Field Project Risk Assessment
Field Project Risk Assessment Policy
Field Project Safety and Security Risk Assessment Procedure |
UCAR/NCAR divisions and programs conduct field projects around the world. Projects can be relatively simple, consisting of 1 or 2 staff deploying standard instrumentation to local sites. Projects can also be complex, consisting of dozens of staff deploying multiple complex instruments in coordination with other research institutions in exotic locations. Each deployment has a unique combination of risks that must be understood and managed. |
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When must a formal risk assessment be conducted?
Prior to the deployment of any field project
What is a field project?
The deployment of facilities and/or personnel for the ultimate purpose of data collection. This includes the staging of equipment for later use. It does not include site evaluations.
What is included in a field project risk assessment?
Project scope and description, location, dates, staffing, equipment, lodging, transportation, project safety officer….
Field project form
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Why have a Project Safety Officer?
A central point of contact is essential to good communications of field project risk and risk mitigation practices. This individual acts as a liaison between the project and HESS. Assure all hazards and risks are identified, assessed, and communicated with staff and management.
Who is qualified to be a Project Safety Officer?
Any member of the project team who understands the full scope of activity and whose direction is accepted by the project team members. This individual must be willing to accept responsibility for implementing the control measures identified in the risk assessment.
What happens if new risks are discovered?
Risks that were not anticipated and are identified during the field project implementation are communicated back to HESS by the Project Safety Officer for evaluation and recommendations. The Project Safety Officer updates all project participants of the changes to the risk assessment. |
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