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Chemotherapy & Hazardous Drugs

Drugs are classified as hazardous if they may cause cancer, developmental or reproductive toxicity or harm to organs at low doses. They include drugs used for cancer chemotherapy (also called…

Water Quality

Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) collaborates with campus partners to maintain water quality for consumption and use on campus. We conduct pool and spa inspections and can arrange…

BSL-2 info sheet

BSL-2 info sheet
114.38KB (.pdf)

BSL-2 with BSL-3 practices info sheet

BSL-2 with BSL-3 practices info sheet
253.03KB (.pdf)

Empty Chemical Containers

Empty Chemical Containers
130.73KB (.pdf)
  The Empty Chemical Containers Focus Sheet provides guidance to dispose of or reuse chemical containers in accordance with hazardous waste regulations.  

Radioactive Biological Waste Focus Sheet

Radioactive Biological Waste Focus Sheet
110.90KB (.pdf)

Montlake Landfill Methane Action Plan

Montlake Landfill Methane Action Plan
401.96KB (.pdf)

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…

Ozone -Depleting Substances Design Guide

  This information has moved to the UW Facilities Design Standard webpage.  

Spill Planning and Prevention Design Guide

  This information has moved to the UW Facilities Design Standard webpage.  

National Biosafety Month 2023: The value of written procedures

  For National Biosafety Month 2023, Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) encourages labs to develop written standard operating procedures (SOPs) for procedures involving biohazards.…

UW Food Safety Program Manual

UW Food Safety Program Manual
5.63MB (.pdf)
 The UW Food Safety Program Manual outlines the requirements, roles and responsibilities, and practices of the UW Food Safety Program. 

UW Bothell Annual Stormwater Report

UW Bothell Annual Stormwater Report
296.95KB (.pdf)
 Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Program Stormwater Report for UW BothellRead more about stormwater management on the Stormwater page. 

UW Bothell and Cascadia College Stormwater Operations and Maintenance Plan

UW Bothell and Cascadia College Stormwater Operations and Maintenance Plan
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  The Stormwater Operations and Maintenance Plan for UW Bothell and Cascadia College details procedures for protecting storm water quality on the UW Bothell and Cascadia College campuses. Read…

UW Bothell Cascadia College Stormwater Management Program

UW Bothell Cascadia College Stormwater Management Program
222.28KB (.pdf)
  The UW Bothell Cascadia College Stormwater Management Program describes stormwater management for the UW Bothell campus. Read more about stormwater management on the Stormwater…

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…

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…

Bloodborne pathogens worker safety requirements

Human blood and other potentially infectious materials may contain viruses referred to as bloodborne pathogens (BBP) that can make people ill if they become infected. Implementing workplace safety…

Stormwater Management Design Guide

  This information has moved to the UW Facilities Design Standard webpage.  

Underground Storage Tanks Design Guide

  This information has moved to the UW Facilities Design Standard webpage.  

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