Safety Week 2023

Connecting the TCC campus and surrounding communities with great ideas and supportive health, safety, and wellness resources.

Safety Week Schedule at a Glance

View the Safety Week Detailed Calendar for more information.

MONDAY, OCT 16	TUESDAY, OCT 17	WEDNESDAY, OCT 18	THURSDAY, OCT 19	FRIDAY, OCT 20
Danishes with the Department 8:30am-10am Building 11 Cafeteria	Employee Fire Extinguisher Training 10am-11am	Blood Drive 9am-2pm Parking Lot A	First Aid Training 10am-noon	Danishes with the Department 8:30am-10am Building 11 Cafeteria
Situational Awareness Training 9am-noon	Fall Safety Walk Starts at 5pm Parking Lot H	Health, Safety & Wellness Fair 10am-2pm Building 11 Cafeteria	Active Threat Preparedness and Response 2pm-3pm Building 11 Senate Room
	Basic Martial Arts Training 10am-11am & 3pm-4pm Building 20 Room 102		Basic Martial Arts Training 10am-11am & 3pm-4pm Building 20 Room 102

Health, Safety & Wellness Fair

10am-2pm
Building 11 Cafeteria
Discover great ideas and supportive health, safety, and wellness resources. Open to the public.

Fair Resources:

Habitat for Humanity
Tacoma Fire Prevention Bureau
Trauma Trust
Multicare Mobile Outreach Crisis Team
Pierce County Project Access
Pierce County Dept of Emergency Management
TCC Access Services
WA Emergency management Division
TCC Respiratory Care Club
TCC Counseling Department
TCC Healthcare Pathways
Tacoma Pierce County Health Department
Tacoma Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
WA DOH Care-a-Van Mobile Health Services

Oct. 18

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Washington Department of Health Care-a-Van Mobile Health Services Information

The Care-a-Van will be offering COVID-19, Flu, Mpox and Childhood Vaccines, Blood Pressure Screenings, and Blood Glucose Screenings at TCC's Health, Safety & Wellness Fair on Wednesday, October 18 from 10am-2pm.

No Registration Required, Walk-ins Only.

Care-a-Van is currently able to offer the updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine and Flu for children under 19 years of age. Care-a-Van can offer the updated COVID-19 vaccine and Flu vaccines to individuals who are 19 years of age and older who are UNINSURED only. Unfortunately, the Care-a-Van cannot vaccinate any insured adults with the COVID-19 or Flu vaccines at this time.
Learn more about the new COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.
Learn more about flu vaccines.
Monkeypox vaccine is available for all ages 18 years and up while supplies last. Learn more about Monkeypox.
Childhood vaccines are available for all ages 6 months through 18 years. Learn more about childhood vaccines.
Blood glucose screenings are informational only and available for all ages 10 years and up. Learn more about diabetes and blood glucose.
Blood pressure screenings are informational only and available for all ages 3 years old and up. Learn more about blood pressure.

Safety Week Detailed Calendar

Admission is free for all events. Many events are open to the public.

Danishes with the Department
8:30am-10am
Building 11 Cafeteria
Join Campus Safety staff members for your morning pick-me-up. All TCC students and employees welcome.

Situational Awareness Training
9am-noon
Learn to detect any danger in life and learn to defend against them. Open to the public.
Fire Extinguisher Training
10am-11am
Open to TCC employees.

Fall Safety Walk
Starts at 5pm
Meet in Parking Lot H, next to Building 1
All TCC students and employees welcome.

Basic Martial Arts Training
10am-11am & 3pm-4pm
Building 20 Room 102
Local dojo, Certified Martial Arts, will be offering training sessions in basic martial arts. All participants will be required to sign a liability waiver. Parent or Guardian must sign for minor children under age 18. Admission is free. No registration required.
Blood Drive
9am-2pm
Parking Lot A
Open to the public.

Health, Safety & Wellness Fair
10am-2pm
Building 11 Cafeteria
Discover great ideas and supportive health, safety, and wellness resources. Open to the public.
First Aid Training
10am-noon
Knowing basic first aid skills, can help you deliver the care that someone needs while waiting for medical professionals to arrive. All TCC students and employees welcome.

Active Threat Preparedness and Response
2pm-3pm
Building 11 Room 109 (Senate Room)
Be informed. Make a plan. This class addresses the Run-Hide-Fight Paradigm. Open to TCC students.

Basic Martial Arts Training
10am-11am & 3pm-4pm
Building 20 Room 102
Local dojo, Certified Martial Arts, will be offering training sessions in basic martial arts. All participants will be required to sign a liability waiver. Parent or Guardian must sign for minor children under age 18. Admission is free. No registration required.

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Safety Week is a coordinated by TCC's Campus Safety Department.

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