{"id":500,"date":"2015-04-01T21:25:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T21:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/labsafety\/?page_id=500"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:18:20","slug":"safety-committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-create-block-hero-block hp-hero\"><div class=\"hero-wrapper verScroll_Col\"><div class=\"hero-bg-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2024\/12\/research-access_1.png)\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"hero-object-wrapper\"><div class=\"hero-object\" id=\"object1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"10\" height=\"219\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/ufl-block\/assets\/images\/ver_bar_thick.webp\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div><div 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