Hazards associated with fieldwork and or lone working activities
1 Research project / off campus work to be assessed:-
Start date…………………………………………………………….
Finish date…………………………………………………………… / SUPERVISOR NAME: / ASSESSED BY:
2 Identify the hazards: tick those that apply and add your own where necessary
1 / Lone working / 9 / Psychological trauma to researcher or respondent / 17 / Extremes of weather (hypothermia, sunstroke, dehydration, frost bite)
2 / Alcohol / drugs / 10 / Equipment (Manual handling, defects, failures) / 18 / Location (sea or water courses, landslide, rough terrain, work in trenches, avalanche)
3 / Time of day [e.g. night, waking] / 11 / Ill health (prevalence of disease, food borne illness, distance from Medical Facilities) / 19 / Contact with hazardous flora and fauna
4 / Compromising situations / 12 / Trips, slips and falls / 20 / A city environment
5 / Noise, temperature, air quality / 13 / Transport (e.g. public, private, University cars etc.) / 21 / Inadequate or lack of competent supervision
6 / Natural hazards / 14 / Location (e.g. areas known for violence), Security/political threat / 22 / Fitness competence of participants on supervised courses
7 / Violence/aggression / 15 / Accommodation (fire, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrical safety) / 23 / Inherently dangerous activities (climbing, diving, caving)
8 / Physical threat or abuse / 16 / Animals (e.g. aggressive dogs, poisonous snakes) / 24 / Inability to communicate or summon assistance
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REFERENCE
(1, 2 etc.) / GIVE DETAILS OF:-
WHO IS AT RISK AND HOW THEY COULD BE INJURED……………………………… / WHAT CONTROLS MUST BE PUT IN PLACE TO LIMIT THE RISK TO THOSE CONCERNED.
STATE WHETHER THE CONTROL IS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED. / RISK Rating (AFTER CONTROL MEASURES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED)
Severity / Likelihood / Risk Rating / Tolerable
Yes/No
THIS ASSESSMENT WAS MADE BY ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….(NAME),
SIGNED………………………………………………………………………………….…………..………. DATE…………………………………………………………
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RESEARCHER(S) SIGNATURE…………………………………………………SUPERVISORS SIGNATURE ………………….……………………………………………..

S = Severity Rating

Major / May cause death or major injury (Broken bones, loss of limb, off work for more than a month)
Serious / May cause injuries or illness resulting in short-term disability
Slight / All other injuries or illnesses

L = Likelihood of occurrence and is graded as follows:

High / Where it is certain harm will occur
Medium / Where harm will often occur
Low / Where harm will seldom occur

Risk Rating = Severity of harm x likelihood of occurrence

3 / 6 / 9
2 / 4 / 6
1 / 2 / 3