If you haven't taken the mandatory Field Research Safety Training yet, please visit this page for more details.

If you have activities that are assessed at a risk level 2 (medium) to level 5 (Extreme), you are required to take both parts of the training, the eLearning and the in-Person training sessions.

As of September 5, 2024, 1064 researchers have completed both the E-Learning and In-Person Training.

With the academic year beginning, we have scheduled one session per month as below:

October 8 ,   1 pm - 4 pm    (virtual)
November 12    1 pm - 4 pm    (virtual)

We would remind everyone must register using the online form.  If someone shares the link with another or joins another during the session, we will not have a record of attendance and certificates cannot be issued. Also, cameras are required to be on during the whole session. 

In the beginning of September, there was a bear attack west of Calgary.  

Due to increased wildfire activity preventing researchers from getting to their sites earlier, some groups have prolonged the season.  Extending the research activities into the late fall, when food sources for the bears are dwindling, may increase the likelihood of bear encounters. The researchers should be vigilant in following their controls identified for the hazard.  

As part of the investigation of the fatality, one corrective action recommended that HSE conduct an audit of field research activities going forward. HSE will begin a compliance audit based on a random selection of Field Activity Plans submitted to the Central Registry.  We will be reaching out by email should your activity be selected.

You might have heard from other sources (Faculty or Department) that planning is ongoing for a move of the South Campus Storage Lot (where field equipment is stored in seacans and trailers are parked, directly south of the Saville Centre as shown in photo above).

Both Space Planning and the Project Manager (Peter Gegolick) have been in touch with the Field Research Office and recently advised that they are hoping for the move to take place in the late Fall (exact date yet to be confirmed). 

Although the exact location of the new lot has not yet been confirmed, it will be on South Campus. In preparation for the move, the project manager is planning to have a bin for disposal of all non-hazardous materials from the seacans and storage spaces that are located on the Lot. The date has not been confirmed yet but they require researchers to fill out this Google Form.

We have been informed by the Project Manager that the existing features of the lot will be carried over to the new location. 

We will keep you informed as we receive updates.

A Wilderness First Aid course has been scheduled for November 13-15 (W, Th, F) 

Prerequisite:  Current Intermediate First Aid 

Cost: $325.00

Location:  Emily Murphy Park