Fall 2025 Safety Week | October 13-16, 2025 

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The UofM Environmental Health and Safety Department invites the UofM campus community to participate in the annual Safety Palooza Week from October 13-16! There will be training sessions on various topics, and the week will conclude with Safety Palooza Expo Day on Thursday in the Rose Theatre. More information about the Safety Palooza Expo Day is below.

The goal of Safety Week is to inform attendees of the safety resources available through various UofM departments and agencies throughout the city.

Training sessions are free and the scheudule is below. To sign up for the OSHA-10, visit Learning Curve under the Health and Safety category to enroll.

Training Session Schedule

Time	Monday Oct 13		Tuesday Oct 14	Wednesday Oct 15
08:30-09:00am	First Aid Training UC Shelby Room 342		Reporting an Injury UC Shelby Room 342	Active Shooter + Safety Awareness Training UC Fountain View Room 350
09:00-09:30am
09:30-10:00am
10:00-10:30am	Active Shooter + Safety Awareness Training UC Shelby Room 342		First Aid Training UC Shelby Room 342
10:30-11:00am
11:00-11:30am
11:30-12:00pm
12:00-12:30pm
12:30-13:00pm
13:00-13:30pm		OSHA 10 Training (Registration Required)	OSHA 10 Training (Registration Required)	Reporting and Injury UC Fountain View Room 350	OSHA 10 Training (Registration Required)
13:30-14:00pm	Reporting an Injury (UC Shelby Room 342)			Golf Cart + Scooter Safety UC Fountain View Room 350
14:00-14:30pm
14:30-15:00pm
15:00-15:30pm
15:30-16:00pm
16:00-16:30pm	Reporting and Injury UC Shelby Room 342		Active Shooter + Safety Awareness Training UC Shelby Room 342	First Aid Training UC Fountain View Room 350
16:30-17:00pm

 

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Safety Palooza Expo Day

Thursday, October 16, 2025

 

Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM   |   Location: Rose Theatre

The safety event is open to the entire campus community, and all students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. Many UofM departments and external vendors will display best practices to ensure safety on and off campus. Booths will be offering hands-on education, freebies and practical takeaways to help empower attendees.

Lunch: Lunch will start at 11 a.m. and tickets will be distributed to attendees while supplies last.

If you have any questions about this event or how to register for trainings, feel free to contact  Amanda DiFucci at adifucci@memphis.edu or Robert Clark at rclark12@memphis.edu.

List of Participating Vendors

GCOO, Shelby County Public Health Outreach, UofM CAESER, Fisher Scientific, Memphis Shelby Crime Commission, Safe Bars 901, Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, Tennessee Treasury - Division of Claims and Risk Management, UofM Police Services - Victim Services, First South Bank, Don't Drive Drowsy Foundation, UofM Student health and Counseling Services, UofM Engineering Shop, American Red Cross of Tennessee, Shelby County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, To Rise Advocacy and Consulting, LLC, 1-800-BoardUp, Landmark Construction, UofM Campus Sustainability, CN Police, State Systems LLC, UofM Tiger Bike Share, Memphis Fire Department, Amateur Radio Emergency Service