Hazardous Material Spills
A hazardous material spill is an uncontrolled release of a substance that is potentially hazardous to humans, animals and/or the environment. University personnel and students working with hazardous materials should be prepared to respond in the event a spill occurs.
January 2022 IBC Meeting Minutes
September 2017 IBC Meeting Minutes
December 15, 2021 IBC Meeting Minutes
Autoclave Safety Guidelines, Training, Tools and Resources
EH&S has autoclave tools to assist you including general autoclave safety guidelines, autoclaving biohazardous waste guidelines with template SOP, both with step-by-step instructions for autoclave users.
November 15, 2021 Institutional Biosafety Committee Meeting Minutes
Mission and Vision
We partner with the UW community to provide a healthy and safe campus and protect our environment.
Welcome to Environmental Health & Safety
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) is an administrative unit that assists University units in meeting their responsibility to protect the environment and to provide a safe and healthful place for employment and learning.
EH&S employs about 100 people who are spread across the UW Seattle campus in multiple locations.
We have six sections organized around the services we provide.