Health and Safety

My tenure as Chair of Geological Sciences and my service on the Department Safety Committee has sharpened my awareness of the unique hazards to health and safety that students, faculty and staff are routinely exposed to in our department. Our work involves:

extensive on- and off-road vehicle operation,
boating in remote waters,
trekking through precipitous, tick-infested terrain,
using hazardous tools and machinery,
engaging in various laboratory activities.

Health and Safety practices for Geoscientists

I would like to stress the importance of being aware of the specific health and safety issues that face practicing geoscientists. We must all be attentive to required, recommended, and commonsense measures to ensure the health and safety of each and every one of us.

This web site is intended to offer a growing collection of information about specific hazards that we believe face those who actively pursue our science. Please feel free to recommend any revisions to this page that you feel would be useful.

Remember, there are old geologists and there are careless geologists. There are NO old, careless geologists!

Cheers,
Susan McGeary