Emergency Contacts
Emergencies (UC Davis Police/Fire/Ambulance/after-hour EH&S staff): Call 911 or 530-752-1230
Non Life-Threatening Medical/Mental Health Incident:
- 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
Department Contacts
Krasen Kovachev
Department Safety Coordinator
(530) 752-8488 | kdkovachev@ucdavis.edu
Felicia Smith
Department Manager
(530) 752-0582 | fasmith@ucdavis.edu
Benjamin Shaw
Department Chair
(530) 754-2397 | bdshaw@ucdavis.edu
Training Requirements
All faculty, students, employees, visitors and volunteers must have attended MAE Annual Safety Training.
- To sign up for MAE Annual Safety Training, please select a date from the "Upcoming Safety Events" section above, and follow up with the registration process. Those are usually announced on a quarter-to-quarter basis so you could also reach out to mae-dsc@ucdavis.edu for additional information, or if the section is empty.
In addition, faculty, students, employees, visitors and volunteers in research laboratories are required to complete the following training prior to performing unsupervised activities.
- UC Laboratory Safety Fundamentals (Initial Training) eCourse. Thereafter, a refresher course is required every three years.
Note that undergraduate students do not have automatic access to the Learning Management System (LMS) and will need to send a request to sdps@ucdavis.edu, or the department safety coordinator, to be granted such.
- Site-Specific Safety Training (orientation for a new member, and annual refresher thereafter). This training informs members about emergency procedures, injury reporting, hazards of workspace and equipment, engineering controls, personal protective equipment (PPE), standard operating procedures (SOPs), storage/use/spill response/disposal of hazardous materials, and lab rules.
- Labs subjected to Chemical Hygiene Plan: orientation for a new member and annual refresher for group
- Labs subjected to Hazard Communication Program: orientation for a new member and annual refresher for group
- Lab Hazard Assessment Tool (LHAT) is a tool for faculty to identify potential hazards and PPE requirements of his/her research labs and communicate them to all lab members. The faculty or lab manager adds a new member to the faculty’s LHAT roster. After that, the member will receive an email notification to log into LHAT and complete the Hazard Assessment and PPE Training. Then the member receives a list of proper PPE to be used in the labs.
Faculty and lab managers may assign additional training that are applicable to the lab member’s functions and tasks. A training matrix is available for reference.
Documents and Resources
Department Documents
Campus Documents and Resources
- Campus required Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) (SOP templates)
- Compressed Gas Safety
- CUPA self-audit checklist
- Emergency eyewash and shower testing and use
- Guidelines for chemical spill control
- Guidelines for chemical waste disposal
- Guidelines for electrical safety
- Guidelines for portable heaters
- Preparing for a CUPA inspection
- Preparing for a fire and safety inspection
- Public Student Support Referral (student in need)
- Safety Program Guidelines for Principal Investigators
- Safety Services – Research and campus safety
- UC Davis Hazard Communication Program
- UC Davis Laboratory Safety Manual (including Chemical Hygiene Plan)
- UC Safety (web-based tool suite for chemical inventory, safety data sheet, waste disposal, inspection, hazard assessment, and more)
Additional Resources: