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!

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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 7 - Intercultural Competences: Conceptual and Operational Framework

Recommended Reading
Module 7: Navigating Different Cultures in the Field

UNESCO (2013). Intercultural Competences: Conceptual and Operational Framework, UNESCO Digital Library. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000219768

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Module 1 - Safety Guidelines for Field Researchers

Recommended Reading
Module 1: Preparing and Evaluating Hazards

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

Recommended Reading
Module 1: Preparing and Evaluating Hazards

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 6 - In the Field

Recommended Reading
Module 6: Keeping Whole Field Teams Safe

ADVANCEGeo Partnership (2018). In the Field, SERC. Available at: https://serc.carleton.edu/advancegeo/resources/field_work.html

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Module 4 - How to Combat Bullying and Discrimination in the Geosciences

Recommended Reading
Module 4: Creating Safe and Positive Team Environments

Yılmaz, A.L.P., Caitlyn Hall, Y.A. (2020). How to Combat Bullying and Discrimination in the Geosciences, Eos. Available at: http://eos.org/opinions/how-to-combat-bullying-and-discrimination-in-the-geosciences

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