Safety Contacts
- Occupational Health Services (Employees): 530-752-6051
- Student Health and Counseling Services (Undergrad/Grad Students): 530-752-2300 (Medical), 530-752-2349 or text “Relate” to 741741 (Crisis Support)
- Sutter Davis Hospital: 530-756-6440 (After Hours/Weekends Only)
- Davis Urgent Care: 530-759-9110 (After Hours)
- Academic and Staff Assistance Program (ASAP): 530-752-2727 (Confidential)
- Environmental Health and Safety: (Directory of Services, Injury Reporting) 530-752-1493
- Facility Maintenance and Repair: 530-752-1655
Your Safety Obligation
All faculty members, staff, students and visitors at UC Davis have an obligation to perform their work in a manner that does not endanger their health and safety, the well-being of others, or the university environment. Members of the campus community can participate in making the campus a safe place to work, study and live by identifying health and/or safety hazards or unsafe conditions by informing those responsible for the problem area.
Download and Share: Emergency Procedures Flyer
Report Safety Concerns
Bring safety concerns to the attention of Jessica Hazard, Laboratory Manager/Department Safety Coordinator, [email protected]
Alternatively, file a hazard report with UC Davis Environmental Health and Safety Department. Employees or students that bring unsafe conditions to the attention of the CEE department, or file a report of unsafe conditions or practices are protected by law. It is illegal for the employer to take any action against an employee in reprisal for exercising rights to participate in communications involving safety.
Safety Documents
- Near Miss / Hazard Report
- 2026 Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
- 2025 Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
- Site-Specific Safety Orientation & Training Form
- Student Project Teams & Volunteers Safety Training Form
- JAHL Site-Specific Safety Orientation & Training Form
- Ghausi Access Agreement
- Hazardous Waste Labeling
- Campus Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Group Safety Training Refresher
- Annual Safety Training
Safety Tips
- Health and Safety Hazards: A Student’s Right to Know
- Guidelines for Chemical Spill Control
- Electrical Safety Guidelines
- Portable Space Heater Fire Regulations
- Use of Refrigerators and Freezers in Laboratories
- Compressed Gas Safety
- Injury Reporting/Emergency Medical Care
- UC Davis Office Ergonomics
- UC Davis Ergonomics and Body Mechanics Program
Information for Principal Investigators, Supervisors and Lab Managers
- Summary of Required Safety Training for New & Existing Research Personnel
- UC Davis Responsibilities Policy 290-15
- Safety Program Guidelines for Principal Investigators
- Safety Management Program Guidelines for Supervisors
- Safety Management Program Guidelines for Department Chairs
- Safety Management Program Guidelines for Department Safety Coordinators (DSCs)
- Safety Training Matrix – use this matrix to determine safety training needs for students & employees
- CEE Safety Training Record – use this form to document your safety training
- Lab Hazard Assessment Tool (LHAT) – all Principal Investigators with wet chemical labs must complete this hazard assessment and update annually
- Hazard Communication Course – required for those working in a shop or other non-laboratory environment where chemicals are present & for support personnel entering laboratories
- CUPA Program Summary and Pre-Inspection Checklist
- Worksite Inspection Form for Laboratory Environment
- Obtaining & Fitting a Respirator – required for all UC Davis personnel using a respirator
- Partial List of Incompatible Chemicals
General
- UC Davis Environmental Health and Safety Home Page
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- Hazard Communication including Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)