Field work is an integral part of geoscience. It can be inspiring and fun but also challenging, even intimidating and certainly always entails a number of risks that need to be navigated. It is still rare for employers, institutions, or funding agencies to provide adequate resources and structures for in-depth safety training. The nature of fieldwork poses additional challenges for creating a safe and inclusive workspace. Luckily accidents are infrequent; but precedents ranging from harassment, property damage, personal injury, up to the loss of life illustrate the plethora of possible severe consequences that may arise if risks aren't managed adequately. In this short course we want to introduce principles and best-practices making fieldwork safer. Topics covered include team-culture and inclusion, risk management and reduction, human and social factors, conflict management, specific field work techniques, as well as regulatory issues.