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Polar Environment, Safety and Health (PESH)

The Polar Environment, Safety and Health Section (PESH) manages and oversees the environmental, safety, and health aspects of research and operations conducted in polar regions.

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ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH LINKS

Summit Station

Staff practice rescuing a human-sized mannequin dangling from a 50-meter instrument tower at Summit Station, a research outpost on Greenland's ice cap that is funded by the NSF in cooperation with the Greenland government. (Photo credit: Larry Gullingsrud, Polar Field Services/CH2M HILL Polar Services)

ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH LINKS


                Taylor Valley

Environmental staff member cleaning up an old dump site in the Taylor Valley. (Photo credit: Clair VonHandorf, Best Recycling)