Six scientists with backpacking packs on use trekking poles to hike up a steep icy mountainside with a blue sky in the background and rocks near the trail

ADVANCEing FieldSafety (AFS)

ADVANCEing FieldSafety (AFS)

Committed to building a safe and welcoming field environment within the Geosciences and beyond

The ADVANCEing FieldSafety program is a collaboration between the FieldSafe team at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the ADVANCEGeo Partnership and supported by advisory board members and topic experts. We are a group of individuals with a collective interest and unique skill sets to improve field safety and a welcoming team culture for the broader field-going community.

For general questions or inquiries about the ADVANCEing FieldSafety program, please contact us by email at fieldsafe@colorado.edu.

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Three field crew members standing and walking along a rocky valley floor between steep mountain slopes. One person in the foreground raises an arm while holding a rock, while others stand nearby carrying backpacks. The terrain is uneven with loose stones and gravel, and patches of snow appear on the surrounding hillsides. The valley narrows toward the background under overcast daylight.
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Wide view of a rocky mountain ridge with a small group of people moving along a narrow trail near the crest. The terrain is steep and uneven, with exposed rock and gravel. Patches of snow appear on nearby slopes. A broad valley and layered mountain ridges extend into the distance under clear daylight.

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Asynchronous Events

Asynchronous Event

ADVANCEing FieldSafety: Changing the Culture of Fieldwork-Coursera

The ADVANCEing FieldSafety course provides field research team leaders and field team participants with the skills and tools to build a welcoming and inclusive field culture. This course will help you and your team develop norms and codes of conduct, and review or clarify leadership and field team organization. This is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Coursera.

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