Lab & Space Safety

for UCLA Samueli Engineering Student Organizations

KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE & DO NO HARM

Guiding principles for students, engineers and future leaders.

Setting-up Your Space

Access

  • ADA requires 3 feet access (walkways & doors).

  • Suggest 3 feet around equipment & tools.

  • Do not block doors/exits with furniture or stored items.

Practice good house-keeping. Keep an organized workspace.

  • All members must maintain the condition of their assigned room and any furnishings provided to them. No permanent fixtures, drawing, painting, or markings on the facility or furnishings.
  • Student organizations are responsible for maintaining a regular cleaning of their space, including sweeping and trash disposal (daily/weekly as necessary).
  • Your organization will also organize a time in the year to review and purge any unneeded items being stored in your room.
  • Student organizations should maintain an inventory of their furniture, equipment, supplies, as well as a sign-in/sign-out process when items are taken off campus for official club related activities.
  • No food or drinks are allowed in your campus room. Any damage to the space will be the responsibility of the student organization and/or the department to repair and return to the original move-in condition.
  • As delineated in the UCLA Student Code of Conduct (section 102.8), UCLA is an alcohol, drug, and tobacco free campus. There should be no alcoholic beverages or other illegal substances for the purposes of storage, consumption, or disposal in a campus room.  Issues related to this should be reported immediately.

Electrical Safety

  • No daisy-chaining (plugging in one to the other) extension cords or power strips.

  • Keep cords out of the walkway and doorways.

  • Do not hang electrical cords from the ceiling or sprinklers unless installed by SEAS Building management or UCLA Facilities.

  • Make sure cords are not frayed.

  • Keep electrical panels clear on all sides (3 feet).

  • Make sure all outlets are covered.

  • Never use electronics, extension cords, or power strips with broken insulation.

Earthquake Safety

  • Secure bookcases, shelving and machinery that are taller than 5 feet..

  • All tools and equipment (non-portable and without wheels) shall be secured to the floor to prevent tipping. Ensure all guards are in place for machinery.

  • Ensure all items/tools are adequately stored (securely in closed cabinets and/or not stacked so high they may fall).

  • Contact Anthony Redon, aredon@seas.ucla.edu, for assistance with securing equipment & furniture. Please do this prior to your EH& S Inspection. 

Fire Safety

  • Do not hang anything from sprinklers or pipes.

  • Keep fire extinguishers clear at all times (at least 3 feet).

  • Do not block access & doorways

  • Do not block fire alarm pulleys.

  • Do not block fire alarms or smoke detectors.

  • Do not prop open designated fire doors.

  • Do not stack/store items within 18 inches of the bottom of sprinkler heads. If sprinklers are not present, do not stack/store items within 24 inches from the ceiling.

  • The Fire Department MUST be contacted in the event of a fire. Regardless of how small, how little damage, etc.