Physical distance, transit times, and less frequent communication make every aspect of fieldwork harder. It’s difficult enough to promote a culture of safety face-to-face: How do you even start to do it with field teams or lone workers?
Just as communication is the heart of a good relationship, it’s also the core of team culture. When team members can’t be in the same location, you’ll need to bridge the physical gap with frequent contact regarding safety requirements, successes, and failures — which entails digitizing processes and communicating the resulting data.
