Safety Is Our Priority
The Department of Biomedical Engineering is dedicated to maximizing the safety of all faculty, staff and students. This page contains forms and information related to laboratory safety within the department.
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.
Safety Contacts
Associate Professor Anthony Passerini
Chair of the BME Safety Committee
agpasserini@ucdavis.edu
530-754-6715
Brett Smith
Safety Officer
brsmith@ucdavis.edu
530-752-9996
Professor Steven George
Department Chair
scgeorge@ucdavis.edu
2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
BME Safety Documents
- BME Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
- BME Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
- UC Davis Laboratory Safety Manual
- Campus medical treatment centers
- BME assembly location, in case of evacuation
- Eyewash and Fire Extinguisher Calendar
Safety Tips
- Injury reporting procedure
- Health and Safety Hazards: A Student’s Right to Know
- Guidelines for chemical spill control
- Guidelines for mercury spill control
- Guidelines for disposal of chemical waste
- Electrical safety guidelines
- Portable space heater fire regulations
- Use of refrigerators and freezers in laboratories
- Compressed gas safety
- Emergency medical care
Information for Principal Investigators and Lab Managers
- Required Safety Training
- Required Campus SOPs
- CUPA checklist
- Preparing for a CUPA inspection
- WASTe
- Fire department checklist
- Venting a flammable liquid storage cabinet
- IIPP lab environment checklist
- Office safety checklist
- Emergency eyewash and shower testing and use