Notice of Cleaning and Decontamination
The Notice of Cleaning and/or Decontamination Form must be completed by a UW employee knowledgeable of the hazardous materials used in, on and/or around a space, equipment, appliance or furniture when either of the following occur:
1. The dirty or contaminated equipment, appliance or furniture is being repaired or removed (for disposal, reuse or surplus).
2. The space is being vacated.
Hydrofluoric Acid Focus Sheet
The Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) Focus Sheet covers the health hazards of HF exposure, safe use, storage, emergency procedures, incident reporting, spills, and disposal.
General Autoclave Safety
Use the General Autoclave Safety document to familiarize yourself with the hazards involved with operating an autoclave. Learn how to protect yourself before operating an autoclave. These general autoclave safety guidelines need to be reviewed by any person that operates an autoclave for any reason.
Exposure Response Poster
Use the Exposure Response Poster as a guide for responding to a biological, chemical or radiological exposure.
Post in your lab alongside the Spill Response Poster.
Compressed Gases and Cryogens
Compressed and liquefied gases are routinely used in laboratories, shops and various other operations at the University. Compressed gas is a generic term used for describing compressed gases, liquefied compressed gases, refrigerated liquefied gases (cryogenic fluids) and dissolved gases.
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
Safety data sheets (SDSs) are documents that describe the physical and health hazards of chemicals or chemical-containing products; they must be readily available to personnel during all work shifts when these products are present in the work environment.
Laser Safety
The Laser Safety Program facilitates the safe and knowledgeable use of lasers in University laboratories and classrooms, and ensures the protection of the environment.
Sharps and Lab Glass Waste
Understand how to identify, package, and decontaminate regulated sharps waste and biohazardous lab glass and plastic waste.
Respirator Request Form
University supervisors submit a Respirator Request Form to EH&S, when respiratory hazards are first identified, when processes change that may impact respiratory hazards, and annually thereafter.