Workplace Safety

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

Indoor Heat Illness Prevention

Cal/OSHA has implemented standards for employees working outdoors or indoors in elevated temperatures, which include mandatory training, and provision of breaks or cooling areas depending on the situation. Note that standards differ for indoor vs outdoor. View general information about heat illness prevention and response.

Indoor Work Indoor work with high heat

Heat illness can occur in indoor areas where temperatures reach or exceed 82°F. Heat may be due to mechanical...

Cleaning and Sanitizing Utensils

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2021

The following informational flyer provides guidance on the steps invovled in the process for manual warewashing.

Cleaning and Sanitizing Utensils

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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...

Elijah Aquino

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

Building Coordinators

Job Safety Analysis - Training Sign-In Sheet

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2020

Use this to track who has completed training on a specific Job Safety Analysis.

Job Safety Analysis

Job Safety Analysis or JSAs describes job tasks in step-by-step fashion, identifies associated hazards at each step, and outlines proper hazard controls that minimize the risk of injury or illness to the individual(s) performing that task.

Getting Started with Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

How do I write or find a JSA? The objective of providing this library is to:

Improve safety awareness among staff Decrease injury rates Make effective JSA resources available to the entire UC Berkeley campus

Pregnancy and Radiation

Office of Environment, Health & Safety

If you are a radiation worker that is pregnant or considering becoming pregnant, additional radiation safety information is available at the links below. You may also contact Radiation Safety directly at radsafety@berkeley.edu or by telephone at (510) 642-3073 for more information.

One Glove Policy

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2021
Do not use gloves to touch common surfaces (elevator buttons, door handles, card swipes, etc.) Only ONE GLOVE may be used to transport chemicals and samples through common areas. Use of one glove prevents chemical contamination in common areas.

Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Factsheet

2025

Work in hot environments can result in heat illness, a group of medical conditions caused by the body’s inability to cope with heat. Heat illness includes heat cramps, heat exhaustion, fainting, and heat stroke.

All university employees who work outdoors may be at risk for heat illness including, but not limited to, field researchers, grounds crews, maintenance workers, and special event staff. Supervisors are responsible for ensuring that the measures outlined in this...