Preparing Your Laboratory for an Earthquake
Part of keeping your laboratory safe is ensuring it is prepared for an earthquake or other natural disaster. Here are some best practices for protecting yourself and others in this potential scenario...
Pressure Vessels
A pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially higher or lower than the ambient pressure that can be hazardous. EH&S provides resources and...
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...
Preventable fire alarm initiative
Seattle Fire Department’s (SFD) Fire Prevention Division is launching a new initiative in 2020 to avoid “false” or “preventable” alarms. For this reason, the City of Seattle is introducing citations...
Outdoor UW Events May Require a Permit
Is your group planning a party, departmental graduation ceremony or other event at UW? Your outdoor event may require a permit from the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) if any of the following apply:...
Occupational Radiation Exposure During Pregnancy - Description
One concern of employees who regularly receive some radiation exposure during their work is the safety of childbearing and the effects of radiation dose to their unborn child.
Non-Ionizing Radiation Safety
The Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) Safety Program is designed to help protect employees, students and the general public from the harmful effects of non-ionizing radiation.
Non-ionizing radiation (NIR...
Non-UW Personnel Radiation Safety Class Registration Form
** Please Note - No classes are held in August or December.
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Nursing Radiation Safety Training Verification & Questions
To document your radiation safety training completion and to address specific questions about the University of Washington's Radiation Safety program please complete this form.
All UW radiation...
New online Radiation Safety training
As of April 2019, the online radiation safety training looks very different. The new training is interactive, features quizzes and activities along the way, and contains voiceovers by our very own...
NEW Spill Response poster and updated Exposure Response poster
Keep these two posters in an easily accessible location in your workspace.
Spill Response poster (NEW)
EH&S has a new Spill Response Poster that instructs you what to do in the event of a...
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...
Missing/Damaged Dosimeter Report
Created and used by EH&S’s Radiation Safety Program
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...