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Safety Guidelines for Archaeologists
Know Your Rights
[United States] Federal law entitles you to a safe workplace. Your employer must keep your workplace free of known health and safety hazards. You have the right to speak up about hazards without fear of retaliation. You also have the right to:
- Receive workplace safety and health training in a language you understand
- Work on machines that are safe
- Receive required safety equipment, such as gloves or a harness and lifeline for falls
- Be protected from toxic chemicals
- Request an OSHA inspection, and speak to the inspector
- Report an injury or illness, and get copies of your medical records
- Review records of work-related injuries and illnesses
- See results of tests taken to find workplace hazards
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety Guidelines, Regulations, and Responsibilities
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- Worker Rights and Protections
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- Workers' Rights PDF in English and Spanish
- Laws and Regulations
- File a Safety and Health Complaint with OSHA
- Field Safety and First Aid
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- Emergency First Aid Basics Red Cross International
- Wilderness First Aid Basics REI Camping Co-Op
- Field Safety Guide University of South Florida (PDF)
- Field Safety Handbook Yale University
- Conflict Resolution
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- The Top 5 Conflict Resolution Strategies for the Workplace Champlain College Online
- "How can I prevent harassment?" US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Master the 3 "D"s of Bystander Intervention US Marine Corps Community Services
- Active Bystander Intervention US Department of Defense (PDF)
- "Ground Rules for a Successful Mediation Meeting" Texas Southern University (PDF)
- Guidance on Reporting Incidents US Dept of Health and Human Svs
- Team Based Learning Vanderbilt University
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA)
- Community Engagement
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- Descendant Groups US National Parks Service
- A Property Owners Guide to Archaeological Stewardship US Department of Agriculture
- Archaeology for Kids US National Parks Service
- Trailblazing an Indigenous Archaeology: New Methodologies School for Advanced Research (Video)
- [Ethnographic] Refusal as Research Method Discard Studies
- Archaeology and Social Justice "State of the Field 2018" Brown University
- Human Resources and Relations
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- Hire and Manage Employees US Small Business Administration
- Simple Strategies to Assign Project Roles and Responsibilities IT Toolkit
- Annual Performance Review Evaluation Guidelines Brandeis University
- Standards and Guidance for Archaeological Field Evaluation Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) (PDF)
- Guidelines for Conducting Entity Level Internal Control Reviews US Federal Procurement Policy 2008
- Policy Guide for Assessment and Use of Contractor Performance and Integrity Information US Agency for Internal Development (USAID) (PDF)
- Federal Archaeological Contracting US National Parks Service (PDF)
- Media Management and Privacy
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- Policy and Guidance on the Deposition of Personal, Confidential, and Sensitive Data Archaeology Data Service
- Important Considerations for Considerations for Protecting Human Research Participants Purdue University
- Social Media: A Smuggler's Tool for Looted Antiquities Center for Art Law
- Cell Phones at Work: Productive Tool or Dangerous Distraction? Northwest Safety and Risk Services
- Photography
- Photography for Archaeologists British Archaeological Jobs and Resources (BAJR)
- Digital Photography in Archaeology: A Basic Guide British Archaeological Jobs and Resources (BAJR) (PDF)
- Relevant Publications
- Emerson, M. (2021). Toward a Safe Archaeology Field School: Insights into Policies, Procedures, and Team-Based Learning. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 9(1), 66-73. doi:10.1017/aap.2020.44 (PDF)
- Colaninno, C., Lambert, S., Beahm, E., & Drexler, C. (2020). Creating and Supporting a Harassment- and Assault-Free Field School. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 8(2), 111-122. doi:10.1017/aap.2020.8
- Colaninno, C., Lambert, S., Beahm, E., & Drexler, C. (2020). Evidence-based Transformation of Undergraduate Field Schools to Promote Safety and Inclusivity Horizon and Tradition, 62(1), p16. (PDF)
- Silliman, Stephen W., and Thomas J. Ferguson. "Consultation and collaboration with descendant communities." Voices in American archaeology (2010): 48-72.
- Smith, C. W. "Surefire techniques for archaeological photography in dark places." Technical Briefs in Historical Archaeology 4 (2009): 41-3.
- Sou, Gemma. "Concealing researcher identity in fieldwork and social media: Sexuality and speaking for participants." Area 53, no. 3 (2021): 473-480.
- Proulx, Blythe Bowman. "Drugs, arms, and arrowheads: Theft from archaeological sites and the dangers of fieldwork." Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 27, no. 4 (2011): 500-522.
- Trent, Sarah "How Hot is Too Hot to Exercise?" Outside Online. July 26 (2022).