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Safety Requirements for Teams

General Safety

As part of your course you will need to complete a general safety training.

This training was developed by UC Merced's EH&S department for Capstone and can be viewed online.

If your team will be performing any work outside of the scope of the general training, you will need to attend specialized training courses prior to beginning work.

If you have any questions regarding what training or approvals your team needs, contact your course instructor or the SoE Insructional team.

Chemical & Biological Safety

IMPORTANT: You must request access to a suitable space prior to begining work on a project using chemicals or biologicals. You may NOT store or work with them in the Capstone common areas.

If your team will be working with any hazardous chemicals you will need to complete the following two courses:

  • Lab Safety Fundamentals training course and
  • Waste Management training course.

These are available online or in person. Often the in person option is the quickest as it takes some time to get a team into the online system. You can find more information on the EH&S website.