Here is a email from Aaron Bird regarding a research program on cave safety.
I'm sure he would appreciate the help. Geary From: Aaron Bird [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:41 PM Subject: STILL NEED HELP WITH RESEARCH.... Re: NSS STC Research Project: Close Calls Among Visitors to Caves Hello, Please see below and help with the NSS Safety and Techniques research project. We still need lots of responses! As of June 22, there have been reports of nearly 100 close calls but only 9 responses on cave-skills training. The 100 close calls is a pretty good number, but we need a lot more, particularly on cave-skills. Please, please help us out by completing these questionnaires. :-) http://caves.org/safety/research.shtml Cave-skills training: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/473543/Perceptions-of-Formal-Cave-Skills-Training Close calls in caving: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/407591/Safety-Close-Calls-in-Cave-Exploration-Cave-Science-and-Cave-Conservation Forward to any caving-related email lists you're on! thank you!!! Aaron On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Aaron Bird <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hello to any and all who visit caves: The National Speleological Society (NSS) Safety and Techniques Committee is conducting a research project in conjunction with the Oakland University Occupational Safety and Health Program to determine the prevalence of close calls in caving. For the purposes of this research, "close call" will be defined as an event (planned or unplanned) in a cave that could have resulted in injury or fatality, but did not. Based on anonymous responses from participants, a database of cave-related "close-call" events will be established in order to identify the most prevalent likelihoods of illnesses, injuries, and fatalities that may occur from visiting caves. This information will be used in caver education and cave exploration planning in order to help cavers avoid conditions and acts that may lead to undesired events. Below is a link to the consent form of this questionnaire. If you chose to participate, please click the link and review the consent form. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/407591/Safety-Close-Calls-in-Cave-Exploration-Cave-Science-and-Cave-Conservation Finally, please do forward this email and the above link to anyone who visits caves, to caving-related email lists, and to outdoor-related email lists, as you see fit. thank you and best regards, Aaron Bird -- Aaron J. Bird, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Occupational Safety and Health Program School of Health Sciences Oakland University Rochester, MI 48309 p: 248-805-1OSH (1674) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
