New Feb. 2025: Have a look at open book on The Field Guide to Mixing Social and Biophysical Methods in Environmental Research by Lave and Lane, https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0418.10.pdf, with chapters on field work security by Floreana Miesen and one on inclusive practices by Miesen and Gevers
Attention: Switzerland has adopted the EU regulation for drone flying (valid since 01/01/2023), which implies
Mandatory certification for drone pilots, Info here.
Flight regulations: Maximum flight altitude above the ground 120m.
Certification of drones: drones need class identification labels.
Colleagues from UNIL wrote two blog posts on inclusive field classes: https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs/2022/11/02/inclusive-field-work/ https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs/2022/11/09/a-students-wish-list-for-field-courses-that-leave-no-one-behind/
The Geology Dep is currently editing best practices for inclusive field work, I will keep you updated.
The hydro group has a security and emergency concept that goes beyond the standards of GIUB for field, please make sure you get a copy before you go the first time to the field. For every new field site and every new person, a risk assessment has to be completed.