24th November 2009, 10:16 PM
This whole subject is interesting as volunteer groups probably act in a totally different way than professional archaeologists who have health and safety drummed into them. For example people tend to get excited when there is the prospect of finding something and everyone rushes over to see. In their excitement they can tend to lose any sense of both their own safety and everyone elses.
I have been thinking that trenches on volunteer digs should have canes and barrier tape around them positioned at a height where you cannot jump over in excitement and run into the trench into the path of a potentially dangerous situation.
I have been thinking that trenches on volunteer digs should have canes and barrier tape around them positioned at a height where you cannot jump over in excitement and run into the trench into the path of a potentially dangerous situation.