Welcome to Safety & Risk Services
We empower and enable the UBC community by weaving risk management into the fabric of the way UBC operates.
Together, SRS and the UBC community will view safety and risk as critical to implementing the university’s strategy.
Download the UBC Safe App
Turn on your push notifications to receive immediate information and updates that are impacting the campus
Find non-emergency first aid and AEDs
Find non-emergency first aid and AEDs on the Vancouver campus
Enroll in SRS training courses
Enroll in courses to meet your regulatory or education requirements
Communicable Disease Prevention Framework
Learn about UBC’s response strategy to prevent the spread of communicable disease.
Dispose of waste chemicals
Access the online Hazardous Waste Inventory System (account required)
Thermal stress safety
Find resources and references to help you identify signs and symptoms of heat stress or cold stress, and guidance to prevent exposure
Report accidents or incidents
UBC’s Centralized Accident/Incident Reporting System (CAIRS) is an online system to report incidents and accidents. All accidents/incidents involving UBC workers (faculty, staff & student workers) or practicum students must be immediately reported to the responsible supervisor and then on-line through the CAIRS.
News & Announcements
Learn about the latest news and announcements from UBC’s Safety & Risk Services
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Read more: Protect yourself from the flu
Protect yourself from the flu
Starting October, 2023, Influenza vaccines will be available across British Columbia. This year, flu vaccines will be booked through the provincial government’s Get Vaccinated system, instead of booking through pharmacies as the public has done in the past. If you…
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Read more: Attend the Health Fair for Diabetes Awareness
Attend the Health Fair for Diabetes Awareness
The Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing in collaboration with the UBC Pharmacists Clinic are happy to offer a Health Fair for Diabetes Awareness. The event is open to those in the VPFO with or without diabetes or pre-diabetes.…
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Read more: Safety Awareness Week is September 18-22, 2023
Safety Awareness Week is September 18-22, 2023
Let’s start the Academic year off right by learning how to keep yourself and the UBC community safe and secure on campus. During Safety Awareness Week, visit UBC Campus Security’s information booths across various locations on the UBC Vancouver campus…