2021 EH&S Lab Safety Awards & Innovations Event
The 2021 Laboratory Safety Awards & Innovations Event honored 20 labs, departments and individuals to recognize their significant contributions to enhancing the culture of safety at the UW.…
Hazardous Material Spills
A hazardous material spill is an uncontrolled release of a substance that is potentially hazardous to humans, animals and/or the environment. University personnel and students working with hazardous…
Personnel Monitoring
Federal and state regulations require the UW to monitor the radiation dose to employees who may be exposed to radiation as part of their job duties.
Employees whose job duties result in exposure to…
Worker Memorial Day 2025
Each year, thousands of workers are killed, and millions more are injured or diseased because of their jobs. Please join us on Worker Memorial Day to honor those who have died in 2024 from a work-…
Electrical Safety: Resetting Circuit Breakers Focus Sheet
An unqualified electrical worker may reset a breaker if they are trained to do so, and the cause of the trip was an overloaded circuit. Follow the guidance in the Electrical Safety:…
Electrical Circuit Breaker Reset Procedure
The Electrical Circuit Breaker Reset Procedure is for University personnel who are trained to reset an electrical circuit breaker and are unqualified electrical workers.
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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…
Changes to the UW Radiation Protection Program requirements
The University of Washington's Radiation Safety Committee recently approved a few changes to University requirements that affect research-related RUA permit holders, including the following:…
Record chemical inventories for research vessels in MyChem
Personnel working on UW research vessels can now add their chemical inventories into MyChem, the University’s chemical tracking system. UW personnel who use chemicals or chemical-containing products…
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…
Coyotes on UW Campuses Focus Sheet
The information in the Coyotes on UW Campuses Focus Sheet is intended to educate the UW community about living and working around urban coyotes, preventing conflict with these animals,…
Radiation Producing Devices
A radiation producing device (RPD) is any piece of equipment that, when energized, is designed to produce ionizing radiation. Some RPDs are designed to intentionally emit this ionizing radiation,…
Preparing Radiation Items for Surplus
Follow the Preparing Radiation Items for Surplus guidance to prepare items associated with ionizing and non-ionizing radiation prior to sending to UW Surplus.
Additional information is…
Coyotes on UW campuses
EH&S has received reports of coyote sightings on the Seattle campus. Coyotes have been present at our campus locations and vicinity for years and they are an important part of our ecosystem.
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