COVID-19 Health and Safety
Updated September 1, 2023
Follow the COVID-19 Public Health Flowchart if you have COVID-19 symptoms, exposure or test positive.
Wastewater
All wastewater discharged to the sanitary sewer system (i.e. poured down a drain or flushed down a toilet) must comply with local, state and federal standards. Rules are designed to protect surface waters, health and safety in the treatment works, and to maintain the quality of biosolids at wastewater treatment plants.
EGC1 Hazmat Screening Focus Sheet
Applicants completing an eGC1 are asked questions about quantities of hazardous materials they intend to use in their research. EH&S reviews this information to determine whether the proposed lab space is suitable for this intended purpose.
Video shows two ways to submit a chemical waste collection request
February 4, 2020
Chemical waste generators at the University have two ways to submit waste collection requests:
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Directly from your MyChem inventory
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From the Chemical Waste Disposal page on the EH&S website
Register for the Lab Safety Training Webinar for Department Administrators
February 3, 2020
On February 26, EH&S will be offering a webinar on lab safety and compliance for department staff who support researchers and principal investigators at the UW.
This training is designed for administrators, but it is open to all UW staff who do not work in a laboratory setting. The course provides background material on regulatory, policy and permit requirements, and addresses hazards and risk assessment in the laboratory to ensure lab safety and compliance.
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.
Download compliant hazardous waste labels
November 26, 2019
New hazardous waste labels are available that are compliant with the new Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule regulations. These new labels are larger but can be used alone without additional labels.
The new labels include the required larger typefaces and simplified options to indicate the primary hazard. The new hazard selection options include Flammable, Toxic, Corrosive and Reactive.
Universal Waste Labels: Four identical
Click on the link below to download an accessible form to create UW Universal Waste Labels.
This form that allows you to enter label information for four identical universal waste containers.
- Fill in the label information.
- Print the labels on Avery 5164 labels.
- Affix one label to each waste container.
(To print four different labels, use these universal waste labels).
Universal Waste Labels: Four different
Click on the link below to download an accessible form to create UW Universal Waste Labels.
This form that allows you to enter label information for four different universal waste containers.
- Fill in the label information.
- Print the labels on Avery 5164 labels.
- Affix labels to the waste containers.
(To print four identical labels, use these universal waste labels).
Hazardous Waste Labels: Four identical labels
Download an accessible form to create UW Hazardous Waste Labels.
This form that allows you to enter label information for four identical hazardous waste containers.