New Nanomaterials, Chloroform and Metallic Lead SOP Templates
April 24, 2023
Visit the EH&S’s Chemical SOPs page to find new standard operating procedures (SOP) templates for nanomaterials, chloroform, and metallic lead.
Guidelines for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
The Guidelines for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is designed to help University departments, organizations, units, and supervisors to assess their workplace, select the right equipment, train employees and document this work.
New box cutter safety guidance
April 13, 2023
A new focus sheet that describes how to use box cutters safely is now available for University units and departments to download, print and share with personnel who use box cutters.
Bloodborne Pathogens
The purpose of the UW Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Program is to protect University personnel from exposure to human blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM).
Box Cutter Safety Focus Sheet
UW Worker Memorial Day Annual Ceremony 2023
March 16, 2023
Each year thousands of workers are killed and millions more injured or diseased because of their jobs. Please join us on Worker Memorial Day to honor those who have died in 2022 from a work-related injury or illness in King County.
The University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences annual Worker Memorial Day event is a special ceremony that raises awareness about how we can strengthen our commitment to make jobs safer and save lives in Washington state.
Laser Cutter Safety Focus Sheet
Laser cutters pose potential hazards from exposure to the laser light, high temperatures that could result in a fire, and air contaminants (fumes, vapors or particulates produced when the laser cuts material) that might be inhaled. Follow the precautions on the Laser Cutter Safety Focus Sheet to safely operate a laser cutter.
UW Fall Protection Program update
February 13, 2023
UW personnel who work at heights, where there is a potential to be exposed to a fall to a lower level, should read and understand the key changes to the Washington Administrative Code Unified Safety Standards for Fall Protection (WAC 296-880) that became effective on November 1, 2022.
UW personnel must be aware of the following significant changes.
New safety guidelines for photography
February 10, 2023
The Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) created guidelines for safely conducting photo and video sessions in University locations with hazards while also ensuring the images reflect health and safety requirements and best practices.
Lab Safety Awareness Week 2023
February 7, 2023
Help raise awareness of safe lab practices!
Lab Safety Awareness Week is an event held at academic institutions nation-wide February 13-17. This event is dedicated to recognizing the successes of laboratory safety programs and offering ideas on how to keep faculty, staff and students safe.