Department of Biology
Insurance
- All fieldworkers must be adequately insured. The University provides both Employer and Public Liability Insurance. Certain activities such as climbing may not be covered by standard policies and should be considered when assessing necessary insurance cover. For further advice contact the University's Insurance Officer (Ext. 2008) (H&S Department)
- Staff and students visiting commercial concerns should be covered by the site owner's insurance but this must be confirmed.
- The University of York Business Travel Insurance (free of charge) should be taken out by all staff and students travelling outside the UK on fieldwork activities. See a summary of the cover and the full wording for further details.
- In order to receive the cover free of charge it is essential that the details of each trip are submitted to the University's Health and Safety Department by completing the on-line Travel Log form.
- A copy of the fieldwork risk assessment (equivalent to the University’s travel risk assessment) will need to be submitted to the University’s Insurance Office for any travel to ‘high risk’ destinations
- Once travel details have been logged, the cover will be provided automatically for the dates given, however, the summary of cover and the emergency contact number must be downloaded and taken on the trip. The summary of cover includes the helpline numbers in the event of an emergency.