Safety Procedure
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Try visiting our dedicated emergency preparedness website : https://ready.ubc.ca/ or contact Jennifer Xenakis, PaLM Local Safety Team (Koerner Pavilion) at jxenakis@pathology.ubc.ca
Laboratory Safety and Environmental Compliance Resources:
- Guidelines for working with microtomes & cryostats in UBC laboratories
- General Research Safety Resources: General Research Safety Resources
- Biosafety Training: Mandatory for all persons working with Risk Group 1-3 biohazards
- Chemical Safety Training: Mandatory training for all laboratory persons handling hazardous chemicals
- Report an Accident or Incident: https://www.cairs.ubc.ca/
- Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedures: https://srs.ubc.ca/environment/hazardous-waste-management/hazardous-waste-procedures/
- Code Brown – Hazardous Spill: Procedure
- Decommissioning Labs: Exit/Decommissioning Procedure for UBC Research Spaces
- Sustainable purchasing: Scientific Supplies
Emergency Procedures at UBC:
- Emergency Preparedness at UBC
- Critical Incident / First Aid Emergency: Student, Staff and Faculty in Crisis – Koerner Pavilion
- Bomb threat: Bomb Threat Procedure
- Earthquake: https://ready.ubc.ca/take-action/earthquake/
- Emergency phone numbers: Emergency and Non-emergency Numbers
- Fire safety: https://ready.ubc.ca/take-action/fire/
- First Aid: https://security.ubc.ca/home/our-services/first-aid
- Hazardous Material: https://ready.ubc.ca/take-action/hazmat/
- Suspicious Object: Procedure
- SIGN UP FOR UBC ALERT: https://www.ubc.ca/alerts/
Employee Safety and Discrimination Policies:
- Discrimination Policy (SC7): View the Discrimination Policy and Related Documents
- WorkSafeBC Regulations Section 3.12 – Refusal of Unsafe Work: Procedure for refusal
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS): UBC WHMIS program
- Working Alone or in Isolation: Personal Safety
- Workplace Violence Prevention: Threatening statements, gestures to an individual or others or any form of physical aggression
- General Lab Health & Safety: Standards and practices
- Emergency Preparedness: Standards and practices
PaLM Local Safety Team (Koerner Pavilion)
 
Health & Safety Administration
- Health & Safety Administration: Departmental Safety Structure and Staff Allocation
Manuals
Health and Safety Documentation:
New Employees Safety Orientation:
- Site Specific Safety Orientation Checklist New employees and new faculty check list
- UBC Workplace Safety Orientation New Employees, Faculty, Student Workers, Practicum Students and Young Workers
Guidelines for Inspecting Labs and Workshops:
- General Lab Inspection Checklist and Report: PaLM Inspection Summary Report
- Guidelines for Inspecting The Workshop Area: Machine shop inspection check-list
Ergonomics:
- The UBC Ergonomics program: Resources
- Workstation Planner: Desk Height Calculator
- Office Ergonomics: Setting up your workstation
- Laptop Ergonomics