14th March 2007, 01:31 AM
As a curator I always ask for a copy of the risk assessment, sometimes they are sent to me. This is to ensure that I am taking all necessary precautions when visiting the site to monitor works. If I see obvious omissions or issues with the risk assessment before work starts on site I draw these to the attention of the unit. If I am monitoring a site and feel that there is an issue I draw it to the attention of the site supervisor and we discuss the issue. In the majority of cases we can solve the issue. If I still feel that there is a safety issue I take photographs to illustrate the issue and inform the site supervisor or project manager that as I am not trained in health and safety practice I need to call in an expert, that expert is the Health and Safety Executive. This tends to solve most problems and in some cases has led to units filling trenches and leaving sites.