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Geographical Applications: Fieldwork Enquiry

Risk assessment in fieldwork

  • 3 things to know
  • Paper 3 section B

Overview

What a risk assessment records, the hazards of fieldwork in rivers, on coasts and in town centres, the risks from weather and becoming separated, and the precautions that reduce each one.

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Key term

What is a risk assessment?

Key term

What three things must a risk assessment set out for every hazard it lists?

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Name four physical risks of carrying out fieldwork in a river.

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  1. 1

    What is a risk assessment?

    Model answer

    A record made before going out that lists the hazards at a site, judges how likely and how serious the harm from each would be, and sets out what will be done to reduce it.

  2. 2

    What three things must a risk assessment set out for every hazard it lists?

    Model answer

    What the hazard is, who could be harmed and how badly, and the precautions that will make the harm less likely or less serious.

  3. 3

    Name four physical risks of carrying out fieldwork in a river.

    Model answer

    Deep or fast-flowing water, slippery banks and boulders, cold water leading to hypothermia, and steep or unstable banks that could collapse.

  4. 4

    How can the risk of slipping or being swept away in a river be reduced?

    Model answer

    Work only at shallow, slow-flowing sites, wear boots with grip, never enter the water alone, and stay supervised with everyone accounted for.

  5. 5

    Name four risks of carrying out fieldwork on a coast.

    Model answer

    Being cut off by an incoming tide, rockfall from an unstable cliff, large waves sweeping over a shore platform, and slippery seaweed-covered rocks.

  6. 6

    How can the danger of being cut off by an incoming tide be reduced?

    Model answer

    Check tide tables beforehand and work on a falling tide, keeping a clear route back off the beach at all times.

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