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Field Research - Safety & Operational Planning
This site is hosted by SH&S and is a collaboration of campus departments that provide services for funded and unfunded field research.
The information here is intended to be a starting point for providing tools and guidance for specialized research including: training, operational risk management and safety considerations, equipment, and supplies.
Scope: To provide support and consultation to faculty, staff, and students whose research may have a field work component externally or internally to campus.
Training for Field Research
- Wilderness First Aid Training – Provided or supported by Safety Health & Sustainability
- Heat Illness Prevention Program
- CPR/First Aid
Consideration for Students in the Field
- Student Travel resources and FAQs
- Field safety briefing sign-in sheet (briefing provided by lead Faculty)
Resources
- Field Safety Guidelines (coming soon)
- Supply list template (coming soon)
- Emergency Plan template (coming soon)
National Science Foundation (NSF)- Funded Research
’s requires that principal investigators share a plan for a safe and inclusive environment to anyone who will participate in off-site research and how following behavior will be addressed:
- Abuse of any person, including, but not limited to, harassment, stalking, bullying, or hazing of any kind, whether the behavior is carried out verbally, physically, electronically, or in written form; or
- Conduct that is unwelcome, offensive, indecent, obscene, or disorderly.
Collaborating Departments
- Graduate Studies and Research
- Provides funding guidance for researcher faculty & their students.
- Title IX
- NSF’s requirement for Safe and Inclusive Environments
- Safety Health & Sustainability
- Training & operational guidance in the field
- Office of Sponsored Projects
- Allowable expenses for field work
- Integrated Risk Management
- Insurance Requirements
- Risk Assessments
- Travel Office
- Reimbursements and guidelines for travel