Category: Announcements

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 >>…

Please join the USC Office of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) in celebrating the fifth annual Biosafety Month. The theme for this year is “Promoting a Culture of Biosafety and Responsibility” with the social network hashtag #getyourcultureon. USC’s initiative for the year 2018 is to encourage all labs to acquire or assemble a kit to…

The Lessons Learned web page details actual incidents that occurred in the lab and offers corrective actions to prevent recurrence. The Lessons Learned web page is accessed through the USC Safety Connections web page….