Ordering the Lab Safety Manual from Copy Services
All personnel in UW laboratories using hazardous chemicals must have access to a current copy of the University of Washington “Laboratory Safety Manual.”
You can order a copy of the Laboratory Safety…
Missing/Damaged Dosimeter Report
Created and used by EH&S’s Radiation Safety Program
Dosimetry
EH&S issues dosimeters to individuals who are required to be monitored for occupational exposure to radiation.
Employees working with radiation producing machines or radioactive materials are…
Pest and Wildlife Reporting Form
Please complete and submit the form below to request service. Report as many details about the observation as possible, especially the exact location and behavior of the animal or pest…
Request New Chemical Waste Routine
To set up a routine pickup, complete a Request New Chemical Waste Routine form.
Your chemical waste will be assigned a routine number that will be linked to the waste…
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.
Chemical Treatment and Recycling
Pollution prevention is intended to reduce, eliminate or prevent pollution at its source. Efforts towards pollution prevention at the UW include treatment by generator, universal waste management and…
Stormwater
The University has established programs and procedures in place designed to protect the environment.
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) has primary responsibility for providing…
Routine Chemical Waste Collection Request
Chemical waste generated on a regular basis may be set up as routine pickup. If you already have a Routine Number and want a pickup, fill out the Routine Chemical Waste Collection Request…
Updated Lab Safety Manual now available
The December 2024 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…
Standard Operating Procedures versus Safety Data Sheets
Safety data sheets (SDSs) and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are both required elements of a laboratory’s chemical hygiene plan but each captures different types of information. Use the…
2024 UW Work-Related Injury and Illness Summaries
The University’s 2024 Work-Related Injury and Illness Summaries are now available for download and posting. University units are required to download the summary for their location and post it…
Updated biosafety requirements for SARS-CoV-2 research
The recent biological safety level recommendations from the CDC and NIH to reduce the SARS-CoV-2 risk group biosafety levels (BSLs) prompted the University of Washington Institutional Biosafety…