Appendix 3 Pre-placement visits Risk Placement Type Controls Visit frequency / Profile communications Administrative / financial None required No pre-placement visit Low required Risk Libraries / museums Office-type work Periodic contact with Design / architect studios student(s) by email Laboratory work Well regulated No pre-placement visit (biological, radiological, required chemical) Safety adviser advice usually available Regular contact with Metal / wood workshops student(s) by email Medium Well established Risk procedures / systems Governmental / legal Supporting documents No pre-placement visit offices in FCO flagged provided required locations Risk assessment reviewed Regular, pre-determined by Safety Office contact with student(s) by (requirement of policy email (or as indicated by statement S3/07) individual risk assessment) Emergency plans established Site-based construction Procedures / systems in Site visit determined by work place but dynamic individual risk assessment environment Manufacturing floors (not offices) Robust communication processes in place Community based work New placement provider Limited information Site visit may be required to High in the UK resolve unanswered Risk No established safety questions Small business policies or professional health and safety advice Regular contact with student(s) by email New placement provider Limited supporting Seek alternative provider or in FCO flagged location information site visit required to resolve unanswered questions Safety Office review of risk assessment raises Robust communication concerns processes to be put in place This table is intended as a guide only, and departments must evaluate the need for pre-site visits according to their own placement risk profiles, and other factors such as the length of placement, number of students using the provider, and history of previous issues and/or incidents should be taken into account when making the decision. If a site visit is clearly indicated but is impractical, and serious issues are unresolved then the department should consider an alternative placement.
Appendix 3 Pre-placement visits Risk Profile Placement Type Controls Visit frequency / communications Low Risk Administrative / financial Libraries / museums Design / architect studios None required Office-type work No pre-placement visit required Periodic contact with student(s) by email Medium Risk Laboratory work (biological, radiological, chemical) Metal / wood workshops Well regulated Safety adviser advice usually available Well established procedures / systems No pre-placement visit required Regular contact with student(s) by email Governmental / legal offices in FCO flagged locations Supporting documents provided Risk assessment reviewed by Safety Office (requirement of policy statement S3/07) Emergency plans established No pre-placement visit required Regular, pre-determined contact with student(s) by email (or as indicated by individual risk assessment) High Risk Site-based construction work Manufacturing floors (not offices) Community based work Procedures / systems in place but dynamic environment Site visit determined by individual risk assessment Robust communication processes in place New placement provider in the UK Small business Limited information No established safety policies or professional health and safety advice Site visit may be required to resolve unanswered questions Regular contact with student(s) by email New placement provider in FCO flagged location Limited supporting information Safety Office review of risk assessment raises concerns Seek alternative provider or site visit required to resolve unanswered questions Robust communication processes to be put in place This table is intended as a guide only, and departments must evaluate the need for pre-site visits according to their own placement risk profiles, and other factors such as the length of placement, number of students using the provider, and history of previous issues and/or incidents should be taken into account when making the decision. If a site visit is clearly indicated but is impractical, and serious issues are unresolved then the department should consider an alternative placement.
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