Event Safety

Ensuring safe and compliant campus events.

Event Permit Procedures

Ensuring safe and compliant campus events. Special Event Requirements for Registered Student Organizations

The Office of Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) is responsible for permits and inspections of campus events at which food is served to the public. In accordance with the California Retail Food Code, Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) can hold up to ...

Red Flag Warning Guidelines on Game Days

Red Flag Warnings are directed by the National Weather Service when weather conditions are favorable to the rapid spread of wildfires. This warning indicates that critical fire weather conditions are occurring or expected to occur shortly. This condition could be due to low relative humidity, strong winds, dry fuels, or any combination thereof.

The following open flame heat sources are prohibited during Red Flag Warnings:

Open flame cooking devices, charcoal, or other flame...

Time as a Public Health Control

2026

A Potentially Hazardous Food is one that requires time or temperature control to limit disease-causing bacteria and viruses from making people ill.
Examples of PHF

An animal food that is raw or heat-treated A plant food that is heat-treated (e.g., open can of green beans) Raw seed sprouts Cut melons Cut leafy greens (e.g., lettuces, spinach, and cabbage) Does not include herbs such as cilantro or parsley Cut tomatoes Garlic-in-oil mixtures

Cold holding temperatures of 41°F and below or hot holding temperatures of 135°F and above (also known as temperature control...

Workplace Safety

California state regulations require every employer to establish, implement and maintain an effective Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). In August 2017, the University adopted a campuswide Workplace Safety Program that serves as the University’s central IIPP for creating a safe and healthful work environment. Having one program for the whole University helps to improve access, consistency, and usability across all departments. EH&S is the responsible department for overseeing the campuswide Workplace Safety Program. The campus Workplace Safety Program is based on the Injury...

Event Safety

crowd (icon) Ensuring safe and compliant campus events. Fire & Life Safety during Events

An event permit may be required to ensure the fire and life safety of the campus community. Issues of concern include:

Expected attendance of fifty or more people Campus space being used for other than normal purposes Tents or canopies over 400 sq ft Locations that could impact access by emergency vehicles Use of open flame, pyrotechnics and/or compressed...

Boston Killough

Fire Prevention Specialist
Fire Prevention
Building Fire Inspections
Event Permit
Fire Drills
Fire Extinguisher Training

Elijah Aquino

Health & Safety Specialist, REHS
Workplace Safety
Indoor Air Quality
AED
Hearing Conservation

Need an open flame/cooking or special event permit?

1. A fire permit is required for events with the following conditions:

50 or more people attending Use of space on campus in capacity other than its normal use Use of tents or canopies Tents: Cumulative area greater than 400 sq. feet Canopies: Cumulative area greater than 400 sq. feet Location includes a roadway, pathway or plaza used for access by emergency vehicles Use of any kind of open flame (candles, torches, cooking devices, pyrotechnics, sternos) Use of compressed gas cylinders in vendor booths, cooking devices or any other function

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Special Event Safe Food Handling Practices

Permit Requirements

Recognized student groups or campus units must submit a permit application before providing food at an event open to the general PUBLIC (or campus community). The group or unit assumes responsibility for the proper preparation, transportation, display, and disposal of the food products as outlined below. If the group employs a licensed caterer to prepare the food, the group assumes the responsibility of being a sponsor and obtaining the necessary application information.

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Live Fire Extinguisher Training

The Office of Environment, Health & Safety is pleased to provide live fire extinguisher training to UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty at no cost.

Register for our scheduled trainings

Our regularly scheduled trainings are held at 10:00 am on the first Thursday of each month at the...