Policies

Memberships

Department heads (deans, directors, department chairs, etc.) are delegated the authority to approve memberships in organizations, other than social organizations, that promote the advancement of education and research, enhance the professional standing of administrative personnel, and facilitate favorable community relations. Memberships in social organizations generally are not allowed, but may be permitted if a genuine business purpose can be established. Only the Chancellor may approve memberships in social organizations. The authority to approve social memberships may not be redelegated.

Limited Emergencies

This policy establishes a protocol for effectively responding to limited emergencies, including the designation of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) staff as the primary Limited Emergency Response Coordinators (LERC).

International Group Travel

International travel undertaken by faculty, staff, or students as part of travel sponsored or organized by the university presents potential risks; this policy mitigates those risks by requiring a risk assessment and mitigation plan to be approved prior to travel.

Injury and Illness Prevention

The University empowers and expects all employees to integrate health and safety considerations into their workplace decisions and activities. Managers and supervisors have particular responsibility for identifying and planning the controls for workplace hazards in the activities of their employees. The campus Injury and Illness Prevention Policy (IIPP) establishes the health and safety practices to be followed to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.

Installation of Fuel Storage Tanks

Prohibits installation of new underground storage tanks (USTs) on the UC Berkeley campus and its field stations.

Identity Fraud Prevention and Response

The University of California, Berkeley will strive to prevent identity fraud on campus and will respond appropriately when attempts at identity fraud are discovered.

Food in Laboratories

Storage or consumption of food and beverages is prohibited in laboratories and other rooms that use or store hazardous chemicals, biological hazards, unsealed radioactive materials, research animals, and/or human blood or tissues. Exceptions to this policy are allowed only in accordance with the procedures outlined below.

Food and Beverage Choices

The University of California, Berkeley (“Berkeley”) is strongly committed to supporting the health and well-being of all members of the campus community by ensuring that healthy food and beverage choices are available in the foodservice operations identified in this policy. This policy establishes nutrition standards for retail foodservice and markets, vending machines, Athletic concessions, dining commons, and University-sponsored meetings and events to ensure accessibility of whole and fresh foods, provide healthier alternatives to sugar-sweetened beverages, and engage positive communications promoting healthier choices.

Feral Animals

It is the policy of the University of California, Berkeley Campus, to control feral animals when they are creating health hazards to members of the Campus community, disrupting teaching or research, damaging Campus property, or creating a nuisance. Feral animals include cats, raccoons, skunks, and dogs. Pest Management will trap the problem animals and either deliver them to the City of Berkeley's Animal Care Services Center or release them in an approved wild area. If the animal is dead, contact the City of Berkeley's Animal Care Services Center at 981-6600 (not the number listed in the original policy).

Extramural Support Proposals (Principal Investigator Status)

Proposals for extramural support of research, training, or public service projects may be submitted only by eligible Berkeley campus appointees who have primary responsibility for design, execution, and management of the project, who will be involved in the project in a significant manner, and who will serve on a research project as principal investigator or on a training or public service project as project or program director. When two or more principal investigators are listed in a proposal, the first person named will be responsible for the overall supervision and management of the proposed project. In instances of multi-institutional projects, researchers who do not hold Berkeley campus appointments may be included as principal investigators or co-principal investigators for that portion of a project conducted under their direct supervision with project funds allocated or subcontracted to their home institution. In instances in which such subcontracting is impracticable, individuals without Berkeley appointments can be named as co-principal investigators but they cannot be the first Co-PI listed. The first co-principal investigator listed in the proposal must hold an eligible Berkeley campus appointment.