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SELECTED REFERENCES AND
INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

SELECTED REFERENCES FOR SAFETY IN FIELD ACTIVITIES

 American Red Cross, 1988, American Red Cross Standard First Aid---Workbook, 1988: American Red Cross, 180 p.

Anonymous, Fall 1992, Well aware: Ormond Beach and Flagler, Fla., Memorial Hospital, p. 1-4.

Audubon Society, 1980, The Audubon Society field guide to North American insects and spiders: New York, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 989 p. _______1986, The Audubon Society encyclopedia of animal life: New York, Portland House, 606 p.

Boy Scouts of America, 1984, Fieldbook (3d ed.): Irving, Tex., Boy Scouts of America, 630 p.

_______1990, Boy scout handbook (10th ed.): Irving, Tex., Boy Scouts of America, 661 p. Cahalane, V.H., ed., 1970, Alive in the wild: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 236 p. Center for Disease Control, October 21, 1994a, Fax Information Service 310031---Hantavirus Illness SW-USA. _______October 21, 1994b, Fax Information Service 310032---Hantavirus---Prevention Info. Cox, M.H., Revised September 1994, Protocol for emergency room procedures and hospital management of snakebites: 198 Venus Lane, Orange Park, Fla. 32073-2431, Maynard H. Cox, 36 p. Denner, J.C., Revised 1993, A primer on clothing systems for cold-weather field work: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-415, 16 p. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, April 1991, American Alligator (pamphlet). _______April 1991, Living with Alligators (pamphlet). Frankel, Edward, 1991, Poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, and their relatives: Pacific Grove, Calif., The Boxwood Press, 93 p. Harper and Row, 1981, Complete field guide to North American wildlife---eastern edition: New York, Harper and Row, 714 p. _______1981, Complete field guide to North American wildlife---western edition: New York, Harper and Row, 809 p. Horowitz, A.J., Demas, C.R., Fitzgerald, K.K., Miller, T.L., and Rickert, D.A., 1994, U.S. Geological Survey protocol for the collection and processing of surface-water samples for the subsequent determination of inorganic constituents in filtered water: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-539, 57 p. Huegel, C.N., and Cook, D.G., undated, Florida's nonvenomous snakes: Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Fla., 6 p. [brochure] J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc., 1993, Driver's pocket guide to hazardous materials (1st ed.), A guide to U.S. Department of Transportation regulations in U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Parts 171-180 and 390-397: P.O. Box 368, Neenah, WI 54957-0368, J.J. Keller & Associates, 386 p. Joseph, Jack, 1957, Don't die with your boots on: Outdoor Life, v. 119, no. 4, p. 70. Kauffeld, C.F., 1970, The rattlesnake, in Cahalane, V.H., Alive in the wild: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, p. 42-49. Lockhart, Gary, 1988, The weather companion: New York, Wiley Science Editions, 215 p. Maughan, J.J., and Puddicombe, Ann, 1981, Hiking the backcountry: Harrisburg, Pa., Stackpole Books, 226 p. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, June 1994, Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, Publication No. 94-116, 398 p. Nichol, John, 1989, Bites and stings---the world of venomous animals: New York, Facts On File Publications, 185 p. Tidball, R.R., 1984, Field-safety guidelines for the U.S. Geological Survey, central region (2d ed.): U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Division Central Region Committee on Safety, U.S. Government Printing Office 776-041/4015 Region No. 8, 56 p. U.S. Department of the Interior, 1991, Safety and health handbook (485 DM), Departmental Manual: Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary [variously paged]. U.S. Department of Labor, 1995, Occupational Safety and Health Administration: U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Chapter 17, Parts 1900 to 1910, revised as of July 1, 1995, 948 p. U.S. Department of Transportation, 1990, Emergency response guidebook: U.S. Department of Transportation, DOT P 5800.5, 76 p. _______1995, Other regulations relating to transportation: U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Parts 171-177, revised as of October 1, 1995. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Parts 260-272, 355, 370, 372, 710 p. U.S. Geological Survey, May 1978, Guidelines for safe geologic fieldwork in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Division, Branch of Alaskan Geology, Committee on Safety, 20 p. _______1988, Geological Survey manual, 370.792.1.1, Preventive medical treatment: Reston, Va., Administrative Division/Personnel, 3 p. _______August 1989, Safety and environmental health handbook---Handbook 445-1-H: Reston, Va. [variously paged]. _______December 1993, USGS occupational hazards and safety procedures handbook---Handbook 445-2-H: Reston, Va., Administrative Division [variously paged]. _______July 1994, USGS diving safety manual: Reston, Va., Bureau Safety Manager, National Center [variously paged]. _______December 1994, USGS environmental/hazardous waste compliance guide: Reston, Va., Bureau Safety Manager, National Center [variously paged]. Wagner, C.R., 1991, Streamgaging cableways: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-84, 89 p. Yobbi, D.K., Yorke, T.H., and Mycyk, R.T., 1996, A guide to safe field operations: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-777, 29 p.

INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

Water Resources Division Memorandums and Office of Water Quality Technical Memorandums are available electronically on the Internet through the USGS Home Page on the World Wide Web. The site address (URL) is

Plan for insuring the safety of cableways, June 1991: WRD Memorandum No. 91.42, 12 p. Requirements for Water Resources Division personnel performing electrofishing, February 1993: WRD Memorandum No. 93.19, 2 p. Storage, transportation, handling, and disposal of formaldehyde (FORMALIN) solution, July 1993: WRD memorandum No. 93.44, 4 p. Storage, transportation, handling, and disposal of hydrochloric acid, November 1993: WRD Memorandum No. 94.06, 5 p. Storage, transportation, handling and disposal of methyl alcohol, December 1993: WRD Memorandum No. 94.07, 5 p. Plan for insuring safe work in gaging station stilling wells, April 1994: WRD Memorandum No. 94.30, 11 p. Managing safety and health hazards when working in and around streamgaging stations: a lesson learned from an incident in the Iowa District, December 1994: WRD Memorandum No. 95.06, 5 p. Traffic control plan for field operations from bridges and along roadways, February 1995: WRD Memorandum No. 95.17, 21 p. Bureau-administered specialized safety programs, August 1995: WRD Memorandum No. 95.47, 2 p. Aircraft safety: lesson learned from a recent Colorado helicopter accident, August 1995: WRD Memorandum No. 95.49, 4 p. New watercraft safety requirements, May 1996: WRD Memorandum No. 96.25, 7 p. Water Resources Division immunization program, June 1996: WRD Memorandum No. 96.29, 3 p. Office of Water Quality (OWQ) Technical Memorandums Return of spent mercury and dichromate ampoules to the National Water Quality Laboratory, July 16, 1992: OWQ Technical Memorandum 92.11, 3 p. Discontinuance of field use of mercury liquid-in-glass thermometers, November 22, 1993: OWQ Technical Memorandum No. 94.02, 5 p. New preservation techniques for nutrient samples, August 5, 1994: OWQ Technical Memorandum 94.16, 11 p.
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