Safety and Wellness
If you are in imminent danger, please call 911.
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis,
please call 988.
Recognizing that researchers, students and staff do their best work in a safe and healthy environment.
We are committed to the safety of our faculty, students and staff. The College of Science provides the resources necessary to identify and mitigate or eliminate hazardous situations, assess and plan for the risks associated with scientific research, and continue to improve our facilities for everyone who studies, explores, researches or works here.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns about safety in College of Science research facilities.
Office Phone: 801-213-0957
Email: d.r.thomas@utah.edu
Policy Changes for Minors Participating on Campus. The policy surrounding minors participating in university programs was recently updated. Highlights of the changes can be found here along with links to the full policy and scope changes.
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STEM Safety Day 2025 will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025 in the Celone Peterson Eccles Alumni House on campus.
This free, collaborative event, co-hosted by the College of Science, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, John and Marcia Price College of Engineering, College of Pharmacy, College of Health and Environmental Health and Safety offers seminars, trainings, and other sessions designed to help our community better understand and mitigate the health and safety hazards associated with working in STEM fields at the U. Whether you spend most of your time in a lab, a patient-facing setting, or an office, you will find relevant sessions to improve safety in your area of work.
This event is broken up into different 1-2 hr sessions throughout the day to allow participants to attend as their schedules permit. Lunch and breakfast will be served.
Of course, space will be limited for many of the sessions. Those who use the priority registration link below will have the first opportunity to sign up for individual trainings and seminars when the finalized agenda is published later this summer.
Priority Registration Link: https://science.utah.edu/events/safety-day/
David Thomas
Director of SafetyDavid Thomas
Director of Safety
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