Category: Announcements

As we approach the Winter Recess, we want to remind all researchers of the risks associated with many laboratory activities and ask that everyone does their part to ensure that USC laboratories remain safe during the campus closure. When ongoing research continues beyond regular business hours, it is especially important that researchers take extra precautions….

Not sure if you’re headed in the right direction with your IRB or IBC submission? Get answers to your questions at the iStar User Workshop. Register >>Download the flyer (PDF) >>…

This is the summer season and temperatures can climb to triple digits. Increased temperatures put USC employees at risk for heat illness if the necessary precautions are not taken   To avoid heat-related illnesses, employees that work outdoors and their supervisors are strongly advised to review the EH&S Heat Illness Prevention web page and to…

EH&S recently partnered with USC Roski Eye Institute to provide a streamlined process for departmental orders of prescription safety glasses. Roski carries over 40 ANSI-rated frames with upgrades available at an additional cost. View more information >>…

Measles is a highly contagious virus that lives in the nose and throat mucus of an infected person. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has reported confirmed cases of measles in Los Angeles County. Read the Measles Health Alert for more information….

Serious injuries (and deaths) have occurred from loose clothing, fingers, and hair becoming entangled in a machine’s rotating parts. Post the Entanglement Flyer in critical areas where these potential hazards exist….

Researchers may unwittingly contaminate clean surfaces (e.g., door handles and elevator buttons) with soiled gloves after exiting the lab. Please post the Wait!” Don’t Contaminate! flyer at all lab exit doors….

EH&S announces the publication of its brief, step-wise summary on the procedure for chemical spill notification (see Chemical Spill Notification Guide). Visit the Spill Response and Clean-Up web page for more information….

The Office of Environmental Health & Safety and the Hazardous Materials Division participated in joint disaster response exercises during the Great Shake Out on October 18, 2018. Activities included the set up of staging and rehab areas, review of procedural guidelines, and instruction on PPE/SCBA equipment use….

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has declared an outbreak of Flea-Borne Typhus in Downtown Los Angeles. As of October 4, 2018, six of the nine cases of the flea-borne disease have been found in persons experiencing homelessness. Read the Health Alert >>…