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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Scheduled disruptions to SRS safety training practical sessions
Due to scheduled renovations of our teaching laboratory, there will be interruptions to the practical training sessions of the SRS Biosafety, Chemsafety and Radiation Safety training programs starting February 2019.
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Safety Day gathers campus safety leaders for learning and recognition
On October 3, over 200 Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHSC) and Local Safety Team (LST) members from across UBC Vancouver gathered in the Nest’s Great Hall to celebrate and recognize achievement in making UBC Vancouver a safer place…
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Ubyssey Op-ed: Get vaccinated this flu season
Getting vaccinated is easy. UBC offers free immunization clinics from October 24 to 26 in the Nest.