Disaster Response (PEAT)
… Disaster Response (PEAT) The Pre-Entry Assessment Team (PEAT) is the … rescue teams. The team is equipped with Level B chemical response equipment including self-contained breathing … any work-related event that results in an injury, illness, exposure to hazardous materials, or fire, regardless of the …
Outdoor Heat Exposure
… Outdoor Heat Exposure University units with personnel who work outdoors … Quality page . Applicability Washington state outdoor heat exposure rules apply to University units and departments with … cool-down and rest periods, heat stress monitoring, and response procedures if personnel show signs or symptoms of …
Hazardous Material Spills
… to respond in the event a spill occurs. Emergency spill response If you witness a hazardous material spill that … for biological, chemical and radiological releases. open EXPOSURE RESPONSE Follow the instructions on the Exposure Response Poster if an exposure has occurred. OPEN …
Wildfire Smoke
… smoke safety training initially (before potential exposure) and annually thereafter; and Providing respiratory … University units are required to implement effective exposure controls whenever feasible. Such controls include, … ; or Performing prescribed burns. Wildfire Smoke Response Plan Units with outdoor workers are required to …
Outdoor Heat Safety Plan Template
… illnesses and injuries. Refer to the Outdoor Heat Exposure page for additional information. Category … and set up properly.] 4. Schedule work to reduce heat exposure [Describe the established work/rest schedule for … and use of substances that can affect the body’s response to heat like drugs, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, and …
Updated rabies safety information for field work
… rabies vaccine before they can work with bats. Rabies pre-exposure vaccination is recommended for personnel who may … updated Rabies Information . Refer to the CDC Rabies Pre-exposure Vaccination page to determine your risk category and recommendations for receiving rabies pre-exposure vaccine doses. Discuss the rabies vaccine with your …
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
… the manufacture and use of PCBs in 1978. Occupational exposure to PCBs Occupational exposure to PCBs occurs mainly by inhaling it or absorbing it … with contaminated equipment, water, or soil. Occupational exposure might occur during the maintenance or repair of old …
Chemical Waste
… EH&S staff member that collects your chemical waste. Spill response and reporting Call 9-1-1 in an emergency . Follow the EH&S exposure response procedures if potentially exposed to … any work-related event that results in an injury, illness, exposure to hazardous materials, or fire, regardless of the …
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS RESOURCES
… requirements. Respiratory illness prevention and response University of Washington’s (UW) Respiratory Illness …
Wildfire smoke may cause air quality issues
… UW Emergency Management coordinates the University’s response and convenes the UW’s Weather Status Assessment … UW Emergency Management coordinates the University’s response and convenes the UW’s Weather Status Assessment …
EH&S Guide for Principal Investigators
… 11 EXPOSURE RESPONSE AND ACCIDENT REPORTING … Employees who have a reasonably anticipated potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens, including human blood or … Laboratory Safety Manual and review it, along with other response procedures, with laboratory personnel. Review the …
Face Covering Policy
… five days. Masks are strongly recommended after COVID-19 exposure , indoors when around others, until five days have …
EH&S Annual Report FY24
… worker safety and environmental protection needs in response to water line damage impacting a medical facility. … presentations by Rebecca Stenberg, Herpes B-virus Exposure Follow-up and Case Management and Anne Terry, Malaria Case Review and Exposure Management National Academy of Sciences Workshop on …
Salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw cookie dough
… Illness symptoms can develop one to three days following exposure to Salmonella and may include diarrhea, fever, … Illness symptoms can develop one to three days following exposure to Salmonella and may include diarrhea, fever, …
Guidance for Building Water Flushing and Sampling During Low Flow or Low Occupancy
… disinfectant creates a hazard to users through chemical exposure. A risk assessment must be performed prior to … to hot water system and is commonly used as a rapid response. It may be less effective than chemical disinfection … Periods of Low or No Use • NIOSH: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Legionella • CDC: Water Management Program • CDC: …
Montlake Landfill Project Guide
… asbestos professional under the EPA Asbestos Emergency Response Act of 1986 (AHERA) and shall also comply with … associated with landfill debris and groundwater. Worker exposure concerns include methane, hazardous materials exposure, and physical hazards. All employees must be trained …
UW Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases Charter
… responses. • Guides the University’s preparation and response activities related to communicable diseases. • … health, including o Epidemiology o Communicable disease response and prevention o Environmental and occupational … Diseases • Emergency preparedness, management, and response • University administrative and operational …
PCB Caulking Work Plan for UW Seattle
… B. This Work Plan seeks to minimize the potential for exposure to PCBs and contamination of areas outside the work … and has the authority to immediately halt work during the exposure assessment phase if the provisions of this Work Plan … red or yellow construction hazard warning tape during the exposure assessment phase of the project. The demarcated area …
UW Food Safety Program Manual
… 21 FOODBORNE ILLNESS INVESTIGATION AND OUTBREAK RESPONSE .................................. 22 NOTIFICATION … This includes the date of symptom onset, diagnosis, or exposure to illness. This allows the PIC to report certain … which: • Two or more persons have a similar illness after exposure to the same food source; and • Epidemiologic …
General Health and Safety Training Course Selection Guide
… Personnel whose work or research includes potential exposure to recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules … who are assigned work activities with potential for exposure to human blood and other potentially infectious … activities with a reasonably anticipated potential for exposure to human blood and other potentially infectious …