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I agree too: assess the environment not the individual. This also shifts the responsibility away from the poor overworked disability officer and onto the person in charge of the environment......they may well already have a general risk assessment form for Labs etc and al that might be needed is for this form to be amended so that the person competing it is required to think about all users. ATB Claire --On 03 November 2004 14:11 +0000 "Smith, Tony" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Also, under the DDA it is sensible to look at such things as, are there > steps, and, if so, is the lighting suitable for people with visual > impairments. You can not wait until the fact that someone who is visually > impaired falls down. In a lab, are chemicals at such a height that someoe > in a wheelchair may be at risk if they have to use them? > > Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of EA Draffan > Sent: 03 November 2004 12:20 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: risk assessments > > > I really do agree with Imogen and this may not be relevant but it is > usual to assess the risk of an environment or occasion and not the people > involved - so with motor sport it is whether the barricades are strong > enough to prevent the spectators from being killed. In a lab it is > whether there are enough goggles and gloves to protect the students and > the equipment is functioning correctly so the risk of an accident is > minimalised. > > The government provide some guidelines under health and safety website: > http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/raindex.htm and university ones can be found > at http://www.safety.ed.ac.uk/safenet/risk_assess/ > > Best wishes E.A. > > -- > > Whatever you Wanadoo: > http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ > > This email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more at: > http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/id/7098.htm ---------------------- Claire Wickham, Director: Centre for Access and Communication Studies University of Bristol Union Building Queen's Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1LN Tel: 0117 954 5710/5705 Textphone: 0117 954 5715 Fax: 0117 954 5714 [log in to unmask]