Designed for scouts and scout leaders, outdoor enthusiasts and anyone who works or spends time in remote environments, this course teaches advanced skills to be used in emergencies when help from professional first responders may be far away. Based on the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, this course aligns… Read more »
UC Santa Barbara lists key elements of a field safety plan with links to other resources, including a field safety plan template.
The INTERACT Fieldwork Planning Handbook covers all aspects of fieldwork, from the initial idea, to the actual fieldwork, through to getting safely back home with samples and data to wrap up the project. A particular focus is put on all aspects of planning until you venture into the field and safety aspects when working at… Read more »
An example of a fieldwork safety manual from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University Pittsburg.
A codes of conduct is a set of guidelines adopted by an organization to address which behaviors are expected and appropriate. All universities should have personal codes of conduct. This references introduces Codes of Conduct in general and gives instructions and samples for developing a Code of Conduct.
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) has developed a sample code of conduct and bill of rights that can be modified for your field site.
Certain individuals are at higher risk for conflict and violence when they are in the field due to prejudice against their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, and/or religion. This paper provides strategies for acknowledging and reducing the risk of conflict.
This document is a specific list of recommendations for safer and more inclusive field experiences from the Anti-Racism Action Committee from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, at the University of California, Davis.
An article to increase awareness of the prevalence of bullying and harassment in the workplace, and to provide compiled resources on the topic.
After reflecting on their own research programs, the article’s authors propose four general principles to guide equitable, inclusive, ethical, and safe practices in field biology: be collaborative, be respectful, be legal, and be safe. This article provides suggestions for action-oriented approaches to make field biology more equitable, with particular attention to how those with greater… Read more »
