Cal/OSHA recently released the list of the top Occupational Safety and Health (Title 8) Cal/OSHA Violations 2019.
The top ten on this list has not changed much over the last year. The top 5 on the list account for over half of the most cited violations. Violations related to Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) over the years has remained on the top of the list.
On March 17th, a directive came from the Office of Research and campus leadership to ramp down all noncritical campus research activities. They issued multiple fact sheets to assist, and even a sample ramp-down checklist.
Oberholster Lab in the Department of Viticulture and Enology During Suspended Operations.
“We have a couple of long-term experiments that would have resulted in losing a year of work if not continued. We determined we can continue in a safe manner due to the fact that there are very few people in our environment and we can maintain social distancing. We have another project where the samples will be beyond their storage date if not analyzed and they are irreplaceable.
On March 17, 2020, the Vice Chancellor for Research, Prasant Mohapatra, issued guidance for campus “strongly recommend[ing] that on-campus research activities be adjusted and reduced where possible to minimize the spread and possible impact of the coronavirus.”
You can get free flashback arrestors for work with reactive gases such as hydrogen or oxygen. Check out the flyer from Fire Prevention for more details.
Representatives from Rainin will be conducting pipette calibration and preventative maintenance (e.g., inspections, cleaning, minor repairs) each month.
In order to support social distancing and allow the maximum flexibility to the research community, the annual Laboratory Safety Reviews and follow-ups will be conducted remotely.
Chancellor May issued a message to the campus community indicating that the UC Davis campus was moving to suspended operations in order to comply with Statewide shelter in place orders.
We are sensitive to continued concerns about COVID-19 and the impact this public health crisis is having on all of you.
The wellbeing and safety of our campus community is our first priority. We hope you are following Yolo County Public Health and CDC guidelines, including practicing social distancing, avoiding private and public gatherings of any size outside of your family or living unit, washing your hands frequently and staying home if you’re sick.
