To collect and observe sand at riversides or at other field sites safely takes careful planning as well as prior study. Students must also make sure to have a teacher from your school or other adults accompanying you on the field trip. The following websites provide important safety information for working at river sites. They are must reads for everyone taking part in fieldwork.
- “Know the River, Enjoy the River,” the handbook of waterside safety
(Foundation of River and Watershed Environment Management)
http://www.kasen.or.jp/public_html/index.html - Types of River Usage and Potential Risk Factors
(Chubu Regional Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
http://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/kawatomizu/working/kiken/index.htm
Example of Japanese site;
Working outdoors does carry some risk, no matter how careful you are. Insect bites and scrapes or other injuries are possible, so make sure you have prepared a first aid kit and are ready to use it.
First aid kit (one example)
- Disinfectant
- Sterile gauze pads
- Adhesive bandages
- Liquid bandages
- Disposable hand warmer
- Elastic bandages
- Triangular bandages (slings)
- Needle
- Tweezers with pointed tip
- Tweezers with slanted tip
- Scissors
- Safety pins
- Cotton buds
- Facial mask
- Vinyl gloves
- Insect repellant
- Sun block
- Lip balm
- Cold medicine
- Antacid
- Aspirin or other analgesic
