USC’s Office of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) provides a safe and environmentally healthy workplace for students, employees, and the surrounding community. EH&S helps reduce and manage risk by developing and implementing campus wide safety policies and programs.
As a service to the USC community, EH&S actively publishes media that reflects current topics in safety. Here are the latest general and occupation-specific publications for review. To access the library of Fact Sheets and Guide Sheets, visit the Fact Sheets web page.
Health Alerts
 Meningococcal Disease General information and safety tips on Meningococcal Disease |  Tuberculosis General information and safety tips on Tuberculosis |  Norovirus General information and safety tips on Norovirus |  Seasonal Influenza General information and safety tips on the Flu |
 Scabies General information and safety tips on Scabies |  Lice General information and safety tips on Lice |  Bed Bugs General information and safety tips on Bed Bugs |  Zika Virus Disease General information and safety tips on Zika Virus |
General Safety
 Electrical Safety General information/tips on electrical safety |  Carbon Monoxide Sources of CO and how to prevent CO poisoning |  Mold Prevention Steps to take in preventing mold growth |  USC is Smoke-Free No smoking on any USC-owned or leased property |
Safety in the Laboratory
 Protect Your Eyes EH&S’ PPE Campaign – Eye Protection |  Cryogen Safety The Dos and Don’ts when handling cryogens or dry ice |  Food and Drink in Labs General information on the no food or drink safety policy |  Gas Cylinder Disposal Safety tips on proper disposal of gas cylinders |
 Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation Effects of UV radiation on the body |  Transfer of Bio Materials How to transfer bio materials safely |  Chemical Spill Kit Guide A summary of clean-up and PPE items that are needed for a kit |  Lessons LearnedRead about actual incidents that occurred in the lab |
Occupational Safety
 Hearing Conservation & Noise Control Measures to protect hearing |  Injury & Illness Prevention Plan Q & A on the IIPP |  Ergonomics Basic information and a link to self-evaluation |
Safety Training
Online and in-person safety courses are available to the USC community through EH&S’ Training portal. Research personnel may refer to the Research Training Finder and Training Catalog to determine what training courses are required.
Questions? Request information at the Contact EH&S web page.