► Induction Checklist

General saftey tips

• Try to assess the overall risks you might encounter on your project, and plan how you can reduce or avoid these.
• If you are conducting a street survey or similar work off the University campus, ensure you work in pairs and are in a busy, public, well lit area.
• When in public places, take care of any valuable items, such as laptops. Make sure they are security marked and do not display them openly or leave them unattended.
• When going to meetings, focus groups or interviews connected with your volunteering make sure you don't go alone if at all possible, and make sure that someone you trust knows where you are and when you will be back.
• Make sure that they know what to do and who to contact if you do not get back at the agreed time. Neutral, public meeting places may be safest unless you need to visit a specific place, e.g. the host organisation's premises.
• When travelling to unfamiliar places in connection with your volunteering, ensure you plan your route in advance, have the bus times and print off maps if required. If you are still unsure, don't be afraid to ask directions from your volunteer host or venue that you are going to.
• Avoid confrontational situations - it is better to focus on your safety if you are being provoked or hassled. Move to a public area, and if necessary ask for help.
• When visiting or volunteering from an organisation's premises, you must follow any safety instructions you are given by them.
• If you will be volunteering from the organisation's premises, they should provide you with a health & safety induction when you first start. If this is not done get in touch with the Volunteering and Community Engagement Team. The health & safety induction should cover:
  Their general safety policy and procedures
  Procedures to be adopted in the event of a emergency
  Emergency evacuation, location of fire exits
  Procedures for accidents/first aid
  General security at the premises
• Don't be afraid to ask questions if the induction does not clearly explain all these areas.
• If any of your volunteer activities involve working with machinery, hazardous substances or similar, this must have been part of the original volunteer opportunity description, and the organisation must provide training. You must not undertake this activity unless they have provided this and you feel safe and competent to do this work.
• Always think about what you are doing and how safe it is. Make sure you consider the safety of others as well as yourself so that you don't endanger the people you volunteer with, whether staff of the organisation, the public or other volunteers.
• If you have any concerns about your volunteering opportunity please contact rturner@liverpool.ac.uk

 Download LGoS saftey checklist here (Acknowledgements made to University of Manchester)

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