Safety Coordinator Resources

UC Learning Center offers 2 courses for Safety Coordinators :

New Department Safety Coordinator (DSC) Orientation

Recommended for new and continuing department safety coordinators and supervisors. This course acquaints DSCs and supervisors with all areas of Environment, Health, & Safety: contacts, resources, policies, hazardous material business plan, emergency preparedness, and safety specialties.

How to get the training:

• Contact the EH&S Safety Training Manager to schedule training.

Department Safety Coordinator Training

Highly recommended for increased knowledge of the role of Department Safety Coordinator. Hosted and facilitated by Environment, Health, & Safety staff, these on-going sessions provide attendees with a clear understanding of the role of the DSC, professional development, and a collegial atmosphere that encourages the sharing of workplace health and safety challenges and successes.

How to get the training:

• Contact the EH&S Safety Training Manager to schedule training.

Organize emergency preparedness for your department.

• Get emergency preparedness training.
  • Read Emergency Training for options.
  • Join the Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT).
• Organize an emergency preparedness planning committee for your department.
• Prepare a Department Emergency Action Plan.
  • Use How to Develop a Department Emergency Action Plan to get started.
  • Read Emergency Preparedness Planning, including the UC San Diego Emergency Operations Plan.
• Review emergency preparedness and response procedures from chemical spills in the laboratory, to possible building evacuation, to a campuswide event.
  • Post the Emergency Guide in a prominent place.
• Encourage everyone to register for emergency notifications.
• Quake-safe your workplace: Read Reducing Workplace Earthquake Hazards.
• Check the Emergency Status page in the event of an emergency affecting the campus.
• Find more resources on Emergency Preparedness.

Questions? Contact Continuity & Emergency Services, (858) 534-1064 or 534-3823.

EH&S staff and services:

• EH&S Contacts
• Essential EH&S Phone Numbers
• PPM 516, UC San Diego Health & Safety Policy

Ensure fire and life safety requirements are observed.

• Fire and Life Safety Resources
• Fire extinguishers and suppression:
  • Fire Extinguisher Training
  • How to Use a Fire Extinguisher
  • Fire Extinguisher Types and Maintenance
  • Fire Extinguisher Inspection Checklist
  • Fire Sprinklers: FAQ
• Corridors and evacuation:
  • Corridor Safety Requirements
  • Building Evacuation Procedures
  • Emergency Evacuation for People With Disabilities
• Campus fire safety requirements

• Hazard Awareness Resources
• Integrated Safety and Environmental Management (ISEM)
• Field Operational Planner - Create customized field safety plans for UC-sponsored research or instructional field trips. Anticipate and prepare for potential risks before personnel leave on a trip.

Learn about injury and illness reporting and the Workers' Compensation Program.

• Read What to Do if a Work-Related Injury or Illness Occurs.
• Learn how to access and understand the Workers' Compensation Program.

Questions? Contact the EH&S Workers' Compensation Office, (858) 822-2979.

Know how to respond and solve indoor environmental concerns.

• See Indoor Environment for appropriate points of contact for various indoor environmental concerns.
• Read Preventing Indoor Mold Growth.
• Odor complaints are among the most common calls you'll receive.
  • Read What's That Smell? to learn about common and possible sources of troublesome (though not alarming) odors in the workplace and what you can do about them.

Report safety concerns to EH&S.

• Use the online Safety Concern form to report a health or safety issue at UC San Diego.
• Or, to report a safety concern anonymously, call (858) 534-3660.

• Use the Blink search box to find information fast or use Blink's Safety tab. Consult the main menus and resource listings:
  • EH&S Forms
  • Ergonomics
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fire & Safety
  • Hazard Control
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Indoor Environment
  • Pest Control
  • Radiation Safety
  • Research Safety
  • Risk Management Insurance
  • Safety Training
  • Trades Employees

Make sure everyone (including yourself) attends required safety training.

• Use the Safety Training menu to learn about required and recommended safety training for the kind of work your group performs.
• Read Safety Training Checklist for Supervisors for a discussion of safety training responsibilities.

• Document all safety training.
  • Read About Safety Training for information about record keeping requirements and accessing the online safety training records.

• Implement the Hazard Communication Program in your department.
  • Teach employees who work with hazardous materials how to access and use Safety Data Sheets (formerly called Material Safety Data Sheets).

Questions? Contact the EH&S Safety Training Manager.