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Prepare for new rules for methylene chloride

Check your workspace for methylene chloride, determine if your use is allowed, and find replacements
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Fire Safety Alert for Steelcase LED Shelf Lights

Steelcase LED Shelf Lights were involved in three incidents in two buildings on the Seattle campus
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UW 2024 Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports Now Available

An informed campus is a safer campus
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Your options for reporting workplace safety concerns

There are many ways for University personnel to report and discuss workplace safety concerns and recommended improvements
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      • Building Emergency Procedures and Resources
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      • Capital Safety Projects
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      • Fire Safety and Prevention
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      • Control of Radioactive Materials
      • Dosimetry
      • Laser Safety
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Food safety tips for the holidays

Gathering and sharing food with friends and family is often a treasured part of holiday...

Stay safe during the holiday season

Take precautions to keep yourself and others safe this holiday season. Stay healthy Stay up-to-date...

Walk safely on wet, icy and slippery surfaces

Visit the UW Alert Blog and Snow Removal Progress Map (as appropriate) to check conditions before...

Prepare for new rules for methylene chloride

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a new rule for methylene chloride (also...

EH&S assists with regulatory permits for biological samples

Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) has noticed an increase in regulatory inspections and...
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