Presidential Policy - Seismic Safety

May 1, 2020

 People & Culture Policy Team

Dear Colleagues,

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy, UC Seismic Safety Policy, UC-CR-17-0324. The Seismic Policy has been revised per the guidance of the UC Seismic Advisory Board - a council of structural and geotechnical engineers with seismic expertise appointment by the Office of the President to advise the University. The policy is proposed to be revised and includes the following key issues:

  • Policy implementation procedures are moved from the Policy and published to the UCOP website within the UC Facilities Manual. The UC Facilities Manual is a repository for information and procedures related to UC Capital Programs practices.

  • Technical seismic engineering standards are updated to reflect current California Building Code and industry standards, and where applicable, specification of technical seismic engineering standards are moved from the Policy to the UC Facilities Manual.

  • Policy requirements are clarified, and sections of the Policy Text are re-organized into a more logical sequence for clarity.

You may access the proposed redlined version at Presidential Policy - Seismic Safety (redlined version) and the clean version at Presidential Policy - Seismic Safety (clean version)

Employees covered by this policy who wish to provide comments on the proposed revisions may submit them to Lauren Friedman (lauren.friedman@ucop.edu) no later than July 20, 2020. Given the current environment and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 emergency, please contact Lauren if a time extension is needed. 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

People & Culture Policy Team

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