National Biosafety Month 2018: Promoting a culture of safety
During 2018's National Biosafety Month, you are encouraged to focus attention on biosafety policies and practices. Investigators and laboratory managers can raise biosafety awareness, discuss the…
Heating Devices Focus Sheet
Many labs and shops use at least one type of heating device, such as ovens, hot plates, heating mantles and tapes, and oil baths. Heating materials, especially chemicals, present a number of…
Space Heaters and Other Temporary Portable Heaters
In the event a heating system fails, or there is inadequate heat to an area, every effort should be made to correct the problem with building heating before using temporary or portable heat…
Plant Research Biosafety
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Plants are an important research tool used to learn more about basic life processes and to help answer questions in agriculture, health and the…
UW Biohazard Waste Flow Chart: Life Sciences Building
This flow chart shows the waste stream for different types of biohazardous waste at the UW Life Sciences Building (LSB) location.
Autoclaving Biohazardous Waste SOP Template
If you use an autoclave to decontaminate biohazardous waste, you need to have a site-specific SOP. Use this fillable PDF template to create your SOP. Any personnel operating the autoclave needs to…
Building Emergency Procedures: Elevator Failure
The University provides the Building Emergency Procedures: Elevator Failure (Word) to help UW personnel, students and visitors prepare for responding to an emergency on the Seattle…
Building Emergency Procedures: Fire/Explosion
The University provides the Building Emergency Procedures: Fire/Explosion (Word) to help UW personnel, students and visitors prepare for responding to an emergency on the…
Building Emergency Procedures: Plumbing Failure/Flooding
The University provides the Building Emergency Procedures: Plumbing Failure/Flooding (Word) to help UW personnel, students and visitors prepare for responding to an emergency…
Building Emergency Procedures: Hazardous Material Spill or Release
The University provides the Building Emergency Procedures: Hazardous Material Spill or Release (Word) to help UW personnel, students and visitors prepare for responding to an emergency…
Biohazard Warning Sign
The Biohazard Warning Sign must be affixed to entry doors of the following laboratories/rooms:BSL-2/ABSL-2BSL-2 with BSL-3 practices/ABSL-2 with ABSL-3 practicesBSL-3/ABSL-3BSL-2 with BSL-3 practices…
Biohazardous Waste Flow Charts
Refer to the biohazardous waste flow charts below for site-specific information.Animal Research WasteHarborview Medical CenterHarborview Research & Training BuildingLife Sciences BuildingMagnuson…
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.
Biological Toxin Checklist
Use Biological Toxin Checklist to ensure compliance and safe work practices for research involving biological toxins.
BUA Application Submission Dates
The BUA Application Submission Dates document lists the submission due dates for the Biological Use Authorization (BUA) application.
Submit BUA applications at least four weeks prior to…
Safety measures for lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are used supply power to many kinds of devices including smart phones, laptops, e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-cigarettes, and are used in University operations and …
Liquid Nitrogen and Alarms in University Research Space
This report is intended to provide guidance on identifying and evaluating potential risks related to storage of liquid nitrogen in laboratory space, and how to best mitigate those risks at…
Do not block campus fire lanes
When 9-1-1 is called on the Seattle campus, UW Police and Seattle Fire Department emergency vehicles will use designated fire lanes to get to the scene of the emergency quickly. It is critical that…