Working alone
As a rule, working alone should be avoided. You should always aim to work with an experienced person present or in close proximity. If working alone is necessary, the work must be organised so that it does not present any particular danger.
Most departments have created a local guideline for working alone. If your task isn’t covered by this – (ask your supervisor, manager, or health and safety rep) – it needs to be assessed and approved before you work alone. The assessment should be done together with your supervisor, manager, or health and safety rep.
A risk assessment must be created for hazardous work. This has to outline the necessary precautions that need to be in place to ensure that the work can be carried out in a fully responsible manner. In addition, written instructions must be created for the specific task that is to be carried out alone. Furthermore, the risk assessment must contain safety instructions for any probable incidents that could arise. These must clearly state how you, as well as how internal and external people involved, should behave and any protective measures to be aware of when help is summoned. Also include telephone numbers of local experts who might need to be called.
At the bottom, you can find a link to a template that you might use when your work needs to be approved by your local work environment organisation.
The local work environment organisation must always give their approval before the hazardous work to be carried out alone is started.
Young people aged under 18, trainees, students (e.g. thesis or bachelor or master students) and the inexperienced must not carry out work alone. Likewise, people with mental or physical illnesses (e.g. epilepsy) must not work alone if the illness presents a danger in the specific situation.
Most departments have created a local guideline for working alone. If your task isn’t covered by this – (ask your supervisor, manager, or health and safety rep) – it needs to be assessed and approved before you work alone. The assessment should be done together with your supervisor, manager, or health and safety rep.
A risk assessment must be created for hazardous work. This has to outline the necessary precautions that need to be in place to ensure that the work can be carried out in a fully responsible manner. In addition, written instructions must be created for the specific task that is to be carried out alone. Furthermore, the risk assessment must contain safety instructions for any probable incidents that could arise. These must clearly state how you, as well as how internal and external people involved, should behave and any protective measures to be aware of when help is summoned. Also include telephone numbers of local experts who might need to be called.
At the bottom, you can find a link to a template that you might use when your work needs to be approved by your local work environment organisation.
The local work environment organisation must always give their approval before the hazardous work to be carried out alone is started.
Young people aged under 18, trainees, students (e.g. thesis or bachelor or master students) and the inexperienced must not carry out work alone. Likewise, people with mental or physical illnesses (e.g. epilepsy) must not work alone if the illness presents a danger in the specific situation.
Contact
Lise Brown Christiansen Health and Safety Advisor Campus Service Mobile: +45 93511415 lbrch@dtu.dk