Diphtheria Toxin SOP
If you work with diphtheria toxin, you need to have a specific SOP. Use this template to create your SOP. Then provide training to any personnel handling diphtheria toxin and use the training...
Biological Toxin SOP
If you work with biological toxins, you need to have a toxin-specific SOP in place for each toxin used. Use this template to create your SOP. Then provide training to any personnel handling toxins...
New Safety Resources for Maker Spaces
Maker spaces, also known as fab labs and hacker spaces, are places to gather, exchange ideas, invent and create. These spaces are found in libraries, dormitories, academic and other workshops, both...
New Hazardous Material Shipping Regulations
Every year, regulatory authorities publish updates and changes to regulations governing the transportation of hazardous materials. Take note of the changes in hazardous material shipping labels that...
October Is National Biosafety Month
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy has announced the 3rd annual National Biosafety Month in October.
During National Biosafety Month, you are encouraged to focus...
Save a Life! New Procedures for Defibrillators
What would you do if someone near you has sudden cardiac arrest? Rapid treatment with a defibrillator can be lifesaving. A defibrillator is a device that sends an electric shock to the heart to try...
Package Causes Serious Injury
Recent incidents on UW campus and lab-related accidents across the country underscore the need for UW employees to take required trainings and follow critical safety protocols.
In July, a UW employee...
3-D Printer Safety
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is becoming more common to UW campuses in maker spaces, research labs and classrooms. New users may not realize that 3D printers, the materials they...
Nitric Acid Incident on Campus
Nitric acid is a highly-corrosive mineral acid and strong oxidizer used primarily for nitration of organic molecules. Nitric acid reacts violently with alcohols, alkalis, reducing agents, combustible...
Your Health and Safety Committee
Health & Safety Committees provide valuable contributions to the UW’s total workplace safety program. Ten committees represent all UW employees, and the new two-year term for these committees...
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:...
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Laboratories
The UW is a major research and teaching institution, and safety in our laboratories is very important to all of us. If you work in a lab, you can protect yourself and others from exposure to...
2015 UW Work-Related Injury and Illness Summaries Now Online
The 2015 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 300A summaries of work-related injuries and illnesses are now posted on the Accident and Injury Reporting page of the EH&S website,...
New Chemical Waste Management Video
Playing now on a computer screen near you: a new video for researchers about how to manage your chemical waste. EH&S collaborated with the Materials Science & Engineering Department to...
Disaster Response (PEAT)
The Pre-Entry Assessment Team (PEAT) is the UW's first responder disaster team that consists of members of EH&S and UW Tacoma Safety and Security.
Following a disaster, our primary function is to...
Sharps Safety in Research
Safe work practices are essential to prevent injuries when working with sharps items. Use this focus sheet to implement safe work practices in your laboratory.