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Meet Audrey Sulkanen, Hazardous Materials Specialist

Audrey is in the process of finishing her PhD program under Dr Gang-yu Liu in the department of Chemistry at UC Davis. In her new role, Audrey hopes she can help with repeated violation such as chemical compatibility.

Safety Services Team Receiving Diversity and Inclusion Award via Zoom

Safety Services Wins Diversity and Inclusion Award

Safety Services recognized for fostering an environment of diversity and inclusion.

Safety Services was awarded a department recognition award at the Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity and Community at a ceremony on Wednesday, Apr. 28. This award was created to honor those who have contributed to the development and well-being of our diverse and evolving community.

DSC Update #105

DSC Update #105 is now out! Below are some of the articles that are included!

Meet the new Associate Radiation Safety Officer

Lina Planutyte is the new EH&S Associate Radiation Safety Officer. She began her career in radiation safety as an assistant to the Radiation Safety Officer at CSU Fullerton...

Scrap Metal Recycling Resource

April – Food for Thought: Mental Health & Nutrition

To complement psychiatric treatment or to help reduce risks for mental illness, diet may be employed to help affect your mood!

Staff and Faculty Health and Well-being

March Wellness Ambassador of the Month | Trina Renee Wilson

"It is rewarding when staff form groups and work together to maintain and establish healthy habits. It’s even more rewarding when staff achieve their health goals..."

Staff and Faculty Health and Well-being

Praxair Supply Disruption

One of UC Davis’ strategic partners for industrial gases, liquids and dry ice, announced today that a Covid outbreak occurred among their delivery drivers.

Department Safety Coordinators

Theft Warning: Catalytic Converter Thefts Are on the Rise

Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise, impacting not only the public but some of our departments here at UC Davis.

Meet the Chemistry Department's New Safety Manager

Shujin Hackman is the new Safety Manager for the Chemistry Department. She is taking over Debbie Decker’s former position.

Spotlight: Hamid Fonooni

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) highlighted campus ergonomist, Hamid Fonooni, in September.

Student Testimonial: Thuong Nguyen

Recent biological science major graduate, Thuong Nguyen, is one of the many students who worked, and continue to work, at Safety Services.

Lessons Learned: Hexamethyldisilazane Spill

When the on-call professional from EH&S arrived on scene, the researchers had evacuated the lab and were waiting in the hallway along with the UCD Fire Department Haz-Mat Team.

Lessons Learned

Record Retention Guidance

In the event of a Cal/OSHA inspection resulting from a reportable injury, employee complaint, or industry sweep, the Cal/OSHA inspector will typically request up to three years of pertinent documents.

What records do you need to maintain?

The University template Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) and E-IIPP outline exactly what is required. See Section VIII, Recordkeeping and Documentation:

Hazardous Waste Pick-up

While the campus was in suspended operations, EH&S still had access to campus buildings and rooms and continued to provide waste disposal services.

Waste containers that could not be located for pick-up during suspended operations were left in the pick-up queue.

As personnel return to their labs, it will be important to log in to WASTe and review your inventory.

Support for Researchers Working Alone

As research operations increase on campus, researchers may find themselves working alone more often than not.

photos of various hand sanitizer bottles

Don't Use Methanol-based Hand Sanitzer

The FDA warns against using hand sanitizer containing toxic methanol.

The FDA has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that have tested positive for methanol contamination.

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