UC FIELD SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING SERIES 2025
This training series will feature timely, challenging topics lead by subject matter experts, presented online in workshop format with opportunities to discuss scenarios, practice skills, and plan for your specific field projects and settings. This event is sponsored by UCOP Risk Services, UCLA BSAS GAEL, the UC Field Research Safety Center of Excellence, and the UC Field Safety Workgroup. Content is compiled and accessible to all via the UC Field Safety Leadership Training Library. Learn more about more about our resources by visiting the UC Field Research Safety Center of Excellence website or email fieldsafety@berkeley.edu.
SESSIONS
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Speaker
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Tuesday 02/11/25
11:00 am - 12:30 pm PST
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Thursday 03/06/25
Wednesday 03/12/25
Thursday 03/13/25
11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
KIM DERRY
Field Safety Manager
Kim works for the U.S. National Science Foundation in their Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) Office of Polar Programs, under Safety and Occupational Health.
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LORCA SMETANA
Lorca Smetana knows about coming back stronger and richer inside after living through crisis. She was born into a mountaineering community and started early thinking about mortality and the choices that we make if life were to be short. At the age of sixteen she was a survivor of the Mt. Hood climbing tragedy that took the lives of nine students and teachers. The awareness of mortality and its impact on how we live our lives remain a powerful thread through her work.
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REGISTRATION
Joffe Emergency Services
Building resilient and ready workplaces that protect and prioritize people. We make communities safer. We provide security, safety, and medical support services to empower schools, event venues and organizers to confidently prevent and manage emergencies and save lives. De-escalation training will include a prerequisite “Best Practices” recorded training, followed by a one-hour live session that will walk participants through a full scenario relevant to outdoor field settings to practice these skills. Training will cover:
Phases of Acting Out Behavior
Types of Awareness
Recognizing Signs of Escalation
Maintaining Situational Awareness
Roles & Responsibilities
Additional Factors to Consider
Post-Incident Best Practices
Organization website: https://www.joffeemergencyservices.com
SPEAKERS
Field Inclusive, Inc
Field Inclusive strives to provide tangible and actionable improvements in the natural sciences by addressing social field safety issues related to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Learning and being aware of various social field safety issues that could arise for people who professionally work outdoors — but more specifically — for marginalized and historically excluded individuals is our goal. We believe all field researchers deserve and have a right to the tools necessary for success in their professional work. Website: https://www.fieldinclusive.org/
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NSF Requirements for Safe & Inclusive Plans
Lorca Smetana,
Resilience Trainer
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Tuesday 03/18/25
11:00 am - 12:30 pm PST
Resilience
Social Field Safety Workshop
De-escalation Workshop
Field Inclusive, Inc
Joffe Emergency Services
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Kim Derry,
Field Safety Manager (Contractor), NSF
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