New faculty are expected to maintain a high level of health
and safety in all their activities and assigned spaces.Faculty are also required to follow stringent
environmental protection regulations to help maintain the quality of
life in Southern California.UCI staffs a department of over 40
environmental
health and safety
specialists to assist faculty to achieve and maintain environmental
health and
safety excellence.If you are not
familiar with the specialist who can assist you, your first contact
should be
the Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator for Biological Sciences.Many problems can be quickly solved,
questions answered and resources obtained through the coordinator.
Environmental Health and Safety, and your coordinator can
assist in many areas, including: Biological
safety Chemical
safety Radiation
safety Environmental
issues Fire safety Ergonomics Laboratory
safety Injury and
illness prevention Emergency
response Environmental
health and safety training
Your coordinator has a direct role in Laboratory
safety surveys Building
safety surveys Accident
investigations Emergency
preparedness Laboratory
moves Injury and
illness prevention in laboratories
For additional information, contact:
David Melitz
EHS Coordinator dmelitz@uci.edu
Telephone: 4-2221
Natural Sciences II 5214
Cell phone (949) 337-2334
