13th July 2005, 06:22 PM
Galaxsea-will you marry me? Sounds like we may have worked on the same site! As a matter of course, archaeologists should ask for/be provided with method statements/project designs/risk assessments on day one PRIOR to lifting a trowel. Yes, we`re itinerent and temporary workers, no, we`re not expendable muppets who don`t matter and, no, there is no law that provides employers with a list of excuses. Whilst I agree that the litigation thing can get bloody silly at times (and I for one want nothing from America apart from total silence) it has made employers sit up and listen-just not in archaeology. Is`nt it sad that a duty of care is only adhered to when monetary threats are injected? Commercial archaeology as a whole is desperate to appear professional....then, lets start behaving as though we are....many thanx Galaxsea, welcome and don`t go away, we`re just warming up!!!