EPS offers a variety of fieldwork opportunities that range from more local, urban daytrips to longer excursions into the remote wilderness. These activities are critical for both educational and research purposes and provide the opportunity to collect critical data points (observation at a larger scale, physical samples, etc.) for understanding Earth systems.
Safety Planning
Fieldwork requires a lot of preparation (logistical, equipment, training, etc.) that is unique to each field location and project goals. However, preparing for safety is universal. Safety planning is a great tool to understand and prepare for hazards that are inherent to your fieldwork.
Below are some resources that are available to assist you in safety planning, as well as informing you of your responsibilities when travelling for University-related purposes:
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Institutional Resources:
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Departmental Resources:
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Forms to complete for travel:
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- The essentials:
- Detailed safety planning template & tips:
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Field Safety in Literature
About Safety Planning:
Daniels, L. D., & Lavallee, S. (2014). Better safe than sorry: Planning for safe and successful fieldwork. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 95(3), 264 -273.
Davis, K. E., Meehan, P., Klehm, C., Kurnick, S., & Cameron, C. (2021). Recommendations for safety education and training for graduate students directing field projects. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 9(1), 74-80.
Eifling, K. P. (2021). How to Prepare Your Team for an Emergency: A Preseason Planning Exercise in Four Parts. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 9(1), 56-60.
About Inclusive Fieldwork:
Demery, A. J. C., & Pipkin, M. A. (2021). Safe fieldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and institutions. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 5(1), 5-9.
Hill, A. F., Jacquemart, M., Gold, A. U., & Tiampo, K. (2021). Changing the culture of fieldwork in the geosciences. Eos, 102(10.1029).
Nelson, R. G., Rutherford, J. N., Hinde, K., & Clancy, K. B. (2017). Signaling safety: Characterizing fieldwork experiences and their implications for career trajectories. American Anthropologist, 119(4), 710-722.
About Mental Health in the Field:
John, C. M., & Khan, S. B. (2018). Mental health in the field. Nature Geoscience, 11(9), 618 -620.
Eifling, K. P. (2021). Mental health and the field research team. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 9(1), 10-22.
