The Field Research Safety Program focuses on providing specialized training, safety equipment and support to faculty, staff and students whose research has a fieldwork component.
Before You Go
- Develop a Field Safety Plan.
- Get trained in Field First Aid or Wilderness Medicine.
- All trip participants should take the Heat Illness Prevention Training (UCSB Learning Center). Determine which insurance will be your primary insurance (personal, travel, workers comp) in the area you operate.
- Register all participants in the trip with UC Away for UC Travel Insurance.
- Students and volunteers must sign a Waiver of Liability.
Upcoming Training
Field First Aid and Field Trip Planning:
Field First Aid and Field Trip Planning, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, date and time: TBD
Contacts
Alex Moretto
Research Safety Division Manager
o. (805) 893-4899
amoretto@ucsb.edu
Eric Hessell
UC Consortium Dive & Boat Safety Coordinator
o. (805) 893-4559
eric.hessell@ucsb.edu
Jamie Bishop
Field Safety Coordinator
o. (805) 893-8894
bishop@ucsb.edu