Safety & Industrial Hygiene

What is Safety & Industrial Hygiene?
Safety & Industrial Hygiene is the practice of ensuring the general health and safety of the campus by supplying information, services, and equipment to help identify, evaluate, and control potentially harmful activities in the work and learning environment. Our Safety & Industrial Hygiene program areas help you prevent injuries and illnesses whether you are working on a computer or on a forklift. We investigate indoor air quality issues and complaints, test/certify campus fume hoods, manage a network of Department Safety Coordinators, and provide a variety of other services.
- Chemical Fume Hood Certification
- Hazard Communication
- How to Get a Respirator
- Industrial Ergonomics
- Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
- ...more program areas
How do I keep myself safe?
Safety can be better achieved through proper engineering, education, training, use of protective equipment, and compliance with safety rules, standards and laws. To that end, make sure you review the wealth of safety and health resources for students and parents offered by the campus.
- Learn more about our Safety & Industrial Hygiene programs for employees.
- Familiarize yourself with our emergency services.
- Review the Safety & Industrial Hygiene glossary of terms.
- Register as a Department Safety Coordinator. Report a hazard.
- Use the appropriate Human Resources Forms to report an injury / illness related to your job.
- Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet.
- Sign up for safety training.
What are my responsibilities?
Safety is everyone's business. If you work for UCR, review your list of employee responsibilities. There are additional supervisors/manager responsibilities and student responsibilities that you should familiarize yourself with.
For more information
- Campus Emergency Status
- Integrated Safety & Environmental Management (ISEM)
- Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
- Providing a Safe and Healthy Campus
| Dining Services Safety | Physical Plant Safety | Housing Safety |
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