When partially or completely vacating your laboratory for remodeling, relocation or closure, you are required to leave it clean and safe. Following safe practices helps prevent exposures and maintains the health and safety of everyone in our workspaces.
Welcome to the UW Laboratory Safety Manual.
The UW Laboratory Safety Manual establishes procedures, safety equipment, and safe work practices to protect personnel from the health hazards of the chemicals used in UW laboratories.
The December 2025 version of the UW Laboratory Safety Manual (LSM) is now available for download or printing. It's time for principal investigators to review, bookmark, or print a copy of the updated LSM and make it available for all personnel and students in your lab.
The University of Washington celebrated excellence in research safety at the 2025 Laboratory Safety Awards & Innovations Event, honoring 21 laboratories, departments and individuals for their outstanding contributions to building a strong culture of safety across campuses.
View the presentation slides from the 2025 Lab Safety Awards & Innovations Event.
Researchers and departments at the UW are finding new and innovative ways to address safety issues specific to their labs and workgroups. These innovations were displayed on posters at the 2025 event.
The 2025 Laboratory Safety Awards & Innovations Event was held on December 9, 2025.
Guest speakers included Provost Tricia Serio, Phillip Cox, Program Manager for the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, David Giblin, Herbarium Collections Manager for the Burke Museum, and Tasha Ritchie, Laboratory Safety Coordinator for the School of Pharmacy.
Please join us in congratulating our 2025 awards recipients and innovators!
This template can help establish clear expectations and responsibilities health and safety in the event UW personnel or students request to use your laboratory for student work or a capstone project.
The Teaching Laboratory Risk Assessment Tool (Teaching Lab R.A.T) provides a framework for risk assessment of work done in teaching laboratories.
This tool provides a format for responsible parties and personnel to systematically identify and control hazards to reduce risk of injuries and incidents.
Review the Teaching Lab R.A.T. Guidelines for further details.
If you are partially or completely vacating your laboratory for remodeling, relocation or closure, you are required to leave it clean and safe. By following safe practices, we can help prevent exposures and maintain the health and safety of everyone in our workspaces.
Moveout notice