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Laboratory Equipment Maintenance

Proper use and maintenance of laboratory equipment can protect the safety of both the personnel and the equipment in use. Certain equipment found within labs may warrant greater attention than others…

MyChem users required to upload SDSs

MyChem requires users to upload a safety data sheet (SDS) when adding a new chemical to an inventory if that chemical does not currently exist in the MyChem database. If you have chemicals in…

Key Elements of Lab Self-Inspections

Key Elements of Lab Self-Inspections
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  Use the Key Elements of Lab Self-Inspections to ensure that all key elements are covered when you conduct a self-assessment of your laboratory or research space.  

Grounding and Bonding Focus Sheet

Grounding and Bonding Focus Sheet
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  Use and dispensing of flammable liquids presents fire and explosion hazards to facilities and occupants.  Proper grounding and bonding limits the potential of static electrical spark…

National Biosafety Month 2021: Wear a Lab Coat to Protect Yourself

  October is National Biosafety Month, a time to focus on your lab’s biosafety policies and procedures. For 2021, EH&S would like labs to focus on the importance of wearing lab coats. Lab…

Sharps and Lab Glass Waste

Laboratory personnel and principal investigators (PIs) are responsible to properly identify, packaging, decontaminate, and dispose of sharps and laboratory glass and plastic waste. For site-specific…

New Notice of Cleaning and Decontamination Form

A new Notice of Cleaning and/or Decontamination Form was published in August 2021 to replace the prior decontamination form. The new form contains expanded information to include cleaning as…

2021 Laboratory Safety Awards & Innovations Event Winners

Awards were given to labs, departments, and personnel in recognition of their achievements in safety culture. The 2021 award winners for Top Dawgs in Safety: Burke Museum Department of Pharmacy…

Welcome to Environmental Health & Safety

The University of Washington is committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for faculty, staff, students, visitors, and volunteers in all sites owned, operated, or controlled by the…

Mission and Vision

UW Environmental Health & Safety's mission is to partner with the UW community to provide a healthy and safe campus and protect our environment.

Nitric Acid Safety Focus Sheet

Nitric Acid Safety Focus Sheet
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  Nitric acid is a highly corrosive mineral acid and strong oxidizer used primarily for nitration of organic molecules and washing glassware or metal equipment. Nitric acid reacts violently with…

Laboratory Risk Assessment Tool

It is important to conduct a risk assessment whenever a new experiment, procedure or project is developed in your lab. A risk assessment focuses on hazard identification at each step or task…

Trifluoroacetic Acid SOP

Trifluoroacetic Acid SOP
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Biological Toxin Safe Work Practices

Biological Toxin Safe Work Practices
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Review and implement these guidelines in your laboratory if you work with biotoxins. Use the Biological Toxin Checklist to ensure compliance and safe work practices for research involving biotoxins.…

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

Guide to Business and Continuity and Recovery Planning for Laboratories and Research Facilities
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  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

Methylene Chloride-Dichloromethane
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  This SOP documents the safe use of methylene chloride/dichloromethane.  

Centrifuge Maintenance SOP Template

Centrifuge Maintenance SOP Template
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  Labs use the Centrifuge Maintenance SOP Template (Word) to develop standard operating procedures for routine maintenance of centrifugal equipment.  

Furnace Maintenance SOP Template

Furnace Maintenance SOP Template
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  Labs use the Furnace Maintenance SOP Template (Word) to develop standard operating procedures for the use and routine maintenance of furnaces.  

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