Food contact surfaces must be sanitized after cleaning with soap and water. Sanitizing can use high heat or approved chemical solutions to reduce germs on surfaces to a negligible level. Food establishments are required to regularly clean and sanitize work surfaces during operations.
Chemical waste generators will soon have a new, faster way to submit a Routine Chemical Waste Collection Request.
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) is in the process of adding QR codes on all routine waste carboys to make submitting a collection request quick and easy:
Scan the QR code on the carboy.
The Fire in a Food Establishment Focus Sheet can help University retail food establishments protect workers, customers, and the facility from heat, smoke, fumes, chemical, and/or water damage hazards, and assist with reopening after a fire.
Most Environmental Health & Safety teams relocated to the new Gateway building above the Sound Transit Link light rail station on Brooklyn Avenue NE between NE 45th and 43rd Streets.
Programs and services that moved include:
View directions, parking, and public transit options for arriving at UW Environmental Health & Safety main office.
The EH&S Annual Report FY24 summarizes the work of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) during fiscal year 2024.
Please don't feed wildlife (including birds and animals) on UW campuses.
Visit the Pest Control and Wildlife Resources page for more information.
University personnel have the following options for getting rid of hazardous materials and potentially contaminated supplies and equipment.
Note: Not all options are available for all items.
The UW Seattle Stormwater Report 2023 is the UW Water Quality Program annual report submitted to the Washington State Department of Ecology.
