504 CANCELED Introduction to Field Safety Leadership
Participants will become familiar with proven effective strategies and tactics to prepare for and lead safe and effective field activities. The course covers how to evaluate the range of risks encountered in the field, quantitative analysis of injuries and illnesses that commonly occur during field activities, why accidents happen (human factors analysis), the field safety process in normal operations, and emergency response through scenario analysis and problem solving. Additional topics will include wilderness mental-health first aid, group leader and institution liability, and program funding and cost sharing. Participants will practice using field safety training materials and modules designed for field camp students and suitable for use in field methods classes; they will also begin the process of customizing the field safety process for their own field programs. Participants will receive electronic copies of the training materials and modules as well as key forms for use in the field. Some of the topics will be introduced through pre-course reading and videos. (Although not required, previous participants have suggested that having wilderness first aid or equivalent training will enhance the course experience. This course is not intended to compete with any commercially available first-aid training. The participants will not receive any level of first-aid certification [and it is not linked to the American Red Cross digital certification system]). Cost: US$45 professionals; US$25 students.
Thursday, 16 September 2021
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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