Sample COVID-19 Close Contact Notification
… COVID-19. For more information, visit the COVID-19 Case Response page. Category Workplace Safety Contact … you with public health guidance for steps to take after exposure and information about testing resources available … need to stay home. · Take a COVID test 5 days out from your exposure - Preferably with a PCR test (not rapid/home test). …
Sample COVID-19 Area Notification
… positive for COVID-19. Visit the COVID-19 Case Response webpage for more information. Contact … If you are unsure or have concerns about your possible exposure, you can get tested and be even more diligent about … buildings. For more information, see the University’s case response procedures and uw.edu/coronavirus. If you have …
Report
… are required to report work-related injuries, illnesses, exposures to hazardous materials, and fires. Visit the … page for issues not listed below. I WANT TO REPORT ... EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS An exposure event is … skin (absorption or injection). Follow the EH&S exposure response procedures if potentially exposed to hazardous …
Radiation Detection Instrument Calibration
… referred to as GM Survey meters or “Geiger “ counters) and exposure rate meters (commonly referred to as ion chambers) … Services available EH&S provides count rate calibration and exposure rate calibration of radiation detection … A count rate calibration is a measure of the instrument's response to a known number of counts. First, the instrument …
Animal Worker Occupational Health and Safety
… serious cases can lead to asthma or an extreme allergic response to even a tiny exposure. Personnel working with animals must take … Allergies Focus Sheet and follow the guidance to prevent exposure to animal allergens. Respirators Source: www.3m.com …
Wildfire Smoke
… smoke safety training initially (before potential exposure) and annually thereafter; and Providing … University units are required to implement effective exposure controls whenever feasible. Such controls include, … 1. Develop a plan. Develop and implement a Wildfire Smoke Response Plan . Ensure a copy is made available to …
Biohazardous Waste Flow Charts
… follow the Main Campus and Leased Facilities flow chart. Exposure Response and Reporting UW personnel are required to submit … any work-related event that results in an injury, illness, exposure to hazardous materials, property damage, or fire, …
UW Field Operations Safety Manual
… roles and responsibilities, planning, training, incident response, best practices, common field hazards, and campus … accident/incident follow-up. - All injuries, accidents, exposures, fires, and near misses must be investigated. Any … to an acceptable level. Report injuries, illnesses, exposures, fires, and near misses to your supervisor, and to …
Boating Safety
… flotation devices are required. Download the float plan Exposure Response and Reporting UW personnel are required to submit … any work-related event that results in an injury, illness, exposure to hazardous materials, or fire, regardless of the …
Biological Safety Cabinets
… to protect personnel, products and the environment from exposure to biohazards and cross contamination during … Biosafety cabinet (BSC) safety Biosafety training Emergency Response and Reporting UW personnel are required to submit … any work-related event that results in an injury, illness, exposure to hazardous materials, property damage, or fire, …
Shipping Hazardous Materials
… goods" when prompted). What do I put for the “Emergency Response Information”? All UW locations use a contractor … instructions on the Hazardous Material Spills page . if an exposure has occurred , follow the instructions on the Exposure Response Poster . UW personnel are required to …
Introduction to Research Safety
… , Radiological ) Safety reminders for posting in the lab: Exposure Response Poster No PPE Outside of the Lab Poster Procuring … safely with potentially hazardous materials. Spills and exposure response Accident and Injury Reporting Biohazardous …
Laboratory Safety Manual
… 8 Record Keeping Section 9 Emergency Preparedness and Response Section 10 Labs: Move In/Move Out Appendix A WAC … 31 2. Prevent Chemical Exposure … 116 1. Exposure Limits … 116 3. Possible Over-Exposure … 137 SECTION 9 – EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE … 144 B. RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC INCIDENTS / ACCIDENTS …
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
… a list of designated smoking areas on UW campuses Disaster Response (PEAT) The Pre-Entry Assessment Team (PEAT) is the … provide and maintain healthy and comfortable… Outdoor Heat Exposure Prevent heat-related illness Pest Control and …
Radiation Safety Inspection Checklist Explanations
… information please refer to the EH&S Homepage . Is the Exposure Response for biological, chemical, or radiological exposures room sign posted? The Exposure Response for …
University of Washington Accident Prevention Plan
… Clarified that Safe Campus is a violence prevention and response unit and not a place to report crime. Report crimes … including the Public Health Flowchart, COVID-19 Illness and Exposure Guidance, and the new UW Respiratory Illness Health … and unpaid student workers. Updated the Outdoor Heat Exposure section to reflect that a permanent year-round …
Emergency Procedures
… not clean it up. Follow the instructions on the Spill Response Poster for biological, chemical and radiological … releases (on page 2). Follow the instructions on the Exposure Response Poster if an exposure to hazardous materials has occurred (on page 3). …
Mercury
… or metallic mercury is a potent neurotoxin, even with small exposures. Avoid exposure by replacing broken thermometers and lamps, and use … For more information on chemical spills and emergency response in laboratories, take the EH&S Managing Laboratory …
UW Employee Health Center
… that are included in this type of screening are UW disaster response teams, such as the Pre-Entry Assessment Team … Assessment Team , and the UW Police Department. Post-exposure evaluations Animal exposures Act fast: Immediately stop what you are doing …
Anesthetic Gases: Safe Use Guidelines
… of the potential health hazards and methods of controlling exposures. Category Chemical Safety Research & Lab Safety … 6 How personal exposures can occur … 32 Emergency response, exposure incidents and accident reporting … with headaches, nausea, fatigue, and irritability In response to more recent studies, the ACGIH has published or …