In a letter to the campus community, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi today (Jan. 6) reaffirmed the university’s Principles of Safety, which commit UC Davis to promoting safety on campus and beyond.

When OSHA was signed into law half a century ago, the prevailing notion about electrical safety is that it is rules-based. The idea was the company makes the rules, and the employees follow them. All ...

A new framework has been launched to raise the standards of physical and mental health at work, within the chemicals and major hazards industries.

Safety culture refers to the ways that safety issues are addressed in a workplace. It often reflects “the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in relation to safety.” 1 The ...

Preventing hand injuries requires more than training programs and safety signs—it requires a deeper understanding of how workers make decisions. Nudge theory offers an innovative solution by using ...

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Laboratory work is a critical component of chemistry education. Just as critical is the need for students to develop a solid foundation in the principles and procedures of laboratory safety. As ...

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