Safety Content / Safety Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Media Sources for Warm-Weather Safety; People and Pets /news/uc-davis-media-sources-warm-weather-safety <p>As temperatures reach at or near the century mark, the University of California, Davis, has sources for media seeking information on summer safety including protection from the sun and mosquitoes, safety in the water, keeping cool in general, and food-preparation practices. There are also pet-safety sources here. <em>This information was updated July 26, 2019.</em></p> May 23, 2019 - 4:38pm Karen Michele Nikos /news/uc-davis-media-sources-warm-weather-safety Campus Safety /news/campus-safety-0 <p>The safety of students, staff and faculty is always a high priority. The campus has many resources to help our campus community to remain safe.</p> February 12, 2018 - 11:03am Karen Michele Nikos /news/campus-safety-0 University of California Announces Hoverboard Restriction /news/university-california-announces-hoverboard-restriction <p>While hoverboards may already have gone the way of Furby, Tickle Me Elmo and other holiday gift fads, it’s now even less likely they’ll show up around campus.</p> <p><a href="http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/3500643/">A new UC-wide policy</a> says you can’t have one of the self-balancing, battery-operated boards on any campus or at any medical center, unless the board is certified as safe by an independent testing laboratory, such as UL. <a href="http://www.ul.com/hoverboards/">As of today, UL had approved only a handful.</a></p> June 14, 2016 - 9:40am Cody Kitaura /news/university-california-announces-hoverboard-restriction Exterior Lights: We're Checking Them, Fixing Them /news/exterior-lights-we%E2%80%99re-checking-them-fixing-them <p>Police officers, maintenance workers and others have been enlisted to systematically observe the campus’s exterior lights to make sure all are working properly, and to get them fixed quickly if they are not.</p> <section class="wysiwyg-feature-block "> <h3 class="wysiwyg-feature-block__title">How to report</h3> <div class="wysiwyg-feature-block__body"> <p><strong>Lighting outages —</strong> Call the Facilities Management Customer Support Center, 530-752-1655</p> <p><strong>Security deficiencies — </strong>Call police dispatch, 530-752-1727.</p></div></section> February 22, 2016 - 10:39am Dave Jones /news/exterior-lights-we%E2%80%99re-checking-them-fixing-them 10 Tips to Keep Summer Grilling Safe /news/10-tips-keep-summer-grilling-safe <p>Warm weather means outdoor grilling, bringing families and friends together for fun, sun and good food. Unfortunately, it is the perfect environment for foodborne illnesses, too, which peak in the summer.</p> June 30, 2015 - 8:00am Robyn Frances Huey /news/10-tips-keep-summer-grilling-safe