How to become a Student Safety Engineer

1. Complete all UF offered EHS trainings that are applicable to your research.
2. Attend five Safety Seminars offered by the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering; or receive 5 hours of comparable external safety training;
3. Serve as an active member of your department’s Student Safety Council for at least one semester.
4. Demonstrate practical application of safety knowledge through completion of a case study of the student’s choosing (prior approval required*).
5. The following must be addressed in the report and/or presentation to the Safety Steering Committee:
   • Background of issue
   • Risk assessment
   • Propose a specific solution to this safety issue and implementation plan
   • Proposed a systematic hazard identification mechanism to eliminate future issues with this safety concern
   • Metric to track the effectiveness and success of implementation of proposed solution

Other details:

• Validation of completion of certificate requirements will be conducted by the College’s Engineering Safety Steering committee or relevant faculty or staff.
• Certificates will be awarded at the student attribute awards ceremony in the spring.
• Student will be listed as a Student Safety Engineer on COE’s website as a credential to be recognized by future employers.

If you are interested in earning the ESC email Amy Haberman; ahaberman@eng.ufl.edu to find out if you are eligible and if you should move forward with the case study.