Environmental & Terrain Hazards

Landscape and physical environment

• Avalanches
• Backcountry Avalanche Safety (National Ski Patrol)
• National Avalanche Center
• Glaciers
• Caves
• High Altitude
• Hiking
• Camping
• Near Water Work
• Drowning
• Storms, Lightning
• Lightning Safety (eLCOSH)
• Winter Storm and Other Emergency Preparedness (American Red Cross)
• Extreme Cold Weather Clothing (US Antarctic Program)
• Weather Forecasts (NOAA)

Environmental or Weather-Related Illnesses

Temperature, exposure, and weather extremes

• Cold Stress – Preventing Hypothermia and Frostbite (NIOSH)
• Frostbite
• Hypothermia
• Heat Illness
• Dehydration
• Sunburn
• Ultraviolet (UV) Light Eye Exposure
• Acute High Altitude Illnesses (New England Journal of Medicine, 2013)
• Altitude Sickness

Wildlife & Animal Hazards

Vertebrate encounters and zoonotic risk

• Animals
• Large Predators
• Mountain Lions in California (CDFW)
• Bear safety
• Snakes
• Common snakes
• Rattlesnakes in California (CDFW)
• Rabies
• Fish & wildlife training modules (Canadian Council on Animal Care)
• Science Guidelines (American Fisheries Society)
• Guidelines for use of wild animals in research and teaching (American Society of Mammalogists)
• Health Risk for Marine Mammal Workers (UC Davis Veterinary Medicine, 2008)
• Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research (Ornithological Council)
• Resources, Collection & Curation Practices (American Society of Ichthyologists & Herpetologists)
• Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel (National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians)
• Disease Precautions for Hunters (AVMA)

Insects, Arthropods, and Other Vectors

Bites, stings, diseases transmitted by insects or rodents, or other vectors

• Insects and Spiders
• Common spiders of California (Essig Museum, UC Berkeley)
• Ticks and Lyme Disease
• Tick Removal Video
• Lyme disease
• Zika Virus Updates
• West Nile Virus Fact Sheet
• Hantavirus
• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
• Valley fever
• Other Vector-borne Diseases
• Food and Waterborne Illness
• Guide to Drinking Water Treatment in the Backcountry (CDC)
• Giardiasis
• Infectious Diseases and Travelers’ Health (Search by Destination) (CDC)

Plants & Environmental Exposure

Toxic or allergenic flora

• Plants
• Poisonous plants
• Pests that injure

Physical & Occupational Hazards

Activities, vehicles

• Vehicles/Driving
• ATV/Utility Vehicles
• Strenuous Physical Activity
• Personal Safety
• Working Alone Off-Site (CCOHS)
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Working Alone – Off-site
• Psychological Hazards
• Guidelines for Social Worker Safety (NASW)
• National Association of Social Workers: Guidelines for Social Worker Safety
• Journalism Safety Guide (BBC)
• Safety of Journalists (UNESCO)
• Safety Guidelines for Field Researchers
• Safety Notes (UC Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• Field Safety in Uncontrolled Environments (American Association of Petroleum Geologists)

Travel & Remote Field work

Outdoor Ethics, travel safety, and international field work

• Master Educator Manual (Leave No Trace)
• North American Booklet (Leave No Trace)
• Travel Advisories by Location (US Department of State)
• National Science Foundation: Office of Polar Programs