Do you teach field courses? If so, how do you manage risk and reduce the likelihood of serious injuries on extended trips with students?
I am developing an online risk management (a.k.a. safety) training for people who teach university field courses and would like YOUR input. Please consider responding to this short anonymous survey: http://goo.gl/forms/fd3wyQmkwl I am also interested in hearing about the risk management practices at your institution. If you aren’t interested in responding to the survey, but would like to carry on a conversation on the EcoLog, please consider the following: • Do you teach field courses? If so, where do you go and for how long? • Do you require faculty / instructors to be medically trained when they take students on overnight field courses? If so, what level of certification do you require? • Do you have written protocols to guide faculty/instructor decisions in the field (i.e. maximum faculty : student ratio on field courses, when to retreat in case of lightning, how long to wait before taking a student with a stomachache to the doctor)? • Does your institution have a written emergency response plan that includes a designated on-call person? Thank you for your interest!
