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Module 1 & 6 - Pre-Field Accommodations Survey

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A template for group members to frontload their accommodation needs and preferences to those who are managing the logistics of field life, before entering the field.

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Module 1 - Anonymous Reporting Form

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This form allows you to anonymously report misconduct that you have experienced or witnessed.

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Module 1 - In-Team Safety and Communication (ITSAC) Plan

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An In-Team Safety and Communication (ITSAC) plan addresses the internal risk management avenues within a field team – in terms of people, reporting processes, communication pathways, and tools like transportation and communication devices.

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Module 1 - Pre-Field Emergency Reference Sheet

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The pre-field emergency reference sheet template is a form intended to help collate and organize important information that will help you respond to an emergency in the field.

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Module 1 - Rockfalls as a hazard to mountaineers in high mountain areas

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Petley, D. (2024). Rockfalls as a hazard to mountaineers in high mountain areas, Eos. Available at: http://eos.org/thelandslideblog/mountaineers-1

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Module 1 - Field Research Safety

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University of California, Santa Barbara (2024). Field Research Safety, UCSB Environmental Health & Safety. Available at: https://www.ehs.ucsb.edu/programs-services/field-research-safety

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Module 1 - Step by Step guide to the High Risk Fieldwork Risk Assessment

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University of Leeds (2014). ‘Step by Step guide to the High Risk Fieldwork Risk Assessment’. Available at: https://cgd.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/68/2014/01/Step-by-Ste…

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Module 1 - Safety Guidelines for Field Researchers

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University of California, Berkeley (no date). ‘Safety Guidelines for Field Researchers’. Available at: https://ib.berkeley.edu/courses/bio1b/field/pdf/SafetyGuidelinesforFiel…

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References Cited in the Module

McCammon, I. (2009). ‘Human Factors in Avalanche Accidents: Evolution and Interventions’, International Snow Science Workshop, Davos 2009, Proceedings, pp. 644–648. Available at: https://arc.lib.montana.edu/snow-science/objects/issw-2009-0644-0648.pdf