Health, Safety, and Environment

The University of Regina is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all members of the University community. An overview of the elements of the University's Health and Safety system can viewed in the Health and Safety Policy (PDF). The Health, Safety, and Environment Unit is available to assist Faculty, staff, students, and visitors in making the University a safe place to live, work, and learn. Safety is everyone's responsibility, and we are here to help you do your part!

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Report your safety concerns

Notice something on Campus that seems unsafe?

Let us know! There are so many examples of things we turn a blind eye to. You'll walk over a slippery patch of ice and say to yourself "someone could get hurt", but chances are you won't report it. Well why not? Give it a try! It could be anything that has the potential to cause damage to property, or harm to a person or the environment. We will do our best to ensure that your concern is directed to the right people to fix the problem. Some examples include: Fire exits blocked obstructed by furniture, tripping hazards, emergency exit signs or lights in stairwells that are burnt out, something that has the potential to fall on someone, the list goes on!

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NAOSH

NAOSH Week

The North American Occupational Safety (NAOSH) Week is May 5th to 11th this year, and to celebrate, HSE is putting on a "House of Hazards" contest. Come on out and test your safety awareness. How keen is your eye for safety? Walk through three different areas (Lab Safety, Home/Office Safety, & Industrial/Workshop Safety) and see how many hazardous items or procedures you can find! You'll get one point for each item you can spot. Even better, you'll get TWO points for pointing out safe items/procedures (since safety is always worth more!). All participants who come out will be entered to win door prizes. The individuals who earn the most points will be entered to win one of our grand prizes! There will also be a mini-scavenger hunt to help you earn some extra points. So come on out: May 8th, from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm in College West Room 113.

**NAOSH Week is led by the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE).  More information about NAOSH Week can be found at www.naosh.ca or www.csse.org **

ENS

Emergency Notification System (ENS)

The ENS is designed to ensure effective and timely warnings are delivered to faculty, staff, students and visitors to campus in the event of a life threatening situation when people must take immediate action to stay safe on both the main and College Avenue campuses. Currently, the University of Regina utilizes its website, email system,and fire alarm system to alert people to potential emergencies. In addition, the University has begun installation of Alertus Emergency Mass Notification beacons, wall mounted appliances with integrated flash sounder signaling, to display emergency messaging throughout common areas, classrooms, dormitories and other occupant spaces. Alertus will also automatically push messages to other communication channels such as computers connected to the University of Regina Novell system Please take a look at the University's Emergency Info Page for more info
Lab Fire

We've all done it:

"Did I remember to shut the stove off?", "Did I leave the coffee maker on?". Well the same kind of thing can happen in the workplace, especially in labs. Most labs use hot plates of some kind, and it is very easy to forget to unplug one before you leave for the day. This incident is yet another example of why we all need to do our part and double check our workspace before we leave. Luckily the fire only caused a small amount of damage, it put itself out, and no one was hurt. For more information, click here.

You never think that something will go wrong, but these next three videos detail a few cases where things did go wrong. So many injuries and deaths can be prevented by making safety a priority, and putting it at the forefront of our minds when planning and executing experiments.