Fire & Life Safety
The glowing green sign that guides you to the nearest stairwell.
What is an exit sign?
Fraudulent emails, text messages, phone calls or web sites designed to trick users into downloading malware.
What is phishing?
A protective garment worn by lab staff to prevent contamination and protect clothing from spills or hazardous substances. Required in BSL-2.
What is a lab coat?
The safest route to use during an emergency evacuation, avoiding elevators to prevent being trapped.
What are stairways?
A device used to control small fires, typically by expelling foam, powder, or gas to smother the flames.
What is a fire extinguisher?
CZ Biohub requires that this be a minimum of 15 characters and be changed every year.
What is a password?
A red container used for disposing of sharp objects like needles.
What is a sharps container?
The nearest emergency room from Biohub SF.
What is UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital?
A designated safe location where individuals gather after leaving a building during an emergency, i.e. SF Kebab.
What is an Evacuation Meeting Point?
An incident that results in the confirmed disclosure, not just potential exposure, of data to an unauthorized party.
What is a breach?
The UCSF office is responsible for ensuring safety and compliance across research labs.
What is UCSF Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S)?
A person who enters a secured area by following closely behind someone with authorized access, bypassing security measures.
What is a tailgater?
During an evacuation, these Biohubbers check each room and help guide personnel to exits.
What is a Floor Warden?
A security event that compromises the integrity, confidentiality or availability of an information asset.
What is an incident?
The proper biosafety level for handling known human pathogens like HIV.
What is Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2)?
UCSF EH&S conducts these quarterly to ensure compliance with safety regulations and to mitigate potential hazards in research environments.
What is a lab safety inspection?
A portable medical device used to analyze heart rhythms and deliver an electric shock to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.
What is an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)?
The use of a fabricated story to gain a victim's trust and trick or manipulate them into sharing sensitive information.
What is pretexting?
The number of minutes you should flush your eyes with water after a chemical splash.
What is 15 minutes?
A program designed to improve workplace safety by identifying hazards, training employees, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
What is an IIPP (Injury and Illness Prevention Program)?