CHF excess in Switzerland; for Attachment (LTA) accidents and medical STFC staff and their families at CERN under emergencies, this is covered by are covered by STFC direction of STFC’s insurance, for routine insurance for accidents and others. medical treatment, this is emergency, and by EHIC for covered by STFC. standard medical care. Department/individual to agree approach to any needs over and above ‘Accident & Emergency’. UKLO pays Civil Liability insurance for STFC staff and students (see “Additional Information”). ACTION: UKLO to inform John Sullivan of all people on LTA. 6 STFC staff As 2/3 but others, for example collaborators, working under STFC has Professional undertakimg work direction of STFC staff and involved in an incident are likely to Indemnity, Product Liability on LTA at CERN be able to say STFC was partly responsible especially if STFC and Public Liability insurance under the LTA had deviated from CERN management systems. in place but unlikely that this direction of others Exception might be where STFC staff followed CERN H&S would cover supervision of but directing the management systems to the letter and were not negligent on others. This is probably not work of others in their own part. essential when work is their own right. carried out in the context of The CERN management system works by assigning work under the CERN responsibility through each experiment’s GLIMOS. framework. In the event of an incident litigation would be taken out CERN will have Public Liability against those seen as most likely to be sued successfully. For cover. example: UK University staff might sue STFC in the UK rather than CERN (through which legal system?).
5 STFC staff undertaking work on Long Term Attachment (LTA) at CERN under direction of others. As 4. STFC staff insured on standard STFC insurance while working at CERN. STFC staff and their families are covered by STFC insurance for accidents and emergency, and by EHIC for standard medical care. Department/individual to agree approach to any needs over and above ‘Accident & Emergency’. UKLO pays Civil Liability insurance for STFC staff and students (see “Additional Information”). ACTION: UKLO to inform John Sullivan of all people on LTA. The EHIC card should cover medical costs except for 96 CHF excess in Switzerland; for accidents and medical emergencies, this is covered by STFC’s insurance, for routine medical treatment, this is covered by STFC. 6 STFC staff undertakimg work on LTA at CERN under the direction of others but directing the work of others in their own right. As 2/3 but others, for example collaborators, working under direction of STFC staff and involved in an incident are likely to be able to say STFC was partly responsible especially if STFC LTA had deviated from CERN management systems. Exception might be where STFC staff followed CERN H&S management systems to the letter and were not negligent on their own part. The CERN management system works by assigning responsibility through each experiment’s GLIMOS. In the event of an incident litigation would be taken out against those seen as most likely to be sued successfully. For example: UK University staff might sue STFC in the UK rather than CERN (through which legal system?). STFC has Professional Indemnity, Product Liability and Public Liability insurance in place but unlikely that this would cover supervision of others. This is probably not essential when work is carried out in the context of work under the CERN framework. CERN will have Public Liability cover.
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