Whenever you are cleaning out your office, lab or other work space, keep in mind that corridors must remain open to allow for rapid evacuation to safety in case of emergencies. Items removed from your area cannot be stored in the corridors as it reduces the egress widths and can become an impediment to safe evacuation. If you no longer need these items, they should be disposed of through recycling, surplus or put into the general waste stream if appropriate. If you cannot fit the larger items that you want to keep in other rooms and want to temporarily store them in a hallway, please submit a completed Corridor Use Exemption form to EHS at safety@uidaho.edu. Chemicals, flammable liquids, readily combustible and unstable items should never be stored in hallways.

Recycle, reuse or surplus items that you can. The Recycling, Surplus and Solid Waste (RSSW) group in Facilities can assist in rehoming many of your things. Please visit the RSSW Policies and Guidelines website for more information on how to surplus university property.

For additional information on corridor use relating to egress and evacuations, please visit the EHS Fire Safety website.

It seems everywhere you turn on campus, there’s another construction zone. With traffic revisions due to road closures, the impacts of this work can be felt far from the actual work zone. The university is very good at posting construction areas, so pay attention to email alerts and signage at the doors of buildings or on sandwich boards so you know when and where the construction is going to take place.

As a pedestrian, bicyclist or skateboarder it is important, now more than ever, to pay attention to what is going on around you. Here are some basic tips to follow:

• Always use walkways or designated alternate routes
• Do not enter an area that has signs, caution tape, cones or fencing
• Do not move barriers that are "in your way"; this puts you, construction workers and others that may follow at unnecessary risk of injury
• Comply with posted restrictions both inside buildings and around construction sites
• If you must use the street to bypass construction areas, face oncoming traffic so you can make eye contact with drivers
• Wear bright colored clothing to increase visibility to those around you
• Carry a flashlight/use lights during the hours of darkness
• Pay attention to large trucks and mobile equipment; you will see them before they see you
• Make eye contact with drivers of the trucks and mobile equipment operators before proceeding

Construction work is dangerous, and workers need to be able to focus on their own safety. Following their directions will help them, and you, be safe during these activities. Note: Please report stealing of safety cones to campus security or EHS. The unauthorized relocation of these cones presents a real danger to our personnel and students.

You can follow upcoming and ongoing construction projects by checking the Facilities website.