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Employee Safety and Environmental Responsibilities

General

All employees (faculty and staff) have responsibilities for health, safety and environmental protection under campus policy #5400 and the UC Policy on Management of Health, Safety and the Environment. Per the former: “Vice Chancellors are responsible for ensuring that units under their authority comply with the campus environmental health and safety policy. Deans, unit heads, principle investigators and supervisors are accountable for establishing and maintaining programs to ensure compliance within their areas and which will provide a safe and healthy environment. All employees are responsible for knowing the applicable safety regulations governing the activities they carry out and are accountable for complying with them.”

Specific

The particular safety responsibilities of an individual will vary depending on their position. Individuals may fall under more than one category.

Faculty/Staff:

      Safety Responsibilities Orientations
      (15 min. web-based orientation for supervisors or non-supervisors. Based on the Cal-OSHA mandated Injury
      & Illness Prevention Program)

Supervisor's Responsibilities - excerpt from the UCSB Health & Safety Binder

Lab Supervisor's Responsibilities for Safety - EH&S guidelines

Management:

Excerpt from UCSB Health & Safety Binder

Department Safety Reps:

Excerpt from UCSB Health & Safety Binder, FAQ's, DSR search function

Students: