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dangerous that is?) In addition to having a safe for you and your colleagues as well as our
drug-free workplace, we also have a tobacco- students, guests, and visitors.
free university. (This includes, for example,
indoor and outdoor properties as well as aPro Tip: Don’t tough it out. If you
owned and leased property and vehicles.) UF’s get hurt on the job, we want to be sure you
Tobacco-Free Policy prohibits not are okay. We also don’t want
just cigarettes, but also smokeless anyone else to get hurt in the
tobacco, e-cigarettes, chewing same way. Immediately report
tobacco, and pretty much any all on-the-job injuries by calling
tobacco product you could inhale or 1-800-455-2079.
spit out. The Bottom Line on
Safety
Safety in the Workplace

If you use tobacco, Talking to your immediate
The last thing we want is for you
to be injured on the job. We want please be sure to supervisor is always a great first
everyone to go home safely at the read the entire option for sharing a concern
end of every workday. Environmental Tobacco-Free about safety, but there are
Health & Safety (EH&S) plays a Campus policy to be other options available as well:
critical role in helping establish and sure you understand Non-emergency concerns
maintain a safe work environment. the details. If you about possible threats of
The list of programs EH&S manages are trying to quit, violence can go directly to
is long, but here are just a few: we offer employees UFPD and concerns about
biological safety, building codes, resources to help. a workplace hazard can be
fire safety, industrial hygiene, lab Visit UF’s Tobacco- directly reported to EH&S.
safety, occupational safety, pest Free website to Another reporting option is
learn more.
management, and radiation control. to contact UFHR Employee
Relations at (352) 392-1072
Unfortunately, accidents can happen. or EmployeeRelations@hr.ufl.
If something happens to you, you should edu with any question or concern about your
immediately report your injuries, so we can best working conditions or safety.
respond to and address your injuries and also
any hazards that may exist that could pose a
continuing risk to others. If you are injured, you
(or your supervisor, if you are unable) should
immediately report the injury by calling 1-800-
455-2079. Be sure your supervisor is aware of
your injury. Visit the Workers’ Compensation
website for the most up-to-date guidance on
how to respond in the case of a workplace injury.

Naturally, if you become aware of an unsafe
condition, don’t ignore it or wait for something
bad to happen to you or anyone else. Hazards
should be proactively reported to your
immediate supervisor or to EH&S. Help keep UF

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