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The ESPM Field Safety Committee is proud to offer a variety of safety workshops for free to all members of the ESPM Community throughout the academic year!
The ESPM Field Safety Committee is proud to offer a variety of safety workshops for free to all members of the ESPM Community throughout the academic year!
Graduate Student Workshops
Graduate Student Workshops
Each semester, Mel Baldino (melbaldino@berkeley.edu), hosts three workshops focused towards graduate student field safety (but all are welcome!).
General Field Safety: UC expectations for anyone conducting fieldwork, basic considerations to take in planning for a safe field season, and experience filling out a field safety plan
Crew Management: how to safely prepare yourself and your field technicians for fieldwork, how to advertise risks and work appropriately, and how to be a safe manager in potentially risky situations
Identity Based Risks: reflections on personal identities and how we can ensure our work is safe for us, our students or techncians, and community members by considering how our identities may make work safer or more risky
If you are interested in joining for any of these workshops, RSVP here!
FieldFutures Sexual Harassment and Violence Prevention Training
FieldFutures Sexual Harassment and Violence Prevention Training
We are excited to welcome back FieldFutures for another SVSH training on March 6th, 2026!
The FieldFutures training prepares participants to prevent, intervene in, and effectively report incidents of sexual harassment and assault in field settings. Through a series of practical intervention scenarios led by a skilled facilitator, participants will learn and practice tangible prevention skills via positive organizational climate-setting.
Grounded in the latest evidence-based research on harassment prevention and organizational psychology, each session is designed to help participants build knowledge, competency, and self-efficacy so they can set and enforce positive norms in fieldwork settings.
You can find out more about FieldFutures here.
If you are interested in joining this workshop, RSVP here!
Sierra Rescue Two-Day Wilderness First Aid Training (February 21st and 22nd, 2026)
Sierra Rescue Two-Day Wilderness First Aid Training (February 21st and 22nd, 2026)
We are excited to be providing a free, two-day wilderness first aid training with Sierra Rescue this February! This course is open to all members of RCNR, but pre-registration is required.
This class will cover basic life support, trauma scenarios (head injuries, internal bleeding, dislocations, splits, spine management), documentation, wounds, environmental problems (cold and heat injuries, electrolyte sickness, altitude sickness, lightning, toxins, allergies), and medical emergencies (heart attacks, asthma, stroke, seizure, diabetes).
Students completing the course will receive a 16hr SRI Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Card (valid for three years). The course also includes American CPR Adult, Child and Infant, AED and Standard First Aid certification which follows the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. This meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for most CPR/ First Aid training.
You can find the course outline here.
If you are interested in joining, RSVP here!
Additional Workshops
Additional Workshops
In the past, we have offered workshops such as Safety I vs Safety II and Field Futures SHSV. If there is a specific workshop you would like us to offer in the future, please submit your request through this form or email Mel Baldino (melbaldino@berkeley.edu).
UC Trainings
UC Trainings
UC Field Safety Leadership Training Series: UC Berkeley's EH&S provides a wealth of online trainings for field research ranging from risk assessment to DEI to mental health. They also provide training hand outs here.
UC Berkeley Field Safety Training: UC Berkeley's EH&S offers Wilderness First Aid Training every semester. You can find details at this link.
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