Service Phone Numbers
UW Service Phones

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  • IN AN EMERGENCY DIAL 911.
  • If you need more information or assistance, please review the following list for a number to call. This is not a complete list, but does cover most types of health and safety concerns on campus and gives the phone number for other departments where appropriate.
  • Hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday thru Friday for most offices.
  • Personnel phone numbers for EHS staff direct lines or the UW Directory are also available.
Topic Phone
Accident/Incident Reports (OARS) 206.543.7388
Air Pollution 206.685.9036
Animals (sick/injured/dead) 206.543.7388
Asbestos Safety 206.543.7388
Biological Safety Cabinets 206.543.0465
Biosafety Hazards 206.221.7770
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures 206.221.7770
Building Evacuation Planning 206.543.0465
Building Repairs/Maintenance (Facilities Services)  
Calibrations for Radiation Detection Instruments 206.543.0463
Chemical Hazards (Worker Right-to-Know) 206.543.7388
Chemical Inventories 206.543.0467
Chemical Spills 206.543.0467
Confined Spaces 206.543.7388
Cranes and Hoists 206.543.7388
Disposal: See Waste Disposal  
Diving Safety (Research) 206.221.7770
Dosimetry Services 206.543.0463
Drug Testing 206.543.7388
Earthquake Preparation 206.543.0465
Electrical Safety 206.543.7388
Electromagnetic Radiation 206.543.0463
Emergencies  
         Campus 9-1-1
         UW Medical Center 9-1-1
         Harborview Medical Center 3000 or 9-1-1
Environmental Stewardship 206.616.5835
Ergonomics 206.543.7388
Explosion Reporting - Not Emergency Response 206.543.0465
Facilities Services  
Fall Prevention 206.543.7388
Fire Safety 206.543.0465
Fire Safety Equipment Repair 206.685.1411
Fire/Building Code Consultations 206.543.0465
Food Poisoning 206.543.7388
Food Service Area 206.543.7388
Forklift Safety 206.543.7388
Freezer Purchase 206.543.0465
Fume Hood Monitoring and Use 206.543.0465
Fume Hood Maint/Repair (see Facilities Services)  
Gas Cylinder Leaks 206.543.0467
General Health and Safety Information 206.543.7388
Hazardous Materials Storage 206.543.0465
Hazardous Material 206.543.0465
Hazardous Waste: See Waste Disposal  
Health/Safety Plans 206.543.7388
Hospital Health and Safety:  
         UW Medical Center 206.598.4645
         Harborview Medical Center 206.731.8742
         Hospital Radiation Safety 206.543.0463
Indoor Air Quality (Odors) 206.543.7388
Industrial Hygiene 206.543.7388
Industrial Insurance Claim: Worker's Compensation  
         (Risk Management) 206.543.0183
Labor and Industries Inspections 206.543.7388
Laboratory Safety: General 206.543.7388
Lasers 206.543.0463
Lead Safety 206.543.7388
Lockout/Tag Out 206.543.7388
Medical Surveillance 206.543.7388
MyChem 206.543.0467
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)/Inventory 206.543.7388
Noise/Hearing Conservation 206.543.7388
Occupational Health Nurse (EH&S site visits, training) 206.221.7770
Odors: Indoor Air Quality 206.543.7388
Personal Protective Equipment 206.543.7388
Pest Control 206.543.7388
Pressure Systems (vessels, cylinders, sterilizers, etc.) 206.543.7388
Radiation Safety 206.543.0463
Radioactive Orders/Deliveries 206.543.0463
Respirator Selection and Fit Testing 206.543.7388
Safety  
         General Campus, Health Sciences 206.543.7388
         UW Medical Center 206.598.4645
         Harborview Medical Center 206.731.8742
Sanitation 206.543.7388
Scaffold Safety 206.543.7388
Sewer Disposal 206.616.5835
Sharps Disposal 206.221.7770
Shipping & Transporting  
         Biological/Infectious Materials 206.685.2849
         Hazardous Materials 206.685.2849
         Radioactive Materials 206.543.0463
Spills  
         Biological 206.221.7770
         Chemical - Advice 206.616.5835
                            - Emergency Assistance 911
         Radioactive 206.543.0463
Swimming Pool Sanitation 206.543.7388
Surveys 206.543.6328
         Radiation 206.543.0463
         Prevention Team 206.543.0465
Training  
         Health and Safety 206.543.7201
         Radiation Safety 206.543.0463
Ultraviolet Light 206.543.0463
Waste Disposal  
         Biological/Infectious 206.221.7770
         Chemical Waste 206.616.5835
         Mixed Radioactive Waste 206.616.5835
         Radioactive 206.543.0463
         Sharps/Needles 206.221.7770
Water Quality - Drinking 206.543.7388
Water Quality - Storm 206.685.3759