Workplace Safety

The campuswide Workplace Safety Program serves as the university’s central program for creating a safe and healthful work environment. 

Recreational Sports - Maintenance Using Ladders

Department of Recreational Sports
2004

Refer to Environment, Health, and Safety’s fact sheet on “Ladder Safety”.

Ladder Scaffolds

Facilities Services
2020

Facilities Services Ladder Scaffolds

Servicing Big Bellies

Facilities Services
2014

Facilities Services Servicing Big Bellies

Sanders - Operating a 48-Inch Drum Sander

Facilities Services
2003

Job Safety Analysis (JSAs)

Drum Sander Operating a 48-Inch Drum Sander Belt Sanders Operating a 6X18 Belt Sander Operating a Glass Belt Sander...

Sanders - Operating a Belt Sander

Facilities Services
2003
Job Safety Analysis (JSAs) Belt Sanders Operating a Belt Sander Operating a 6X18 Belt Sander Operating a Glass Belt Sander Drum Sander Operating a 48-Inch Drum Sander

Sanders - Operating a Glass Belt Sander

Facilities Services
2003
Job Safety Analysis (JSAs) Belt Sanders Operating a Glass Belt Sander Operating a Belt Sander Operating a 6X18 Belt Sander Drum Sander Operating a 48-Inch Drum Sander

Handling Blood, Feces, Glass, Needles, and Other Potentially Infectious Materials

Facilities Services
2020

Facilities Services Handling Blood, Feces, Glass, Needles, and Other Potentially Infectious Materials

UC Berkeley Toxic, Corrosive and Pyrophoric (TCP) Gas Program Document

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2021

UC Berkeley has a Toxic, Corrosive and Pyrophoric (TCP) Gas Program that specifies minimum requirements for safe storage, use, and handling of Toxic, Corrosive and Pyrophoric (TCP) gases on campus. The Office of Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) coordinates this program by performing evaluations of toxic, corrosive and pyrophoric gas usage and offering technical advice on the requirements of the program.

Forklift and Industrial Work Truck Safety

This program guides all aspects of the Forklift and Industrial Lift Truck Safety Program for the University of California at Berkeley. As mandated by Cal/OSHA and other regulatory compliance codes, this program guides compliance with, and application of, all legal requirements for UC Berkeley departments, field stations and work / research operations that use these types of equipment.

Departments that own, lease, rent and/or otherwise operate forklifts and other types of industrial lift trucks must:

Select and then purchase, lease or rent appropriate equipment for...

Conducting Materials Handling and Storage Self-inspections on a Mobile Device

How to install Inspect For iOS Users For Android Users Navigate to the App Store Search for “RSS Inspect” Select Install Launch the application Select your campus Log in with your CalNet credentials Navigate to the Google Play Store Search for “RSS Inspect” Select Install Launch the application Select your campus Log in with your CalNet credentials