Working After Hours Or In Isolation Safety Procedure
These procedures are designed to ensure that risks associated with working after hours or alone are managed. The risks to safety may increase when work is undertaken after hours or alone due to the following factors:
a. lack of other people present to provide immediate medical or emergency assistance.
b. lack of supervision or immediate advice if anything unexpected occurs.
c. the risk level of the task / activity (i.e. lack of access to support either physical or information).
d. fatigue or working unusual hours in isolation (i.e. time of day or length of shift).
e. the risk to psychosocial health.
f. lack of availability of communication methods.
g. the location of the work – i.e. working at night may increase exposure to violence.
h. the worker’s skills and capabilities.
The University needs these risks to be managed. Depending on the level of risk will depend on the controls and approvals needed. Please see the Working After Hours Or In Isolation Safety Procedure.
Below is a summary for some of the requirements:
- Undergraduate students should not be given approval to work after hours or alone unless it is for low-risk administrative work (and not located in laboratories, workshops, animal houses or other similar facilities)
- Staff and Higher Degree Students must seek approval and meet the requirements specified in the procedure.
- Volunteers should not be given approval to work alone or in isolation.
These procedures should (where relevant) be read in conjunction with the following:
