Newcastle University School of GPS Fieldwork & Travel Risk Assessment Note “Travelling without appropriate risk assessment may prejudice subsequent insurance claims, One copy of your signed RA must be left with the GPS School Safety Officer. You must take the other signed copy with you on your fieldwork. Project or Module Title | Interviewing civic security stakeholders in Tijuana and Mexieo Ci PL/ Module Leader Travellers: Hector Bezares Buenrostto ‘School —__[ aes Unit (Geog/Soe/Pol) Travel andior 20703/2015- 09/06/3015 Date of assessment: Fieldwork dates | Fieldwork Location(s) | Mexico City and Tijuana both in Mexico {attach map) Br iss it Emergency Contacts += eqied for oveses uve only ‘Contact overseas Eduardo Bezares Gutierrez 5556141433 9 (Mexico City) Alfredo Bezares $5843261879(Tijuana City) Cristina Gonzales $56852455 (Asociacion Ciudadana contra ta Impunidad in Tijuana City) ‘Accommodation ‘Ay. San Lorenzo 750 Mz. 7 £5 D201 Col, San Nicolas Tolentino, [ztapalapa, Mexico City. To be ‘confirmed on arrival (Tijuana) Emergency Services | Red Cross in Mexico City 065, 53-95-11-11, Police 066. Tijuana: 066 British Embassy* Rio Lerma, No. 71, Col. Cuauhtémoc, CP. 06500, Mexico City, Mexico; Switchboard +52 (55) 1670 3200 Tasurance™ Emergency claims ~ Chubb Assistance: +44 (0) 207 895 3364 - provide a contact & policy number: 64811698 for UG students and 64811697 for PG and Staff. Contact NU forall claims ~ insurance @nel.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 191 222 6520 Neweastle Unive Contact (NU) Jenny Dawley (Postgraduate Secretary) Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5200, Toanne Emery (School Office Manager) Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 3920; +44 (0) 191 222 6817 (Security Control 24 hrs a day). Dr Kyle Grayson (Doctoral Supervisor +44 (0) 191 208 5836 Travel andior Plane from Neweastle International Airport to Amsterdam Airport on the 20/03/2015. Leave for Fieldwork Itinerary | Mexico City same day arriving 21/03/2015 Mexico City Airport. Pick up from Mexico Airport by ty parents to their house. I will do interviews and archival research. Leave Mexico City to “Tijuana by air 15/05/2015 to 16/06/2015. Pick up from Airport by relatives to private accommodation. I will do interviews and archival research. Leave Tijuana Airport to Mexico City in 16/06/06 and arrive in Mexico City same day. Leaving Mexico City 08/07/2015 and arrive in Newcastle 09/07/2015 Does this travel and activity presenta significant risk to safety Yes | No (You must silt suggested belo = Refer to the GPS Field Safety Guide and the GPS Researcher Handbook for identify all relevant hazards & risks below, even ifyou tick ‘No Common hazards are mw, but add additional hazards if needed) formation on common fieldwork hazards in Physical and Social Sciences hitp-iwww.nel ac h/ensintemalsafey bun = Refer to the Safety Office website for example overseas travel RAS hlips/isafty.ne.ac uk/ravelabroad.aspx = Refer to the FCO website for country-specific advice hupss/iwww,.coy.uk/lareign-ravel-advige Hazard |__| Travel & Transport (Think of vehicles, road. public transport) Risks +> _ Risks to the researcher of road/air accident causing risk of then, injury and fatality Mexican ar standards are to BU standars + FO travel advice checked and followed, use safest possible transport available. Contro! | * It Mexico City and Tijuana I will use public transport and if necessary reputable taxi companies should be Mee sed. Itinerary planning to avoid travelling late at night, Missed connections should be communicated to relatives, friends, or acquaintances. ‘© Researcher will not to hire mopeds ot car + Blectronic copies or photocopies of passport and Hazard? [ Aécommodation (Think of security ard ire safety standards) ne ‘© Risk of theft and exposure to aggressive behaviour resulting in injury. Risk of il health. Control | » 'm Mexican citizen and lived in Mexico for 32 years. It will allow me to move in both cities with far more Measures security than iff were a foreigner. ae Peet v.o1n014Use available secure storage facilities for valuable items Contact between NU and researcher will be available at all times and 1 will send weekly reports of my activites. ‘« Emergency evacuation procedures and routes of evacuation are well known ‘© have the full range of inoculations required for travel. Proof attached. I had Hepatitis B vaccine in Mexico 18 months ago. However, [will remain vigilant at all times when arriving, leaving and answering doors in both cities. Thave an American visa. When in Tijuana I will cross the border to the US if 1 feel my safety is endangered. Hazard 3 ‘Baling with people and Oaraldferences Chita sale publ place, Gale, pol slndown uber) Risks + Risk offegal action, physical injuries Control Measures ‘© Research in preparation for the tip. Plan routes in commonly used areas and avoid areas of concern, including cultural or political events. Maps (in Tijuana) and personal identifications should be taken and used. Be aware of crowded areas, opportunistic theft and cultural sensitivity (in Tijuana), Carry an adequate sum of money for the day’ this should be kept to @ minimum, Feonfronted hand over whatever items the aggressors request and report the incident to the police. | will travel with colleagues and in groups in Tijuana, [will not travel to deprived ateas of the City, be out early in the morning or late at night. Individuals to be interviewed are publicly known (ie,, the actively participate in public life) and experienced personnel who have indicated a willingness to be interviewed. People will not be coerced to participate Avoid conspicuous clothing may indicate I'm not inhabitant of the city Hove separate “project only” mobile Carrying @ mobile phone with pre-programmed telepttone numbers Tan intense outbreak of violence take place prior to or during the researcher's travel to Tijuana, the trip will be postponed and rescheduled ‘Avoid any indieation on positions about the current situation by speech Iwill confirm my situation everyday with my parents in Mexico city and my relatives in Tijuana by phone call, who will be able to call to Neweastle University if something went wrong «My communication plan with my supervisor includes sending them in a weekly basis a report co let him know my whereabouts, situation and progress. ‘© As part of the same plan and given any emergency my parents will be in contact with my supervisor and to facilitate the communication, my supervisor will be in contact with a Spanish speaker member of the University staf, Nick Morgan from Modern Languages, Plan travel routes in advance and leaves nothing to improvisation. | will not travel into unknown areas ‘There will be a process for amending the protocol if risks are identified that had not been recognised prior to the interview. ‘¢ Threats and a response to them will be documented clearly in the research process to protect interviewees and the researcher Hazard 4 Tafections and health conditions (Think of food, clean water, pests, immunizations, allergies) Risks ‘* + Risk to employees of infection, digestive/stomach conditions. Control Measures ‘* © My immunization record includes Hepatitis A, Typhoid (proof attached) and Hepatitis B (Thad this in Mexico) [ Hazard 5 Extreme weather conditions (Consider hoveoldvet climates, hurricane season. et) Risks ‘e+ _ Risk to employees of dehydration, lethargy, heat stroke and sun bum ftom high femperatures out-doors, Control Measures ‘+ + My immunization record includes Hepatitis A, Typhoid (proof attached) and Hepatitis B (I had this in Mexico) ‘© There is no current health condition prior to travel 4+ Take precautions for food and drinking, Medical atention to be sought where symptoms are experienced / persist «The insurance certificate and insurance cover will be taken and made available if required. Hazard Fieldwork Activities (Add more space as needed to list all activities. Eg. Interviews, focus groups, visite 10 companies/organisations and their regulations, lone warking, watersoil sampling, coring, hazardous equipment, transporting heavy sampleslequipment, and hazardous locations og. elif rivers, ides, soft sediments, voloanoes, glaciers) Risks ‘s_ Interviews; Archival research Control Measures = “Arrange meetings in publie spaces, workplaces, or NGO's bulldings. Avoiding participant's home in order to ensure both privacy of the interview and the personal safety of the researcher The location should be known to the researcher and interviewee prior to the interview and where possible voow014the exits clearly accessible ‘© The physical location will be checked by the researcher prior to commencing the interview ‘© Ensure someone always know where [am and with whom I am met, and arrange times to check in by pphone, it includes weekly reports and check-ins on the research tentative scheduled to the supervisors and lose contact with my relatives in Mexico Always have alist ofthe name of the interviewee, and the place and time of the interview. Copies of the list should he given to at least one other person (my contacts in the cities) Relying on the knowledge of the participants to decide ifthe interview is no longer safe for either the interviewee and/or the researcher Hazard Specific FOO advice relating to this location (overseas travel only) Risks Protesters; crime Control Measures ‘You should avoid demonstrations and follow the advice of the local authorities ‘© Bealert to the existence of street crime as well as more serious violent crime like robbery, assault and vehicle hijacking ‘© Incertain parts of Mexico you should take particular care to avoid being caught up in drug related violence between criminal groups (not Mexico City nor Tijuana) Hazard Risks Control Measures Emergency Procedures (You nead an emergency plan even [fyou are undertaking UK based fieldwork) '® Inthe event ofa violent incident, and where itis safe to do so, return to the accommodation immediately and remain until the situation is stabilised. Follow local security guidance. '* Inthe event of any violent incident being in Tijuana it would be possible to go to United States (L have an American visa) ‘© The University insurance company will has provided a specialist risk report and this has been used to inform the risk assessment process, '* Student will regularly view FO and local news for any changes in advice and will follow. ‘* Tothis extent, in the event of any emergency my patents will cll my supervisors immediately to let them know the situation ‘Assessor [Signatures [Date 7 Line Manager / Supervisor Signature: Date 06/02/2015 v.ou2014