News

Upcoming Changes to COVID-19 Workplace Safety Measures

Since the pandemic, UC Davis has worked to ensure compliance with CA regulations by investigating and responding to COVID-19 cases, advising on isolation, quarantine, and masking, and keeping workplace health records. Starting February 3, these requirements will end.

WarnMe Test on Jan. 29 To Introduce New Feature

The campus will introduce a new feature of WarnMe when it tests the emergency notification system at noon Wednesday, Jan. 29.

WarnMe and Aggie Alert messages distributed by text and email will now also be posted to a new web page including links to existing sources of information and resources helpful in an emergency. Those include the campus News and Information page, chancellor and provost’s messages, information about campus safety and emergency services, and more.

New Resources to Enhance Workplace Safety

Environmental Health and Safety is excited to announce the development of two valuable resources designed to enhance workplace safety practices: 1. Compressed Gas Safety Cards and 2. Equipment Maintenance Log.

Welcome Paul VanMiddlesworth!

Paul has recently joined the Safety Services, Environmental Health & Safety team at UC Davis as the Asbestos & Lead Database Specialist within the Industrial Hygiene group. In this role, Paul is responsible for developing a centralized asbestos database to track and manage information for locations where asbestos and lead is present on campus.

Re-Establishing Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Safety Services is pleased to announce the reinstatement of the CERT program at UC Davis in 2025! CERT educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for hazards that may occur in their area and trains volunteers in basic disaster response skills like fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and basic medical operations.

Emergency Showers in Publicly Accessible Areas

In recent years, campus has seen an increased number of emergency eye wash/shower combination units in publicly accessible areas being activated, either accidentally or intentionally with malicious intent, resulting in significant damage to buildings and equipment. EH&S and Facilities are working together to help reduce the impact of these activations with a pilot BSAS program to outfit these units with silent alarms.