March 18, 2020 IBC Meeting Minutes
Methylene Chloride-Dichloromethane
This SOP documents the safe use of methylene chloride/dichloromethane.
COVID-19 Health and Safety
Updated September 25, 2024
Follow the Public Health Flowchart for COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Symptoms if you have COVID-19 symptoms, an exposure or test positive.
February 19, 2020 IBC Meeting Minutes
Guide to Business and Continuity and Recovery Planning for Laboratories and Research Facilities
The Guide to Business and Continuity and Recovery Planning for Laboratories and Research Facilities was developed to help laboratory managers, principal investigators, and others, develop a business continuity plan to help ensure that vital research operations can continue following a disaster or major disruption.
January 15, 2020 IBC Meeting Minutes
Lab Safety Surveys and Inspections
Updated January 14, 2025
The University is committed to maintaining a healthy and safe environmental for learning, teaching and conducting research. Executive Order 55 gives authority to the Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) to conduct safety surveys and inspections in University teaching and research laboratories.
December 18, 2019 IBC Meeting Minutes
Should you pull the fire alarm after a chemical spill?
December 18, 2019
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 about whether a fire alarm should be trigged when a fire is not present.