Working in Isolation
​UW Stevens Point is committed to providing safe and healthy higher education environment for students, faculty, staff and others using university programs and facilities.  As part of this commitment, it is essential that the university have completed risk assessments, hazard analyses, and procedures in place for circumstances that may require an individual to work in isolation in a hazardous, potentially hazardous, or high-risk environment.
 

Individuals conducting hazardous operations or using hazardous chemicals or materials within campus laboratories, studios and workshops, research facilities or similar environments ordinarily should NOT work in isolation. Those performing maintenance or repair of equipment or campus property involving hazardous operations, chemicals or materials ordinarily should NOT work in isolation. At least one other individual who is knowledgeable of safety equipment and can come to the aid of the worker should be in visual or audible range.  These procedures do not supersede activities that have more stringent requirements such as permit required confined spaces. 

Individuals may work in isolation if an explicit written request from the person in charge of the work is approved. Confirmation of this approval will be in the form a permit issued to the individual working in isolation.  The permit may be granted if the person in charge of the work has completed the checklist of items (eForm) and provided documentation supporting the checklist, if requested.  The checklist, documentation supporting the checklist items, and permit must be stored in an easy to find location, that is accessible to all and available at all times.