HW Risk Assessment form for Travel Overseas - Heriot-Watt University

Fieldwork: The School/Section Insurance Co-ordinator must be notified of all fieldworktaking place out with the UK in order to confirm insurance cover; this specifically appliesto any Diving operations.A brief description of any work/fieldwork to be carried out overseas should be appendedto the risk assessment.NATURE OF FURTHER ACTION NEEDED:This could include monitoring FCO and WHO Web sites for health and security alerts,and seeking local advice. It is important that the traveler pays particular attention to allUniversity emails alerts regarding increased risks when traveling abroad4