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This document is being maintained for historical purposes, but is now out of date. To view current guidelines please visit:

• HIV/AIDS Guidelines and Recommendations   at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/guidelines/index.html

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                              Field Safety Protocol

Field safety protocols are based on program activities and are intended to provide the staff 
and peer educators with guidance regarding their professional behavior.

  -  Carry picture identification (I.D.) at all times that includes name of the
     organization, name of the project, your name, and the purpose for your
     presence.

  -  Work in pairs and always know where your partner is.

  -  Establish a mechanism to keep your supervisor aware of your location and
     activities (e.g., carry a beeper, call telephone mailbox at a specified time).

  -  Establish contact with local police precincts in the area.  Leave copy of I.D. 
     with the commander.  If appropriate for your program, maintain relations with 
     the police; introduce the program and staff.

  -  Have contingency plans for worst case scenarios and share them with your
     partner.

  -  Make sure you have made contact with and have permission from a key person
     in the community before entering the setting in which you will conduct the
     intervention (e.g., shooting galleries, crack houses, or local high schools).

  -  Leave the area if tension or violence is observed or perceived.

  -  Avoid controversy and debate with clients and program participants.

  -  When you start your job as a peer educator in the field, get a TB skin test; you 
     should be re-tested periodically thereafter.

  -  Be aware of weather conditions and be prepared for natural occurrences.

  -  Design and adhere to a schedule for outreach or peer education.

  -  Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages and buying, receiving, or sampling drugs
     while conducting outreach or peer education.

     

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