Gear up for summer lab work
Summer in Seattle means hiking, biking, kayaking and ... lab work. Yes, many of us spend gorgeous summer days working in the lab. While it's fine to wear shorts, skirts, sandals or flip flops outside…
University of Washington Accident Prevention Plan
The University’s Accident Prevention Plan covers the anticipated workplace hazards that generally apply to employees across the University. It outlines policies and procedures implemented…
Respirators: A Quick Guide
Respirators: A Quick Guide shows the differences between respirators, dust masks and surgical masks.
New tools on the Lab Safety Dashboard
On July 8, 2019, EH&S launched a new version of the Lab Safety Dashboard, a tool vital to our campus’ safety management in research and teaching laboratories. The dashboard has portals for…
Biohazardous Waste Flow Charts
Refer to the biohazardous waste flow charts below for site-specific information.
Animal Research Waste
Harborview Medical Center
Harborview Research & Training Building
Life Sciences Building…
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.
Health and Safety Committee Election Coordinators
View the list of health and safety committee election coordinators for each of the ten organizational health and safety committees for the current term.
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…