Biosafety Cabinet Purchase-Move Request
When purchasing or relocating a biosafety cabinet, review the Steps to Purchase, Replace, Relocate or Remove a Biosafety Cabinet and complete the form below.
VIsit the Biological Safety…
Health and Safety Committees
The University’s health and safety committees help foster a strong culture of safety with a goal of preventing workplace injuries and illnesses. The University’s health and safety committee program…
General Welding Safety: Respiratory Hazards
Hot works operations, including welding, pose a number of respiratory health hazards. Refer to the General Welding Safety: Respiratory Hazards focus sheet for a list of hazards and safety…
Hot Work
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According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), U.S. fire departments respond to more than 4,000 structure fires per year involving…
Legionella Focus Sheet
Legionella bacteria can cause a serious type of pneumonia (lung infection) called Legionnaires’ disease.
Mold, Mildew, and Water Damage Focus Sheet
This focus sheet describes what to do if you find mold, mildew or water damage in a University facility.
Indoor Air Quality
UW employees, students and visitors should have a clean, healthy environment in which to work, study and perform various activities. If the air quality is poor it can affect a person’s comfort,…
MRI Medical Screening
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) medical safety screening assures the safety of all UW employees who may be exposed to the magnetic resonance magnet.
The magnetic resonance (MR) system uses a…
Hearing Loss Prevention Program Manual
The Hearing Loss Prevention Program Manual applies to all University organizational units at all work locations including the Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses; UW Medicine medical…
Hearing Loss Prevention Program
The UW Hearing Loss Prevention Program ensures the safety of University personnel through controlling exposure to noise levels that could result in occupational hearing loss.
University personnel are…
Laboratory PPE Hazard Assessment Guide
The Laboratory PPE Hazard Assessment Guide identifies hazards to which laboratory workers may be exposed and specifies PPE to protect against these hazards during work operations.…
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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The purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE) is to protect researchers, employees, students, and visitors from potential hazards in the work…
Pressure Vessels
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Pressure vessels, autoclaves and steam sterilizers operating at pressures greater than 15 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) and larger than…
Blank Chemical Template SOP
University units and researchers using hazardous chemicals can use the Blank Chemical SOP Template to modify to your specific location and procedures.
Visit the Chemical SOPs…
Bandsaw SOP Template
UW units/shops/departments using a bandsaw supplement their Shop Safety Plan with Bandsaw Standard Operating Procedures.
Visit the Shop and Maker Space Safety webpage for…
Grinding/Buffing SOP Template
UW units/shops/departments that perform grinding or buffing supplement their Shop Safety Plan with Grinding/Buffing Standard Operating Procedures.
Visit the Shop and…
Laser Cutter SOP Template
University departments, shops, and maker spaces use the updated Laser Cutter SOP Template (Word) to describe the standard operating procedures for safely using a laser cutter.
Visit the…
Lathe SOP Template
UW units/shops/departments using a lathe supplement their Shop Safety Plan with Lathe Standard Operating Procedures.
Visit the Shop and Maker Space Safety webpage…