Program Overview

Field Work Risk Management Program Training (SO2071)

Purpose

To help field work supervisors become familiar with the important risk management and safety requirements involved in field work.

Who should take this course?

All University of Waterloo field work supervisors should complete this training module.

Duration

30 minutes

Training content

• Outline risks inherent in field work and the supervisor’s role in mitigating risk.
• Outline how supervisor responsibilities under the University’s Risk Assessment Program are connected to field work risk management.
• Familiarize supervisors with Field Work Program elements and how to comply when planning field work.

Program Details

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.