ADVANCEing FieldSafety Toolkit | Advancing FieldSafe

Welcome to the ADVANCEing FieldSafety Toolkit! To learn more about the toolkit you can visit this 'About' webpage. To dive into the readings and resources in the toolkit, read on!

How to Engage

Click on an individual module tile to access all the ADVANCEing FieldSafety Toolkit resources and readings from that module. Alternatively, use the search function below to sort by module number (1-7) or resource type (AFS-Created Resource, External Resource, Recommended Reading, or References Cited).

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Module 1: Preparing and Evaluating Hazards

Module 2: Communication and Leadership

Module 3: Setting Team Up for Success

Module 4: Creating Safe and Positive Team Environments

Module 5: Effective Mentoring

Module 6: Keeping Whole Field Teams Safe

Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field

Module 1 - Pre-Field Emergency Reference Sheet

AFS-Created Resource
Module 1: Preparing and Evaluating Hazards

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 3 - Code of Conduct Template

AFS-Created Resource
Module 3: Setting Team Up for Success

A document ideally built by group consensus to develop team culture and establish group norms so that everyone feels comfortable and supported.

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Module 3 - Toolik Code of Conduct

Recommended Reading
Module 3: Setting Team Up for Success

Toolik Field Station Institute of Arctic Biology (2021). Creating a Community of Respect, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Available at: https://www.uaf.edu/toolik/handbook/title-ix.php

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Module 6 - Questions to consider for keeping diverse field teams safe prior to heading into the field

AFS-Created Resource
Module 6: Keeping Whole Field Teams Safe

A list of questions to ask yourself and your team ahead of going into the field to guide you in taking strides to keep everyone on your field team safe.

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Module 3 - Harvard Forest Code of Conduct

Recommended Reading
Module 3: Setting Team Up for Success

Harvard Forest Code of Conduct (2023). Harvard Forest. Available at: https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/harvard-forest-code-conduct

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