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Entrepreneurship Safety Support
ESSR has now launched a landing page for Entrepreneurship Safety Support! Designed for entrepreneurs, our landing page offers guidance navigating start-up formation, from completing the Facility Use Application to obtaining a Facilities Use License here at UMD. Explore our safety templates and regulatory references, ensuring compliance and safety for your business.
Cortez Tripplett
Program Management Specialist
BioRAFT now SciShield
BioRAFT has been rebranded and is now SciShield! They are the same product, team, and company but with refreshed branding. The SciShield name embodies their mission to provide scientists and scientific organizations with the solutions required to maintain safe and productive laboratories.As part of the rebranding, beginning on January 2, 2024, our umd.BioRAFT.com instance will automatically redirect to umd.SciShield.com. You may still access the application using either URL.
John Rutledge
Industrial Hygienist II
Crowd Manager
Crowd Managers are required by the Maryland State Fire Prevention Code for every event with 50 or more attendees. Training includes basic fire code requirements, fire protection equipment, crowd management techniques, and emergency procedures.
Contact Luisa Ferreira at lferreir@umd.edu or 301-405-3969 to schedule a session.
Theo Balog
Research Safety Specialist