Early on in the process, the UCD Field Safety office can review your plan and offer feedback over email (fieldsafety@ucdavis.edu). They can also provide general (and terrestrial) field safety consultations, information on training, and equipment needs. They also offer equipment rentals!
Boat and Diving safety: James Fitzgerald (Boating@ucdavis.edu ) & Jason Herum (Diving@ucdavis.edu )
Please consult either James and/or Jason for any type of work in the water if you need/want feedback on.
For travel security (in and out of the US) please consult A.J. Leeds (travelsecurity@ucdavis.edu)
Department Safety Coordinators (look them up here: https://safetyapps.ucdavis.edu/EHS/DSC/index.cfm)
Hungry for more safety? Check out these awesome resources so you can surround yourself with field safety 24/7.
Articles
Carrying the Moral Burden of Safe Fieldwork
A set of principles and practical suggestions for equitable fieldwork in biology
Websites
Ben Blonder's Equity and Safety
https://sierrarescue.com/category/rescue-blog/
https://safetyservices.ucdavis.edu/lessons-learned
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs | Experiential Consulting (outdoorrisk.com)
Podcasts
The Daily: The Sunday Read: “It Was Just a Kayaking Trip. Until it Upended Our Lives.”
A story that will stick with you. A good exercise to think through what they did right, and what they did wrong.
A great podcast for hearing how things can go wrong out in the field. Gives insights into how being underprepared and dismissing safety concerns can backfire.
Movies
Includes descriptions of unsafe fieldwork and the harm it caused participants.
Templates
At-A-Glance emergency response protocols: At a glance emergency card.docx
Money