Resources

Specific fire safety precautions and guidelines for holiday and seasonal decorations, including allowed locations and allowed decorations, fire hazards, trees, and electric lighting.

Requirements for various University, department, or student group events where food is served including department events, catered events, temporary or baked goods events, events serving pizza, and events serving alcohol.

Approval is required from the University Sanitarian's office for all events utilizing a food truck to serve food. Please fill out the form below and deliver your processing fee to the Sanitarian's office at least 14 work days prior to your event.

Review important safety information, applicable to all University of Rochester locations.

Learn how to prevent work-related, noise-induced hearing loss in compliance with OSHA’s Noise Exposure Standard (29 CFR 1910.95).

Policy documentation that includes: assisting supervisors in identification of work activities, locations and work tasks that put employees at risk for heat illness; maintaining and making available heat stress training (EHS Temperature Extremes Cold & Heat – available in MyPath); at the request of supervisors, assisting in identifying employees at risk of heat illness, as well as control strategies, work practices and personal protective equipment to mitigate risk.

Information on how to get an ergonomics assessment from Environmental Health and Safety and links to related resources.

While performing animal research, it is important to maintain safe chemical handling and dispensing techniques and best practices to minimize any potential exposure to research and vivarium staff.

The University recognizes the impact that indoor air quality may have in the workplace. In an effort to provide the University Community with acceptable indoor air quality, Environmental Health and Safety has developed an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Program to establish procedures for evaluating IAQ and provide information to the University Community.