Wildfire Smoke N95 Distribution Schedule

Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) distributes N95 masks to employees when campus is impacted by unhealthy air quality due to wildfire smoke.

  • At an AQI of 100 and above, EH&S will distribute masks to staff who are particularly sensitive to wildfire smoke. 

  • At an AQI of 150 and above, EH&S will distribute masks to all staff.

  • At an AQI above 200, additional decisions about campus operations will be communicated to the community.

N95 Distribution Hours

Day

Time

Currently no distribution taking place

Location

Instructions for Employees

Obtaining N95 for yourself

Bring your Cal 1 card with you to pick up an N95

No matter where you work, you can go to the Hazardous Materials Facility to pick up your N95.

No appointment necessary.

Obtaining N95s for multiple people

Supervisors (or a delegate) may pick up N95s for their team from the Hazardous Materials Facility by emailing a list of names and ID numbers ahead of time to ppe@berkeley.edu.

Instructions for Students

Students should go to the ASUC Student Union, on the north side of Eshleman Hall off Lower Sproul Plaza entrance. See additional instructions for students.

N95 Use Training

Take the N95 training on the proper use of N95 respirators. 

Resources

Topics

PPE topic page, Workplace Safety topic page