Field Research Safety

Its a little outside of the incident vein, but I have enough material for 15 minutes on scenario-based training for field researchers,  Would be happy to put something together if you're looking to fill the last slot.  Happy to yield to someone else if ...

That'd be great Eric! I am interested in co-presenting. I have a lot of field incidents and lessons learned to pull from, so let's talk strategically about what topics could be most valuable. Anyone else out there interested in taking on a third ...

​Miriam, You are exactly correct, 50 minutes is a long presentation. I have been wanting to discuss how a rash of accidents in one department working in the field lead to an awareness of the hazards associated with field research and eventually a recently ...

Hello everyone! I think it would be valuable if there were some presentation submissions for the annual conference this year for field safety.  I realize not everyone has a lot of material to take on a whole session (though if you do, please please please ...

Good Morning!  I wanted to remind everyone about our joint COP meetings for the month of November for Field Research Safety and Animal Research Safety. We are excited for this first meeting and starting the conversation with you all. You will be able ...

Hello, We will be having a Joint COP call with the Animal Research Health and Safety COP in a few weeks. Please mark your calendar for:  November 14 at 12:00pm EST (Joint Meeting) (Please use this meeting link.) ------------------------------ Miriam ...

Here's an announcement for an upcoming webinar sponsored by ABSA involving field research.  Occupational Health for Travel and Field Research November 7, 2019 11:00 - 1:00 pm ( CST ) Travel and Field Study Occupational Health  is a ...

The Zoom call has just started, if anybody else wants to hop on! ------------------------------ Heather Spaulding Field Safety Professional UC Davis Environmental Health and Safety Davis, CA hspaulding@ucdavis.edu 530-752-9213 ---------------------- ...

Thanks for all the responses, I'll use the NSS. Ruth Horowitz HAZMAT/Lab/ Radiation Safety Workman 255 New Mexico Tech Office of Research 575-835-5842 Good Safety Practices Go Hand in Hand With Good Science ------Original Message------ ...

Thanks, all, for your suggestions about snake bites. Mary ------Original Message------ ​Short story on snake bites for those that think it will never happen to them; While doing a project (that did not involve snakes) a researcher felt ...

​Short story on snake bites for those that think it will never happen to them; While doing a project (that did not involve snakes) a researcher felt something scratch his leg, When he bent down to brush off whatever was "getting" him the copperhead bit ...

Those of you at the Tucson conference may recall the engaging presentation from Leslie Boyer of the VIPER institute. For the heck of it, I looked at their site to see if they give any advice on this topic. I found this in their FAQ... Jeff ...

Hi Mary, first, CEN published an interesting article earlier this year about snakebite rates around the world and the challenges to developing antivenom: https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/biotechnology/search-better-antivenoms-heats-snakebites/97/i4 ...

I can't imagine it would be a bad idea to double check that local ERs are equipped and ready to handle the potential eventuality of a snake bite. I did find a training program through a non-profit for venomous snake handling...it may be worth reaching ...

Does anyone have a Field Collecting Snakebite SOP to share? ( The collectors are experienced and said they've never had a bite.)    Is it recommended/required  to pre-plan with   hospitals (in southwest US) re:  the availability of treatment,  or is rattlesnake ...

I second the NSS recommendation.  I have a fact sheet that researchers can use to develop their SOPs . I had the Safety & Techniques Committee Chairman for the NSS review it a few years ago. They were super helpful and I recommend reaching out(email: ...

We have a research group that works exclusively with bees on farms and on a building roof on campus. They've had a few systemic allergic reactions in the group in the last 5 years. In Maryland there's no legal option for having a just-in-case epi-pen ...

Hi Lee, we do have an epinephrine auto-injector program that allows bee biology programs, entomologists, field staff, and other field researchers to be trained and obtain an epi prescription for use on others as a Lay Rescuer in the event of anaphylaxis. ...

Hi Lee- We have a Campus Apiary as part of our Student Sustainability Center.  They have worked pretty hard to keep a fair bit or resources on their webpage.  Everyone is required to sign a liability waiver and read and sign off that they understand ...

Hello to all Universities with farms! Do you have a written protocol, and Risk Acknowledgement Form for beekeeping activities? We recently had 2 incidents with allergic reactions:  1 was an allergy to dried beans (while harvesting), the other was a bee ...

Hi all, I'm currently revising our field guide, but the existing document does have a section on caving (page 14): https://www.hawaii.edu/ehso/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/HSG-APPENDIX-6-Fieldwork-Safety-Guidelines.pdf Mahalo! Hans -- ...

There are some good resources available at the  National Speleological Society website: https://caves.org/ From the home page, navigate to "caving" and then "Safety & Techniques". Bill ------------------------------ William Diesslin Associate Director ...

Hi Everyone, Does anyone have a safety plan for caving I could look at? We have a new  outpost that does cave and karst research and I have no experience with that.. Thanks, Ruth ------------------------------ [Ruth] [Horowitz] [HAZMAT/Lab/Radiation ...

The COP call is now scheduled at October 8th at 1pm Eastern.  Join us in our  online meeting room  for community meetings! ------------------------------ Miriam Sharp Laboratory Safety Manager University of Maryland College Park MD 301-405-2070 ...

Hello Everyone, Our next COP meeting in early October will focus on discussion of whether or not the Field Research Safety COP is the right place to include university-owned Farms and Agricultural Operations. So if you have strong feelings either way, ...

Eric UCLA currently has an open requisition for Field Safety. Attached is the Job Description. Here is also a link to the posting (you will need to copy and paste onto the web to get directly to the posting) hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=76879 ...

Hi All, I just wanted to make a quick plug for the Wilderness Risk Management Conference put on by NOLS at the end of Oct ( https://www.nols.edu/en/about/risk-services/wilderness-risk-management-conference/ ).  It is a fabulous conference that covers ...

​Field safety COP, I have just been given permission to hire a Field/Ag Safety Officer (very broad duties). I am putting together a 'Position Description' and would like to make sure I don't forget anything. Does anyone have a Job Posting for a Field ...

Hello Everyone, Our next COP call will be July 10 at 2:00pm EST Join us in our online meeting room . ------------------------------ Miriam Sharp Laboratory Safety Manager University of Maryland College Park MD 301-405-2070 ------------------------ ...

Hello Everyone! Here's the poll for the last COP call before the CSHEMA conference. https://doodle.com/poll/69fnf992fie7dykv Please fill this out by June 18th so I can get it set up.  Let me know if you have any topics you'd like covered!! ------------------------------ ...

Hi Jackie, it seems you've taken the appropriate steps. I would defer to our IBC to review the risks associated with the lab tasks, and to consider what other pathogens are endemic. And consider if there may be better facilities for labwork at a nearby ...

​ Dear CSHEMA Colleagues: I have a question regarding precautions for one of our field researchers who plans to conduct ELISAs on blood collected from cattle, camels and sheep. The samples will be collected from the animals on a ranch in Kenya, by a ...

#1 Tell us about your background and what led you to care about or support field research safety.  I am the biosafety officer; my background is varied.  I have taught/done research in infectious disease microbiology, and was an inspector for the CDC ...

That is an excellent question and one we have been struggling with as our knowledge of the soil contamination profile on campus seems to change each time we sample. Currently we are sampling each time there is a need/request to conduct archaeology and ...

Regarding the guidelines do you have for the contaminated soils, do they kick in for all archaeology work or just when certain conditions are observed? ------------------------------ Miriam Sharp Laboratory Safety Manager University of Maryland College ...

Thanks Sean! Nice to hear from you. I am fortunate to be able to focus on this program right now. Our program elements are... 1. First aid and emergency planning: WFA, heat illness, epinephrine program, Garmin inReach sat device loaner program, ...

Hi All Looking forward to participating in this forum. Admittedly our field safety program is in its juvenile stages of development. We have recently developed guidelines for those working in potentially contaminated soil on campus (e.g. conducting ...

Hi everyone, to encourage sharing on this listserv we're going to post a series of questions over the next few weeks from the field panel that Becky Grunewald of UC Davis moderated at the CSHEMA Symposium in San Diego. As researchers, instructors and ...

Hi everyone, as I mentioned on our COP call I received a request this week from the CDC Yellow Book group regarding a new health study related to student international travel. Please consider promoting participation at your campus or sharing this flyer ...

Hello,  I'm so sorry for the delay, I didn't actually see your post until today when I started the COP call. I think the first step is figuring out what your scope of exposure is. Where are people going? What are they doing? Are there any current safety ...

Miriam, I am having a difficult time getting safety involvement from our Environmental Science and Sustainability department. Where is the best place to start when it comes to getting a handle on safety in the field or with courses with field work? (Student ...

Hello everyone, I have booked the following for the COP meeting in April. Here's the information: April 11th at 1:00pm EST Join our  online meeting room  or by phone:      Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll)      Meeting ...

Hello Everyone, Please fill out my Doodle poll by March 15 so I can schedule the next COP meeting.  https://doodle.com/poll/zr7mqy6rfzmr3a5x Let me know if you have any suggestions for topics. Thanks! ------------------------------ Miriam Sharp University ...

New Meeting ID! 403559108 https://iu.zoom.us/j/403559108 ------------------------------ Miriam Sharp University of Maryland College Park MD ------------------------------

Technical difficulties with the zoom meeting on the phone with CSHEMA. Will let everyone know when it is resolved. ------------------------------ Miriam Sharp University of Maryland College Park MD ------------------------------

Hello everyone, Here is the information for the January Field Safety COP call:  January 28th at 2:00pm EST (11:00am PST) Join our  online meeting room  or by phone:      Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll)      Meeting ...

Here is University of Vermont's webpage for travel abroad: https://www.uvm.edu/oie/departure Lots of info here. Be sure to click on the MENU as well. (Ms) Lee Diamond University of Vermont Lab Safety Coordinator ------------------------------ Lee Diamond ...