Box Cutter Safety Focus Sheet
Avoid accidents and injuries by following the tips in the Box Cutter Safety Focus Sheet.
Bloodborne Pathogens
The purpose of the UW Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Program is to protect University personnel from exposure to human blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM).
The UW Bloodborne Pathogens…
New box cutter safety guidance
A new focus sheet that describes how to use box cutters safely is now available for University units and departments to download, print and share with personnel who use box cutters.
University…
Guidelines for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
The Guidelines for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is designed to help University departments, organizations, units, and supervisors to assess their workplace, select the right…
New Nanomaterials, Chloroform and Metallic Lead SOP Templates
Visit the EH&S’s Chemical SOPs page to find new standard operating procedures (SOP) templates for nanomaterials, chloroform, and metallic lead.
Do you work with nanomaterials? Nanoparticles can…
Updated Respiratory Protection Program Manual now available
An updated April 2023 version of the UW Respiratory Protection Program Manual is now available online. The program manual contains the applicable elements listed in the Washington Administrative…
Salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw cookie dough
The Washington State Department of Health is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate cases of Salmonella likely linked to consuming raw chocolate chip cookie dough…
Historical COVID-19 Dashboard
COVID-19 case counts were based on cases reported to UW Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), including results from the Husky Coronavirus Testing program. Therefore, the information on…
Wildfire smoke may cause air quality issues
The Air Quality Index (AQI) has increased in the Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma areas, which may require public and occupational health and safety measures to be taken (…
New self-service access to online safety training
Alumni, affiliates, visitors, and students with valid UW NetIDs are (at various times) not able to log into EH&S online training courses and will see an error message when attempting to do…
Incident Reporting Poster
University units and departments download the Incident Reporting Poster and place it where personnel can view it as a reminder of the importance of timely reporting.
Updated rabies safety information for field work
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) updated rabies information for University personnel who conduct field work in areas where rabies is endemic.
The updated Rabies Information includes the…
Food Worker Safety Focus Sheet
The information in the Food Worker Safety Focus Sheet educates food workers about foodborne diseases and how to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission.
COVID-19 poster: Stay Healthy, Huskies
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the COVID-19 poster: Stay Healthy, Huskies to help keep the UW community informed about current University COVID-19 policies and recommendations.…
COVID-19 poster: Clean and Disinfect
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the COVID-19 poster: Clean and Disinfect to help keep the UW community informed about current University COVID-19 policies and…
COVID-19 poster: Mask Are Recommended
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the COVID-19 poster: Masks Are Recommended to help keep the UW community informed about current University COVID-19 policies and…
COVID-19 poster: Masks Are Required
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the COVID-19 poster: Masks Are Required to help keep the UW community informed about current University COVID-19 policies and recommendations…
COVID-19 poster: Wash Your Hands the Right Way
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the COVID-19 poster: Wash Your Hands the Right Way to help keep the UW community informed about current University COVID-19 policies and…
COVID-19 and Respiratory Illness Signage
All UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the signs below to help keep the UW community informed about current University COVID-19 and respiratory virus policies and recommendations.…
EH&S Annual Report FY23
The EH&S Annual Report FY23 summarizes the work of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) during fiscal year 2023.