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Work safely outdoors with heat and wildfire smoke training

… their teams before work begins. Visit the  Outdoor Heat Exposure page for more information.  Wildfire Smoke Safety … covers the health risks and symptoms of wildfire smoke exposure, how to monitor air quality, and ways to reduce your … safety Supervisors must also complete a Wildfire Smoke Response Plan and share it with their teams before work …

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 …

EH&S Annual Report FY24

EH&S Annual Report FY24
412.29KB (.pdf)
… 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 …

Guidance for Building Water Flushing and Sampling During Low Flow or Low Occupancy

Guidance for Building Water Flushing and Sampling During Low Flow or Low Occupancy
208.83KB (.pdf)
… 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: …

UW Food Safety Program Manual

UW Food Safety Program Manual
5.63MB (.pdf)
… 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 …

Respiratory Illness Signage Updates

Respiratory Illness Signage Updates
244.47KB (.pdf)
… https://www.ehs.washington.edu/covid-19-prevention-and-response/covid-19-signage … https://www.ehs.washington.edu/covid-19-prevention-and-response/face-covering-policy … https://www.ehs.washington.edu/covid-19-prevention-and-response/face-covering-policy … https://www.ehs.washington.edu/covid-19-prevention-and-response/face-covering-policy …

UW Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases Charter

UW Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases Charter
243.88KB (.pdf)
… 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 …

Clean and Disinfect Poster

Clean and Disinfect Poster
63.61KB (.pdf)
 UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the Clean and Disinfect Poster to help keep the UW community informed about current University policies and recommendations. …

Wash Your Hands the Right Way Poster

Wash Your Hands the Right Way Poster
111.97KB (.pdf)
 UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the Wash Your Hands the Right Way Poster to help keep the UW community informed about current University policies and recommendations. …

General Health and Safety Training Course Selection Guide

General Health and Safety Training Course Selection Guide
214.48KB (.pdf)
… 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 …

Food Worker Safety Focus Sheet

Food Worker Safety Focus Sheet
225.38KB (.pdf)
… ILLNESS EACH YEAR Immediately report your symptoms or exposure to the person-in-charge (PIC):  A cut, wound, burn …

Temporary Food Establishment Permit Application Form

Temporary Food Establishment Permit Application Form
578.51KB (.docx)
 UW students and personnel hosting or sponsoring an event at a UW location where food will be served, sold, or given away may need to apply for a Temporary Food Establishment Permit from UW…
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