For an emergency facilities related issue (e.g. leaking pipe) during business hours (7:30am-4:30pm):

• Call Facilities Services Front Office (951) 827-4214, they will open a service ticket for you and send someone out.
• Notify your PI and encore@ucr.edu of the emergency

After Hours:

• Call Facilities Services (951) 827-4677
• Notify your PI and encore@ucr.edu of the emergency
• If you cannot reach your PI, email the department Chair (christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu or adler.dillman@ucr.edu)

Contact Bill Sutton during business hours with questions.

For emergency lab/research safety-related issues (e.g. chemical accident), contact EH&S at (951) 827-5528 between 8am-5pm weekdays.

For after-hours emergencies, call the campus police department at 911 (on campus/off campus), if you are calling from a cellphone dial (951) 827-5222.

Types of Emergencies:

• Laboratory Fires: Emergency Procedure for Fire
• Chemical/Biohazard Spills: Hazardous Spill Procedures
• Earthquake Emergency Procedures: Earthquake Procedures
• Utility Failure Procedures: Utility Failure
• Shelter-in-place: Emergency Warning Siren
• Emergency Assembly Areas (EAAs): Emergency Assembly Areas Map

The above is a summary of the more common types of non-medical emergency procedures. 

Emergency Preparedness

Information on this page supplements information provided on the UCR Environmental Health and Safety website.

Contacts for lab thefts (or attempted break-ins)

Anytime there is damage/loss to UC property it should be reported:

1. Police Department at (951) 827-5222 or 827-5223 to file a report.
2. Submit an incident report to EH&S on REPORT AN INCIDENT, INJURY OR SAFETY CONCERN
3. The report will be automatically sent to EH&S UC self-insured administrator to set up a claim, and conduct an investigation.
4. Forward emails with claim numbers to your department chair, FAO, and Bill Sutton (wendi.tapia@ucr.edu; bill.sutton@ucr.edu)

Contact Bill Sutton during business hour with questions.

Emergency Response Procedures

Emergency preparedness is a well-known concept in protecting workers' safety and health. Anticipating and planning UCR's campus emergency response minimizes possible injuries and property damage during a campus-wide emergency and eases the return to normal campus operations.

Emergency Assembly Areas

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