A Guide to Safe Field Operations
U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 95-777
By D.K. Yobbi, T.H. Yorke and R.T. Mycyk
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CONTENTS
Acronymns Used in this Report
Introduction
Your Role as a USGS Employee
General Operational and Safety Procedures
Training for New Employees
Communication
Preparing for the Field
Transportation
In the Field
Weather
Terrain
Animals
Poisonous Plants
Equipment
Maintenance and Storage
Safety Inspections
Specific Procedures and Safety Issues
Surface-Water Activities
Wading Measurements
Bridge Measurements
Cableway Measurements
Boat Measurements
Discharge Measurements Under Ice Cover
Indirect Flood Discharge Measurements
Electrofishing
Construction, Repair, and Maintenance of Streamgaging Stations
Gage Inspection and Records Removal
Scuba Diving
Ground-Water Activities
Well Inventory
Collecting Water-Level Data
Instrumenting and Repairing Observation Wells
Drilling Observation Wells
Conducting Aquifer Tests
Geophysical Logging of Wells
Surface Geophysical Measurements
Water-Quality Activities
Collecting Samples From Streams, Rivers, and Lakes
Sampling Wells
Sample Preservation and Shipment
Operating Field Parameter Meters
Installing and Operating Water-Quality Monitors
References
Additional Reading
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