Risk Managment of Student Placements

Placements are often an essential part of the learning and development of students, helping them gain a greater understanding and experience of the work environment.  Placements are varied in nature, dependent on the discipline (e.g. office work, working in a laboratory or on a construction site); and may last from a few days to a full academic year.

In terms of health and safety, we focus on a generic risk based approach, allowing resources and control to be placed in the higher risk areas.

Definitions
Explanations of some of the key terms you’ll find in these documents.

Standard
The core of the protocol, this sets out what the University expects to happen – although how you achieve it is up to you.

Roles and actions
What do you need to do?

Guidance and Forms
All the forms you need along with helpful (and optional) information you could follow to ensure you achieve the Standard.