Overview
These are general updates for all of EH&S' prgrams
General Safety
- Asbestos Survey Bulletin
- Broken Glass
- Cal/OSHA: When an employee is independently responsible for a violation
- Campus Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) Training: Available in UC Learning Center
- Checking Safety Training Compliance
- Comprehensive Electrical Safety
- Controlled Substances Update (02/27/2020)
- Earthquake Safety Presentation by Matt Springer
- EH&S Inspection Escalation Procedure
- Eyewash Equipment Installation Standards
- Fire Resistant Face Masks
- Food in Labs — Why Eating & Drinking in Labs is Prohibited
- Hazard Communication
- Microtome Safe Operating Procedures
- Personal Protective Equipment Distribution
- Pipette Packaging and Disposal Procedures
- PI and Laboratory Supervisor Health and Safety Legal Obligations
- Safe Research during Shelter-in-Place
- Recycling & Disposal of Scrap Metal
- Respirator Use - N95 vs. KN95 - Understanding the Difference
- Wearing Gloves Outside the Laboratory
Bio-safety
- 24/7 Emergency Number for Hazardous Materials Shipments
- Autoclave Quality Control
- Cold Room: Preventing Mold Growth
- COVID-19—Working with Patient Samples
- Custodial Staff Entering Restricted Areas
- Class 9 Dry Ice for Frozen Shipments
- Hepatitis B Virus: Mandatory Requirement for Online Survey
- Monkeypox—Working with Patient Samples & the Monkeypox Virus
- Open Flame Use in Laboratories
- Preventing Lab-Acquired Infections and/or Contamination
- Phlebotomy-Related Safety Alert for Clinical Investigators and other Research Personnel
- Recapping Needles
- Safe Practice: Working with Autologous Blood/Tissue
- Sharps Safety: Proper Disposal at Animal Facilities
- Shipping: FAA Warning Letter
- Waste: Medical Waste Container Recommendations
- Waste: Risk Group 1 Recombinant DNA
Chemical Safety
- Bleach: Dangerous Reactions
- Broken Glass
- Cal/OSHA: Listed Carcinogen Order Control (Title 8 Section 5209)
- Cal/OSHA: Preparing for an Inspection
- Carcinogen Safety: Quick Guide for PIs and Lab Supervisors
- Chemical Exposures: General First Aid Procedures
- Chemical inventory - Barcode scanners available for loan
- Chemicals App Update
- Chemicals Regulated under section 5209
- Chloroform Safe Gloves
- Cryogenic Liquids
- Cryogenic Liquids: Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety Precautions
- Cryovial Safety
- EPA dichloromethane restrictions
- Formaldehyde (Carcinogen) Training
- Formaldehyde Use Guidelines
- Hydrofluoric Acid Safety
- Hydrogenation Reaction Safety
- IACUC Protocols and Hazardous Agents
- Isoflurane: Procedures for Safe Use
- Managing Your Chemical Inventory
- Nitric Acid Safety
- Non-catalog Purchases
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Phenol Chloroform Emergency Procedures
- Pyrophoric Glove Settlement FAQ
- Pyrophoric Training Announcement
- Pyrophoric Hand Protection
- Pyrophoric Nomex Lab-Coat Fact Sheet
- Refrigerators and Freezers in the Laboratory
- Safe Handling of Ricin
- Safety Update: Vacuum Pump Explosion
- Sodium Hydride in DMSO, DMA, and DMF
Fire Prevention
- Alcohol Based Hand Rub Dispensers
- Clinic Fires - How to Prepare & Respond
- Comprehensive Electrical Safety
- Compressed Gas Cylinders Use Storage Safety
- Cooking Up - Commercial Kitchens
- Corridors & Exit Paths 101
- Don't Wedge Safety Out!
- Dryer Safety - Clothes Dry Faster Without Lint
- Electrical Safety
- Evacuation Procedures for High Rise Buildings
- Fire Doors 101
- Fire Emergency: Equipment, Procedures and Response
- Fire Prevention 101
- Fire Procedures & Equipment
- Fire Sprinklers, Storage, and Ceiling Clearance
- Guidance on Bulletin Boards, Posters and Papers
- Hazardous Materials & Elevator Use
- High-Rise Building Evacuation
- Hoarding and Fire: Resources to Declutter
- Holiday Decorations
- Holidays - Put a Freeze on Winter Fires
- Hospital Fires - How to Prepare & Respond
- Hospital Fires - Smoke Compartments
- Housing – 145 Irving Fire Alarm and Drill Response
- Housing – 2130 Post St. Fire Alarm and Drill Response
- Housing – Alcoves Permitted Storage
- Housing – Dryer Safety - Clothes Dry Faster Without Lint
- Housing - Hoarding and Fire Danger
- Housing - Mission Bay Housing Fire Alarm and Drill Response
- Housing - Serving Up Safety: Preventing Kitchen Fires
- Housing - Vacating Due to Covid-19
- Guidance on Bulletin Boards, Posters and Papers
- Laboratory Heating Equipment & Bunsen Burner Safety
- Lobby Exit Requirements Revised for COVID-19
- No Parking in Fire Lanes
- OR Poster Fire Risk Assessment Tool
- Space Heaters
- Stairways 101
- Transporting Hazardous
- UCSF Housing Alcoves Permitted Storage
- Valentines Day & Mardi Gras Fire prevention tips