As the Undergraduate Field Program Coordinator for ASE, I help ensure that our field trips are safe and that their environment is conducive to learning. Safety and accessibility are just as critical for a local field trip to a public park in Singapore, as for a remote excursion through rough terrain in a foreign country. Instructors also need to be mindful of the possibly subtle factors that can turn a fun trip into an uncomfortable experience for a student. Faculty and staff at ASE have developed a field safety Standard Operating Procedure that includes pre-trip, during-trip, and post-trip actions. We conduct risk assessments and pre-trip safety briefings for all trips, collect and carry confidential medical and emergency contact information for all participants, and ensure that students are covered by appropriate insurance. We have a clear liability form that must be signed by all student participants.

Like many of our instructors and field staff at ASE, I maintain an active Wilderness First Aid / Wilderness First Responder certification (I re-certified in March 2021).

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