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.
Guidance for Building Water Flushing and Sampling During Low Flow or Low Occupancy
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and UW Facilities (UWF) have established a protocol for water quality verification and sampling in University buildings that were temporarily…
EHSA Guide: View Your RAM Inventory
University units use the EHSA Guide: View Your RAM Inventory to view current radioactive materials inventory.
Visit the Environmental Health and Safety Assistant (EHSA) page for more…
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS RESOURCES
EH&S provides information and resources for the University community to reduce the potential for respiratory virus transmission that align with federal, state and local workplace safety…
Radiation Exposure During Pregnancy
There are additional health and safety considerations for employees who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy to minimize exposure of their unborn child.
While an employee is not required to stop…
Radiation Safety Inspections Guide
The Radiation Safety Inspections Guide provides instructions for viewing and responding to findings from Radiation Safety inspections.
EHSA Guide: View Your RUA
University units use the EHSA Guide: View Your RUA to view current Radiation Use Authorization(s).
Visit the Environmental Health and Safety Assistant (EHSA) page for more…
EH&S Guide for Principal Investigators
The Guide for Principal Investigators (PI Guide) is an introduction to Environmental Health & Safety for principal investigators (PIs) who are new to the University of Washington and…
Updated rabies safety information for field work
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) updated rabies information for University personnel who conduct field work in areas where rabies is endemic.
The updated Rabies Information includes the…
Radiological Contamination Surveys
State and federal regulations require surveys of public areas and areas where radioactive materials are used to detect contamination and measure radiation levels.
Routine surveys are an important…
Food Worker Safety Focus Sheet
The information in the Food Worker Safety Focus Sheet educates food workers about foodborne diseases and how to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission.
Stay Healthy, Huskies Poster
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the Stay Healthy, Huskies Poster to help keep the UW community informed about current University COVID-19 and respiratory illness policies and…
Clean and Disinfect Poster
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. …
Mask Are Recommended Poster
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the Masks Are Recommended Poster to help keep the UW community informed about current University policies and recommendations. …
Medical Use of Radioactive Materials
A physician who administers radioactive material to humans must have specific training and experience. This also applies to medical physicists who conduct the treatment planning for specific cancer…