Appendix: Cheat-sheets for Managing Common Hazards

Many safety guidelines have been developed for dealing with common field hazards. Consider carrying a list of these common guidelines (or adapt them to suit your needs) and go over them with your staff and students before you encounter these hazards in the field. The following are guidelines for managing common environmental, animal-related, and other common situation. Additional printable resources can be found at: 

UCSC field safety page: http://ehs.ucsc.edu/programs/research-safety/field-research.html 

UCB diseases and hazards page: http://ehs.berkeley.edu/field-safety/diseases-and-hazards

Environmental Hazards

• Heat Illness
• Hypothermia
• High Altitude
• Poison Oak

Animal Hazards

• Ticks
• Rodents & Rabbit safety
• Reptile safety
• Pininiped safety
• Cetacean safety
• Fish safety
• Venomous snakes (mainly rattlesnakes)
• Marine envenomations
• Bird safety

Common Field Situations

• Primer on first aid kits
• Avoiding getting lost (or staying found)
• Independent participant travel/work
• Swimming safety
• Steep/rugged terrain
• Personal hygiene and water sanitation
• Urinary tract infections: prevention and treatment
• Driving safety
• Managing pre-existing medical conditions
• Wildland fire safety
• Confronting (potentially dangerous) strangers in the field

Leave No Trace

• Master Educator Manual
• North American Booklet