Risk Assessments

Risk assessments are fundamental to the way in which we manage health and safety. This process of systematically identifying areas of significant risk and determining what risk reduction measures are required are an integral part of all our activities.

All activities require the completion of an activity risk assessment form.  For all activities involving the use of hazardous substances, a COSHH Risk Assessment form must also be completed.

Ongoing research and teaching activities with a COSHH risk assessment in place must review the assessment at least annually or whenever any change occurs to the activity. Discontinued activities should have risk assessments removed and archived.  

• Activity risk assessment template (updated 20 Apr 2023)
• Activity risk assessment guidance notes
• COSHH Risk Assessment template (updated 20 Apr 2023)
• COSHH Form Appendix A (updated 20 Apr 2023)
• COSHH Risk Asessment guidance notes

Fieldwork

• risk assessment for individual fieldwork (created 14 Apr 2021)
• risk assessment for group fieldwork (created 14 Apr 2021)
• disclosure form (created 14 Apr 2021)