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Select the correct PPE to protect against eye hazards

Several recent incidents have occurred at the University in which a chemical or infectious material splashed or splattered into the eye because the individual was not wearing the correct…

Lab animal allergens: Nothing to sneeze about

Lab animal allergens can be a serious health concern for those who work with animals at the UW; it’s important to understand the health risks and how to protect yourself. Environmental Health &…

Walk safely on wet, icy and slippery surfaces

Slips, trips and falls are more frequent in rainy or icy weather, in darkness, when walking on uneven surfaces, and when we're in a hurry.  Visit the UW Alert Blog and Snow Removal…

Ranae Ranade

Caitlin Coey

Do you have enough PPE?

During your lab’s next EH&S survey visit, you will be asked a new question from the survey checklist if PPE is adequately available for everyone. The desired response to this question is a…

Crystalline Silica Safety Training Online

Laboratory Safety Contact

Jenna Gravley

Liquid Nitrogen Safety Online

New tools on the Lab Safety Dashboard

On July 8, 2019, EH&S launched a new version of the Lab Safety Dashboard, a tool vital to our campus’ safety management in research and teaching laboratories. The dashboard has portals for…

Building and Fire Safety Contact

Watch the webinar on lab self-inspections

EH&S launched a new version of the Lab Safety Dashboard that offers a Self-Inspection Tool that allows PIs and CHOs to conduct and record an audit of their laboratory spaces using the lab survey…

National Biosafety Month 2019: Biosafety beyond the lab

October is National Biosafety Month, a time to focus on your lab’s biosafety practices and policies. For 2019, EH&S is focusing on biosafety beyond the lab. We are encouraging you to reflect and…

Biosafety Cabinet (BSC) Training Online

Preventable fire alarm initiative

Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Division launched an initiative to avoid “false” (preventable) alarms.  Preventable alarms include: Any activation of a fire alarm…

Replace your obsolete biosafety cabinet

The University has over 950 active biosafety cabinets (BSCs), and about 150 have become obsolete due to safer design standards and the challenge of obtaining replacement parts. Environmental Health…

2019 Lab Safety Awards and Innovation Event winners

On December 9, 2019, EH&S hosted the Laboratory Safety Awards & Innovation Event to share new practices developed to enhance the culture of safety in UW research and teaching labs. Executive…

Should you pull the fire alarm after a chemical spill?

Following the announcement of the Seattle Police Department’s preventable fire alarm initiative (that will result in fines for false alarms starting January 1, 2020), EH&S has fielded concerns…

Two ways to submit a chemical waste collection request

Chemical waste generators at the University have two ways to submit waste collection requests: Directly from your MyChem inventory From the Chemical Waste Disposal page  You can use these…

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