Spill Response Poster
Use the Spill Response Poster as a guide to clean up radiological, chemical and biohazardous spills.
Post in your lab alongside the Exposure Response Poster.
Watch the webinar on lab self-inspections
EH&S launched a new version of the Lab Safety Dashboard that offers a Self-Inspection Tool that allows PIs and CHOs to conduct and record an audit of their laboratory spaces using the lab survey…
National Biosafety Month 2019: Biosafety beyond the lab
October is National Biosafety Month, a time to focus on your lab’s biosafety practices and policies. For 2019, EH&S is focusing on biosafety beyond the lab. We are encouraging you to reflect and…
UW Hazardous Waste Labels: Four different labels
Download an accessible form to create UW Hazardous Waste Labels.
This form that allows you to enter unique label information for four different hazardous waste containers.
Fill in the…
UW Hazardous Waste Labels: Four identical labels
Download an accessible form to create UW Hazardous Waste Labels.
This form that allows you to enter label information for four identical hazardous waste containers.
Fill in the label…
Universal Waste Labels: Four different
Click on the link below to download an accessible form to create UW Universal Waste Labels.
This form that allows you to enter label information for four different universal waste…
Universal Waste Labels: Four identical
Click on the link below to download an accessible form to create UW Universal Waste Labels.
This form that allows you to enter label information for four identical universal waste…
Lab Self-Inspections
All labs at the University of Washington are expected to conduct at least one self-inspection annually. It is recommended that self-inspections are done at least several months after the most recent…
Lab Self-Inspection Presentation
Click on the link below to view a presentation that discusses how to effectively conduct self-inspections of your research spaces and labs, how to use the new self-inspection tool,…
Introduction to Research Safety
Welcome to the research community at the University of Washington!
The Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) developed this information to introduce you to the some of the…
Replace Obsolete Biosafety Cabinets
There are multiple models of biological safety cabinets (BSCs) at the UW that Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) has identified as obsolete.
Visit the Biological Safety Cabinets…
Replace your obsolete biosafety cabinet
The University has over 950 active biosafety cabinets (BSCs), and about 150 have become obsolete due to safer design standards and the challenge of obtaining replacement parts. Environmental Health…
2019 Lab Safety Awards and Innovation Event winners
On December 9, 2019, EH&S hosted the Laboratory Safety Awards & Innovation Event to share new practices developed to enhance the culture of safety in UW research and teaching labs. Executive…
Should you pull the fire alarm after a chemical spill?
Following the announcement of the Seattle Police Department’s preventable fire alarm initiative (that will result in fines for false alarms starting January 1, 2020), EH&S has fielded concerns…
Lab Safety Surveys and Inspections
The University is committed to maintaining a healthy and safe environmental for learning, teaching and conducting research. Executive Order 55 gives authority to the Environmental Health &…
Guide to Business and Continuity and Recovery Planning for Laboratories and Research Facilities
The Guide to Business and Continuity and Recovery Planning for Laboratories and Research Facilities was developed to help laboratory managers, principal investigators, responsible…
Business continuity and recovery planning resources for labs and research spaces
The University’s Emergency Management and Office of Research have provided guidance to the research community to assist with business continuity planning. As a supplement to these resources and in…
Methylene Chloride-Dichloromethane
This SOP documents the safe use of methylene chloride/dichloromethane.