Out-of-hours and lone working

Lone working is any activity in a room or space where no one else is present. The absence of work colleagues means that if you have an accident, there is nobody to help you or call for assistance. This increases the risk of the activity. Where necessary you need to complete a lone working risk assessment and request departmental lone working approval.

Lone working permission is required when you perform an activity whose risk is significantly increased when working alone. Typically, these are activities performed in high-risk areas such as laboratories and workshops. Low-risk activities, such as administrative and office work, do not require lone working permission. If in doubt, contact your departmental safety officer (Simon Davis).

You can apply for permission by visiting the College's lone working information page.

Approval is a manual process and may vary depending on the availability of the Head of Department (HoD) and the Departmental Safety Officer (DSO).  It is recommended that you apply for access at least five working days before it is required.

You will receive an automated email confirming that you have the required late access permission.

Once access has been approved, the card office will update your CID/security card. This will provide access to the College and, where necessary, laboratories and workshops.

Yes. Contact the DSO with details of the access required. Please ensure you apply at least five working days prior to the required access. The DSO will confirm once approval has been provided and the relevant CID card permissions have been updated.

All late access permissions allow 12 months of late access to the department. At the end of this period, you will need to re-apply. If you are unsure when your late access permission expires, contact the DSO.